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

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Road cycling routes

France

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Territoire-de-Belfort

Belfort

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

Moderate

4.8

(13)

535

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

02:54

57.6km

830m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. 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: May 10, 2026

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17.9 km

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Super track great surface

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18.2 km

Col du Ballon d'Alsace

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

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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29.1 km

When you are at the top of the Ballon d'Alsace, the view is your first reward. The Auberge du Ballon d'Alsace is the second. With its traditional dishes, its panoramic terrace, and its friendliness you will be well. Ideal place for a gourmet break.

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Borne René Pottier

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René Pottier was the first to cross the Ballon d'Alsace in the Tour de France in 1905 (supposedly at an average speed of 20 km/h) and thus became cycling's first unofficial mountain king. In his honor, a stone with an inscription and his photo was placed at the top of the Ballon d'Alsace pass. However, in 1905 he did not win the stage over the mountain or the Tour de France itself - he had to retire due to an injury. In 1906 René came back, was first at the top of the pass again and was then also at the front in Paris. In his Tour victory he also won five stages, four of them in a row. Perhaps he could have repeated his success more times. In January 1907, just six months after his Tour triumph, Pottier took his own life by hanging himself in the garage of the bicycle factory whose bikes he rode. Employees found him hanging on the hook where his bike used to hang. Lovesickness was assumed to be the reason. He was 27 years old.

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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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29.7 km

Ascent to Ballon d'Alsace

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Great route very nice view above.

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57.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

51.3 km

4.32 km

1.26 km

580 m

143 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

54.2 km

2.88 km

278 m

192 m

117 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,170 m)

Lowest point (370 m)

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Monday 18 May

17°C

4°C

57 %

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Ballon d'Alsace Inn

Borne René Pottier

Ballon d'Alsace

Ascent to Ballon d'Alsace

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