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Ballon d'Alsace – Thur River loop from Cernay

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Ballon d'Alsace – Thur River loop from Cernay

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4.7

(3)

306

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Ballon d'Alsace – Thur River loop from Cernay

06:27

91.9km

1,610m

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 9, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 12.7 km for 63 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.34 km

Lovely view of the Thur River in Vieux-Thann

Highlight • River

5.23 km

Through the vineyards along the Thur

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Nice bike path along the vineyard north of Thann an der Thur.
It is the southernmost wine region in Alsace.
More information: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rangen_(Weinlage)

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6.30 km

View of Thann from the bridge over the Thur

Highlight • Viewpoint

A small town in the Vosges with a beautiful Gothic cathedral.

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15.9 km

Hundsruck Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

After the Grand Ballon, the ascent is shorter, but it also needs to be ridden. There are restaurants upstairs to regain your strength.

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35.7 km

Alfeld Lake

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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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36.1 km

Lac d'Alfeld

Lake

42.2 km

La Gentiane

Mountain Pass

45.3 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 …

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61.9 km

Col de Bussang

Mountain Pass

86.4 km

Thann

Highlight • Other

90.8 km

Thur River

Highlight • River

The length of the watercourse is 53.3 km1. The river rises on the western slope of the Rainkopf in the municipality of Wildenstein at an altitude of 1,195 meters (Wikipedia).

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91.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

37.1 km

30.8 km

16.5 km

4.71 km

1.77 km

916 m

207 m

Surfaces

75.0 km

14.0 km

1.69 km

961 m

213 m

198 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,170 m)

Lowest point (300 m)

Weather

Friday 31 July

31°C

19°C

68 %

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Ballon d'Alsace – Thur River loop from Cernay

Lovely view of the Thur River in Vieux-Thann

Through the vineyards along the Thur

View of Thann from the bridge over the Thur

Hundsruck Pass

Alfeld Lake

Ballon d'Alsace

Thann

Thur River

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