Lac de la Plaine – Chapelotte Pass loop from Étival-Clairefontaine

Étival-Clairefontaine

Lac de la Plaine – Chapelotte Pass loop from Étival-Clairefontaine

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Lac de la Plaine – Chapelotte Pass loop from Étival-Clairefontaine

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49.2km

540m

Road cycling

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

Last updated: September 26, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 15.8 km for 71 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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13.3 km

Lac de la Plaine

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Beautiful lake with a beach, ice cream shop and playground for the little ones. ☺

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14.6 km

Greenway Along the Plaine Valley

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Situated in the heart of the Vosges, this dam, together with Lac de la Plaine, forms an important water reservoir. The dam was built to feed Lac de Pierre-Percée via …

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15.8 km

Chapelotte Pass

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The Col de la Chapelotte from Badonviller is 5.8 km long with a total drop of 141 m. The average gradient is 6.8% with maximum gradients of 2.4%.

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28.5 km

"The giant Monument aux Morts de Badonviller, located next to the Église Saint-Martin, is an impressive memorial commemorating the village's inhabitants who died or went missing during the Great War …

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35.3 km

Nice climb, nice descent

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nice

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43.1 km

Église Saint Georges

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It is located on the left bank of the Meurthe, at number 14 rue Denfert-Rochereau.

The Saint-Georges church is the church of La Neuveville-lès-Raon, which merged with Raon-l'Etape in 1947. …

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49.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

44.1 km

2.80 km

2.00 km

235 m

125 m

Surfaces

46.7 km

2.00 km

377 m

162 m

Elevation

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Highest point (460 m)

Lowest point (280 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

16°C

9°C

67 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

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Comments

August 20, 2024,Col de la Chapelotte loop from Raon-l'Etape

Leave Raon on the valley road following the river. Just before the dam barrage turn left onto D182 heading up the first & steepest hill. Lots of switchback heading up to Pierre Percee. Nice viewpoint halfway up of Lac de Pierre Percee. Nice little village with a couple of Cafes if you need a stop Go through La Soye & …