Col des Croix – Ballon de Servance loop from Cornimont

Col des Croix – Ballon de Servance loop from Cornimont

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Col des Croix – Ballon de Servance loop from Cornimont

02:38

50.5km

930m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges

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Bus stop

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3.87 km

Ménil Pass (621 m)

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Small pass between Le Thillot and Cornimont. Neither very long nor very high nor steep.

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6.29 km

Col du Morbieux and Col du Ménil Circuit

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Col du Morbieux is a must for those who want it quiet, the road surface is not so beautiful. Col du Ménil is easy, but very busy with traffic.

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11.2 km

The center of Le Thillot lies in the valley of the Moselle and forms a small but lively village heart. On the Place du 8 Mai stands the 19th-century Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste, surrounded by bakeries, cafés, and local shops. It is a compact, well-organized center with a mix of Vosges architecture, daily amenities, and a quiet village atmosphere. The bakery facade caught my attention.

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15.1 km

Col des Croix

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Nice warm-up for the Ballon de Servance

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15.3 km

Col des Croix

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

The descent from the Ballon de Servance to the Col des Croix is a technical and quiet route of 10.1 kilometers along the Route des Forts (D16). During this ride, you descend 478 meters with an average gradient of 4.7%.
I found it a nice descent.

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25.3 km

Ballon de Servance

Highlight • Summit

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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25.3 km

Ascent of the Ballon de Servance from Le Thillot

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

It is a varied and relatively long climb of 13.5 kilometers with which you cover 663 meters of altitude. The average gradient is 4.9%, but this figure is very misleading. The climb actually consists of two completely different parts, interrupted by the Col des Croix

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42.2 km