Ballon d'Alsace – Col du Ballon d'Alsace loop from Trois-Chênes

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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Territoire-de-Belfort

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Ballon d'Alsace – Col du Ballon d'Alsace loop from Trois-Chênes

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Ballon d'Alsace – Col du Ballon d'Alsace loop from Trois-Chênes

05:48

106km

2,120m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 29, 2026

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Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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27.5 km

Vers la Planche des Belles Filles

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La Planche des Belles Filles is a 5.8 kilometer climb. It is a category 1 climb. It is located in Plancher Les Mines, Franche-Comté, France. The average gradient of this climb is 8.6% with a maximum of 13.6%. La Planche des Belles Filles climbs from 527 meters at the start to 1,033 meters at the summit, for a total elevation gain of 506 meters.

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Climb to La Planche des Belles Filles

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La Planche-des-Belles-Filles is a peak in the Vosges mountains, reaching an altitude of 1,148 meters.

Renowned among cyclists, the climb from Plancher-les-Mines stretches for 5.5 kilometers, with an elevation gain of 8.5% and peaks of 28%.

The road is rarely used by motorists but is in excellent condition thanks to the frequent passage of the Tour de France.

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La Planche des Belles Filles

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The only road that leads to the summit of Planche-des-Belles-Filles is relatively rarely used by cars. The asphalt in perfect condition and the slopes of more than 25%, however, attract a good number of cyclists. From Plancher-les-Mines, the ascent extends over 7 kilometers, at an average of 8.7% and "walls" at 28%.

La Planche-des-Belles-Filles has been the finish line of a stage of the Tour de France 5 times.

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44.8 km

Réserve naturelle des Ballons Comtois

Nature Reserve

49.8 km

Ballon de Servance

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The Ballon de Servance belongs to the Vosges mountains and rises to 1216 meters above sea level.

The highest point in the Haute-Saône department, the Ballon de Servance is partly requisitioned by the army but the summit is accessible to the public.

Access roads partially close in winter because the road is not cleared of snow.

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60.0 km

Col des Croix

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Nice warm-up for the Ballon de Servance

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69.1 km

Rue du Ballon d'Alsace.

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The Ballon d'Alsace from Saint Maurice sur Moselle is 9 km long with a total drop of 621 m. The average gradient is 6.95 with a maximum gradient of 13.8%

The route features stunning mountain scenery and features frequently in the Tour de France.

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78.2 km

Ballon d'Alsace

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Here René Pottier conquered the first pass of the Tour de France on July 11, 1905. The Ballon d'Alsace then remained unrivaled for five years - until the much harder passes in the Pyrenees were discovered.

At 1,247 meters, the pass is by no means the highest in the Vosges and today no one would include it on the list of important passes - but there is still a certain magic about it.

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80.5 km

Col du Ballon d'Alsace

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The ascent of the Ballon d'Alsace from Sewen stretches over 13 kilometers.

This 9-kilometer segment includes 700 meters of elevation gain, an average of 7.5%.

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106 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

97.4 km

7.00 km

1.18 km

603 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

105 km

521 m

308 m

137 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,170 m)

Lowest point (370 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

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Comments

May 17, 2025,Deux Ballons...

...and up to the Planche des Belles Filles. I remembered the latter as being worse, so I still had some reserves for the gravel path to the Super Planche (100 meters of elevation gain).
Rain started on the descent from the Ballon de Servance, which somewhat dampened the fun.

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October 4, 2022,Deux ballons et un sac à dos

Arrived at 11:30 a.m. at the hotel where I intended to drop off my 8-10 kg backpack to go and do this nice warm-up course, I could read on the door of the establishment that it was closed until 'at 17 o'clock. It was an opportunity to travel my bag, and make him taste my sweat.

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September 8, 2023,RB: Champagney - Planche des belles filles 🤸 - Ballon de Servance 🎈 - Ballon d'Alsace 🎈

Nice little trip to the Vosges... board of beautiful girls quite ordinary, on the other hand big crush on the section of the balloon of Servance, wild and bucolic through the forest. Finally, the nice Alsace ball with excellent bitumen and clearance at the top, which is rare in the area! The Ballastières campsite on the edge of a pond …

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