Ballon de Servance – La Planche des Belles Filles loop from Kruth

Ballon de Servance – La Planche des Belles Filles loop from Kruth

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Ballon de Servance – La Planche des Belles Filles loop from Kruth

06:52

118km

2,760m

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: July 19, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.17 km

Climbing the Col d'Oderen from Kruth

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The climb to the Oderen Pass stretches for seven kilometers. The steepest section has a gradient of 7.5% for over five kilometers.

Few cars use this road, allowing you to reach the summit, at 884 meters, in peace and safety.

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7.99 km

Oderen Pass

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Even slope on both sides. Good road surface. From Kruth a little more spicy.

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29.5 km

Col des Croix

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Nice warm-up for the Ballon de Servance

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39.7 km

Ballon de Servance

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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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44.7 km

Réserve naturelle des Ballons Comtois

Nature Reserve

50.4 km

Vers la Planche des Belles Filles

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La Planche des Belles Filles is a 5.8 kilometer climb. It is a category 1 climb. It is located in Plancher Les Mines, Franche-Comté, France. The average gradient of this climb is 8.6% with a maximum of 13.6%. La Planche des Belles Filles climbs from 527 meters at the start to 1,033 meters at the summit, for a total elevation gain of 506 meters.

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50.4 km

Climb to La Planche des Belles Filles

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La Planche-des-Belles-Filles is a peak in the Vosges mountains, reaching an altitude of 1,148 meters.

Renowned among cyclists, the climb from Plancher-les-Mines stretches for 5.5 kilometers, with an elevation gain of 8.5% and peaks of 28%.

The road is rarely used by motorists but is in excellent condition thanks to the frequent passage of the Tour de France.

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56.2 km

La Planche des Belles Filles

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The only road that leads to the summit of Planche-des-Belles-Filles is relatively rarely used by cars. The asphalt in perfect condition and the slopes of more than 25%, however, attract a good number of cyclists. From Plancher-les-Mines, the ascent extends over 7 kilometers, at an average of 8.7% and "walls" at 28%.

La Planche-des-Belles-Filles has been the finish line of a stage of the Tour de France 5 times.

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63.4 km

Steep climb with gradients up to 20%

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Take it easy it's a tough climb.

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68.4 km

Col de la Chevestraye

Mountain Pass

99.6 km

Col du Ménil

Mountain Pass

118 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

115 km

2.76 km

290 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

114 km

4.23 km

210 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,140 m)

Lowest point (410 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

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Comments

June 27, 2023,Vogesen

Go on. Vosges 1st day. Luckily not as hot as the Alps. Driven a lot through forest and pleasant climate.

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August 16, 2022,Bon courage TdF Femmes Grand Finale: La Super Planche-des-Belles-Filles

This year saw the first official women's Tour de France. In France it was great with TV ratings of 30%😳 and the Dutch are big fans too. There were 8 stages, no rest day and the grand finale was at "La Super Planche-de-Belles-Filles" (belles filles = beautiful girls).
While the men arrive in Paris with champagne on the last day …

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