Ballon d'Alsace – Col de Bussang (731 m) loop from Fellering

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Ballon d'Alsace – Col de Bussang (731 m) loop from Fellering

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Ballon d'Alsace – Col de Bussang (731 m) loop from Fellering

03:56

53.6km

1,190m

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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Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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7.46 km

View of Grand Ballon

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While the fight up here between the trucks isn't a cakewalk, there are plenty of beautiful views all the way to the Grand Ballon...

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13.4 km

Start of the Moselle cycle path

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Almost 40 km of relaxed cycling

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16.3 km

Giant ant

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have a good walk

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26.7 km

Ballon d'Alsace

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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 …

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26.7 km

Ascent of the Ballon d'Alsace from Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle

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Komoot's topo is wrong for most of the climb from Saint-Meurice-Sur-Moselle. Expect around 7% overall (sometimes a little more, sometimes a little less). Not so easy on a touring bike …

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36.6 km

Flat Cycle Path in Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges

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40.1 km

Bussang Train Station Picnic Area

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Former Bussang station. You can find some repair material there as well as an inflation station.

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43.7 km

Col de Bussang (731 m)

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An ascent that has it all, but once you have arrived at the top, you have forgotten the switchbacks and trucks speeding by and celebrate the meters in altitude. It …

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53.6 km

End point

Train Station

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