Petit Ballon – Statue of the Virgin Mary loop from Hilsen

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Petit Ballon – Statue of the Virgin Mary loop from Hilsen

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Petit Ballon – Statue of the Virgin Mary loop from Hilsen

03:15

9.98km

390m

Hiking

Moderate hike. 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

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

2.71 km

Col du Hilsenfirst

Mountain Pass

3.35 km

Steinmauer Rock Field

Highlight • Natural Monument

Extensive, interesting block heap that shapes the landscape below the "Steinmauer" mountain (1258 m). Exciting path on a rocky or stony slope!

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3.55 km

Bockswasen Alpine Pasture

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

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4.06 km

Chalet Bockswasen

Highlight • Mountain Hut

This farm was super helpful. They were short on water and yet, they still shared some with me.

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5.15 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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5.30 km

Friendly, simple hospitality

Highlight • Other

Bring a snack, they have drinks available!

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5.48 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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5.50 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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6.39 km

Beautiful view of the grand ballon

Highlight • Other

9.98 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.82 km

3.59 km

1.27 km

307 m

Surfaces

5.46 km

3.27 km

744 m

204 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 10 October

13°C

6°C

19 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Comments

September 15, 2024,Le petit Ballon 🎈

Breathtaking excursion with animal support

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July 8, 2023,Der Anstieg, die Kühe und ich und der Petit Ballon

I start from my accommodation, Les Primeveres du Hilsen, at 900 m altitude in the Vosges. The goal is the Petit Ballon at an altitude of 1272 m.
It is hot. I'm following the dirt road behind the house and rounding a few foothills when a small sign directs me through a very narrow passage on the left. It goes …

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