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Petit Ballon – Statue of the Virgin Mary loop from Wasserbourg

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Petit Ballon – Statue of the Virgin Mary loop from Wasserbourg

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Petit Ballon – Statue of the Virgin Mary loop from Wasserbourg

04:59

13.0km

810m

Mountaineering

Moderate mountaineering route. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 20, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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4.76 km

Boenlesgrab Pass

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View of the valley of Munster or Florival, restaurant at the col. Crossroads to access the small balloon, bounded yellow, firstplan, florival, noble valley ...

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5.69 km

Distant view of the great Sulzbach valley

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Descent with a view - a nice motivation for the later ascent to the Petit Ballon

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6.44 km

Dynamo Youth Hostel

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Very welcoming place with showers and toilets. Possible accommodation in the hostel or on the bivouac area.

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6.60 km

Schellimatt Bunker

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This large-scale bunker is located at a fork in the road about 100m below the summit. There is a lower room through a narrow entrance inside.

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7.94 km

Petit Ballon

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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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7.96 km

Statue of the Virgin Mary

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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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9.48 km

Ruins of the German Cable Car Intermediate Station

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These are the ruins of the middle station of the German cable car. During the 1st world war the Germans had made of the small balloon a real fortress with …

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10.3 km

View of the Wasserbourg Valley

Highlight • Viewpoint

13.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.55 km

3.93 km

2.80 km

1.45 km

310 m

Surfaces

5.69 km

5.42 km

600 m

552 m

496 m

280 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,260 m)

Lowest point (510 m)

Weather

Friday 26 June

37°C

22°C

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Petit Ballon – Statue of the Virgin Mary loop from Wasserbourg

Boenlesgrab Pass

Distant view of the great Sulzbach valley

Dynamo Youth Hostel

Schellimatt Bunker

Petit Ballon

Statue of the Virgin Mary

Ruins of the German Cable Car Intermediate Station

View of the Wasserbourg Valley

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