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Firstplan Pass – Pinot Bend loop from Soultzmatt

Firstplan Pass – Pinot Bend loop from Soultzmatt

Hard

4.9

(39)

750

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Firstplan Pass – Pinot Bend loop from Soultzmatt

03:57

68.0km

1,690m

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 10, 2026

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Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges

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5.84 km

Firstplan Pass

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

The Col du Firstplan is a quiet, narrow and densely wooded pass. Its tour debut was in 1969. From the D18/D40 junction to the west of Soultzmatt, head towards Osenbach. …

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Firstplan Pass (722 m)

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Beautiful pass from the Munstertal towards Eguisheim. Hardly any traffic and moderate gradients with great views

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23.1 km

Mountain Pass

24.9 km

Pinot Bend

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Historic location of the Tour de France 2023

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25.8 km

1 kilometer to Col du Petit Ballon

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Then it gets a little steeper by a percentage or two

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49.5 km

Greenway section with panoramic view

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On this section, the cycle path is more open, offering superb views of the valley. You really get a sense of how green the surroundings are. It's a particularly pleasant part of this cycle route.

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52.1 km

Col du Firstplan

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Reopened at the end of March 2024 after a long closure. Relatively even gradient on both sides and very little traffic (on a Saturday morning there were only 3 cars …

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68.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

64.3 km

2.26 km

1.07 km

353 m

Surfaces

67.6 km

374 m

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Saturday 22 August

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July 22, 2023,Tour de France tralala

After breakfast we went on the tour. I wanted to meet up with a buddy at the top of Petit Ballon later in the morning. From the accommodation we went straight up the Col de Firstplan, from there down to Wasserbourg and without detours to the difficult ascent to the Petit Ballon, especially the lower part, to the Ferme Auberge …

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September 24, 2023,boucle du petit ballon par Sondernach et Munster

And an extra pass, a pass that we usually did in the spring!!! Great outing in the fresh air on this last sunny Sunday in September and the second day of autumn! A journey of 55 km and 1020 m of D + which took us in a loop from Wintzenheim to Wintzenheim, passing successively through Munster, Metzeral and Sondernach …

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Firstplan Pass – Pinot Bend loop from Soultzmatt

Firstplan Pass

Firstplan Pass (722 m)

Pinot Bend

1 kilometer to Col du Petit Ballon

Greenway section with panoramic view

Col du Firstplan

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