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Col du Ballon d'Alsace – Ballon d'Alsace loop from Montreux-Vieux

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Col du Ballon d'Alsace – Ballon d'Alsace loop from Montreux-Vieux

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Col du Ballon d'Alsace – Ballon d'Alsace loop from Montreux-Vieux

05:59

89.7km

1,180m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 9.61 km for 86 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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34.3 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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44.7 km

View of the Alps and Black Forest from Ballon d'Alsace

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Simply brilliant view on the way to the Ballon d'Alsace with a view of the Black Forest and the Swiss Alps. Simply fantastically beautiful. Anyone who hasn't seen this has missed something.

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44.7 km

View of the Ballon d’Alsace

Highlight • Viewpoint

Very nice viewpoint

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45.8 km

Ballon d'Alsace Inn

Highlight • Restaurant

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 …

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46.3 km

Ballon d'Alsace

Highlight • Natural Monument

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 …

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46.3 km

Ascent to Ballon d'Alsace

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Great route very nice view above.

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48.3 km

Auberge La Chaumière

Highlight • Restaurant

Very good restaurant

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49.5 km

La Gentiane, 1,057 m

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A small mountain pass and an important milestone on the climb to the Ballon d'Alsace. From here, the summit is only three kilometers away. 🚴‍♂️

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89.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

68.7 km

9.92 km

6.28 km

2.47 km

1.14 km

904 m

319 m

Surfaces

72.8 km

8.69 km

4.34 km

3.23 km

686 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (1,170 m)

Lowest point (340 m)

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Monday 12 October

16°C

2°C

20 %

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