Petit Ballon – Statue of the Virgin Mary loop from Réserve biologique dirigée de Guebwiller

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Petit Ballon – Statue of the Virgin Mary loop from Réserve biologique dirigée de Guebwiller

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Petit Ballon – Statue of the Virgin Mary loop from Réserve biologique dirigée de Guebwiller

08:30

25.1km

1,020m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 30, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 3.57 km for 1.74 km

Open: • July-November (otherwise closed)

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Col du Lauchen

Mountain Pass

5.49 km

Oberlauchen Pass

Highlight • Other

Linking the Route des Crêtes to the ridge leading to the Petit Ballon, this pass and its meadow offer appreciable calm, a little below the most emblematic peaks of the …

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6.12 km

Oberlauchen Beech Meadow

Highlight • Natural

open landscape with individual beautiful beech trees

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Lake Lauch

Highlight • Lake

This is one of the most easily accessible lakes in the Vosges by car, taking the same road as that leading to the Markstein. Ideal for a family picnic, it …

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7.49 km

Lauch Lake

Highlight • Lake

Beautiful lake to stop and have breakfast.

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8.98 km

View of the Rhine Valley and Le Markstein

Highlight • Viewpoint

15.4 km

Col du Hilsenfirst

Mountain Pass

17.9 km

Rothenbrunnen Hut (Friends of Nature)

Highlight • Mountain Hut

This rustic lodge run by Friends of Nature offers year-round weekend accommodation in an idyllic setting.
Booking info: amis-nature.org/article234.html

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18.2 km

Petit Ballon

Highlight • Summit

From its 1272 meters high, the Petit Ballon is certainly one of the most beautiful viewpoints of the Vosges massif. Its vast expanse of high stubble and the absence of …

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18.2 km

Statue of the Virgin Mary

Highlight • Monument

A statue of the Virgin watches over the valley from the summit of Petit Ballon. It was erected by the tenant of the Ballon farm in 1862 after surviving a violent snowstorm in 1860.

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