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Alfeld Lake – Ballon d'Alsace loop from Illfurth

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Alfeld Lake – Ballon d'Alsace loop from Illfurth

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Alfeld Lake – Ballon d'Alsace loop from Illfurth

06:35

101km

1,100m

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: May 15, 2026

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Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 39.7 km for 10 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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15.1 km

Burnhaupt Station

Highlight • Monument

train-doller.org
Information and travel times.

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15.2 km

Follow the railway along the Doller

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Nice bike path parallel to the Doller Railway (Chemin de Fer Touristique de la Vallée de la Doller) between Sentheim and Burnhaupt-le-Haut.
Nice picnic area near the Burnhaupt-le-Haut train station, nice paved bike path.
More information: train-doller.org/?lg=en and fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Train_Thur_Doller_Alsace

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21.5 km

Sentheim Train Station

Highlight • Structure

Beautiful cycle path on the old railway line, parallel to the museum railway to Sentheim.
From Lauw to Masavaux on marked cycle lanes on the road.
More information: achim-bartoschek.de/bahneur_fr.htm#fr68_02, fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligne_de_Cernay_%C3%A0_Sewen, visit.alsace/de /241004291-zug-thur-doller-alsace/ and af3v.org/les-voies-vertes/voies/239-search_tag

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39.8 km

Alfeld Lake

Highlight • Lake

Dam lake built by the Germans in 1883 with an area of approximately 10 hectares. The basin in which it takes place was dug by an ancient glacier. It feeds the rivers of the Doller valley as needed.

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40.1 km

Lac d'Alfeld

Lake

46.1 km

The Gentian

Highlight • Other

Beautiful climb to the Ballon d’Alsace with a small pass

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49.3 km

Ballon d'Alsace

Highlight • Natural Monument

Here René Pottier conquered the first pass of the Tour de France on July 11, 1905. The Ballon d'Alsace then remained unrivaled for five years - until the much harder passes in the Pyrenees were discovered.

At 1,247 meters, the pass is by no means the highest in the Vosges and today no one would include it on the list of important passes - but there is still a certain magic about it.

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