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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Territoire-de-Belfort

Ballon d'Alsace – Trout Falls loop from Ballon d'Alsace

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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Territoire-de-Belfort

Ballon d'Alsace – Trout Falls loop from Ballon d'Alsace

Moderate

44

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Ballon d'Alsace – Trout Falls loop from Ballon d'Alsace

01:11

18.7km

480m

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: August 27, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 9.56 km for 137 m

Waypoints

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257 m

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 …

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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 …

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783 m

Ballon d'Alsace Inn

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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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1.41 km

Ascent to Ballon d'Alsace

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This is the slightly easier ascent to the Ballon d'Alsace from Giromagny

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9.61 km

Trout Falls

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Magnificent waterfall in an incredible environment between rocks and greenery. Good shoes desirable.

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18.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.0 km

436 m

151 m

138 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

18.0 km

379 m

196 m

111 m

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Friday 4 September

21°C

9°C

22 %

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