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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Territoire-de-Belfort
Belfort

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

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Road cycling routes
France
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Territoire-de-Belfort
Belfort

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

Hard

4.8

(4)

366

riders

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

05:07

101km

1,590m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

Last updated: March 29, 2026

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After 64.0 km for 331 m

After 73.2 km for 451 m

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29.9 km

Roading - Guewenheim

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A beautiful road with several hills. The overall road surface is quite good and fast. There are beautiful views in the woods. This is an ideal route for the summer months when there is some shade.

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2

43.2 km

Hundsruck Pass

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After the Grand Ballon, the ascent is shorter, but it also needs to be ridden. There are restaurants upstairs to regain your strength.

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47.8 km

Col du Schirm

Mountain Pass

4

61.0 km

Sewen Lake

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Nice little lake to rest or swim on the way to or from Ballon d'Alsace

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63.0 km

There is a bit of alpine flair here, the serpentines meander beautifully up to the dam wall.

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63.8 km

Alfeld Lake

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Dam lake built by the Germans in 1883 with an area of approximately 10 hectares. The basin in which it takes place was dug by an ancient glacier. It feeds the rivers of the Doller valley as needed.

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64.1 km

Lac d'Alfeld

Lake

70.3 km

La Gentiane

Mountain Pass

9

73.6 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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73.6 km

Ascent to Ballon d'Alsace

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Great route very nice view above.

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75.8 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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101 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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85.5 km

11.6 km

3.07 km

431 m

374 m

226 m

Surfaces

97.7 km

2.66 km

632 m

182 m

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< 100 m

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Highest point (1,170 m)

Lowest point (330 m)

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Tuesday 19 May

18°C

11°C

54 %

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