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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
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Mélisey

Col du Ballon d'Alsace – Ballon d'Alsace loop from Mélisey

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Road cycling routes
France
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Lüders
Mélisey

Col du Ballon d'Alsace – Ballon d'Alsace loop from Mélisey

Hard

4.8

(12)

763

riders

Col du Ballon d'Alsace – Ballon d'Alsace loop from Mélisey

04:16

82.2km

1,400m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

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Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges

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13.3 km

Col de la Chevestraye

Mountain Pass

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32.4 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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41.6 km

Ascent to Ballon d'Alsace

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Great route very nice view above.

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43.8 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 …

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43.8 km

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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44.5 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% …

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53.3 km

Hautes Vosges Greenway

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Well-developed former railway line, i.e. regular gradients, few crossings and good asphalt.

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61.9 km

Col des Croix

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Nice warm-up for the Ballon de Servance

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82.2 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

74.1 km

5.79 km

2.05 km

298 m

Surfaces

76.8 km

5.43 km

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Highest point (1,170 m)

Lowest point (330 m)

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Sunday 11 October

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Comments

May 30, 2023,Plateau der Tausend Seen + Ballon d'Alsace ⛰️🚲☀️🇨🇵
A nice round with great impressions.
In total it was 96 kilometers.

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