La route des crêtes – Grand Ballon loop from Wesserling

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La route des crêtes – Grand Ballon loop from Wesserling

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La route des crêtes – Grand Ballon loop from Wesserling

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107km

1,970m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 24, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 24.1 km for 486 m

Closed: • November-April (otherwise open)

After 37.2 km for 6.74 km

Closed: • November-April (otherwise open)

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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7.53 km

Beautiful view

Highlight • Viewpoint

Lake Wildenstein, great site, plus from Cernay, practically only cycle path

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19.8 km

Col de Bramont

Mountain Pass

25.7 km

La route des crêtes

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The Route des Crêtes (the D430 near Rothenbach) is one of the most beautiful ridge routes in Europe. The road was originally built in 1914 by the French army to …

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27.3 km

The ridge road

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Famous in the Vosges, the Route des Crêtes allows you to travel through the high points of the massif, from Lac Blanc to Grand Ballon via Hohneck. Here, the peaks …

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32.7 km

Col d'Hahnenbrunnen

Mountain Pass

44.0 km

Grand Ballon

Highlight • Summit

The Col du Grand Ballon from Moosch is 12.6 km long with a total drop of 949 m. The average gradient is 7.6% with maximum gradients of 14.5%. There are …

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50.6 km

Col Amic Pass

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The climb of the Col Amic from Soultz-Haut-Rhin is a beautiful and accessible climb in the Vosges, ideal for cyclists who love regularity and nature. The climb is 12.1 km …

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67.8 km

Hundsruck Pass

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The Hundstruck Pass rises to 748 meters.

From the Thur valley, the ascent extends over 6 kilometers, with an average gradient of 6.5%.

The road is in very good condition, …

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93.1 km

View of Thann from the bridge over the Thur

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A small town in the Vosges with a beautiful Gothic cathedral.

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93.5 km

Thann Minster

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The small Alsatian town of Thann was first mentioned in documents in 1290 (city charter 1360). Three years earlier, however, a church was mentioned that was dedicated to Saint Theobald …

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107 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

73.8 km

16.6 km

16.2 km

698 m

179 m

167 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

94.9 km

10.8 km

895 m

457 m

312 m

179 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,330 m)

Lowest point (330 m)

Weather

Thursday 15 October

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Comments

June 10, 2023,Lac de Wildenstein - Grand Ballon - Masevaux

The day full of surprises - without breakfast, just with a butter croissant and two pains au chocolat with water from the tap, the day began, no, the day began with swimming in the reservoir. Around half past eight I left, still in good spirits to have a coffee somewhere on the way. That would have to wait until a …

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