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Le Thillot

Ballon d'Alsace – Bahntrasse im Moseltal loop from Le Thillot

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Bike touring routes & trails
France
Great East
Épinal
Le Thillot

Ballon d'Alsace – Bahntrasse im Moseltal loop from Le Thillot

Hard

4.8

(11)

327

riders

Ballon d'Alsace – Bahntrasse im Moseltal loop from Le Thillot

02:38

35.5km

790m

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 12, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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1

798 m

Former Le Thillot station

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Le Thillot is a village of 3,400 inhabitants located in the Vosges department, whose station was put into service in 1879. The station was closed by the SNCF in 1989. …

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2

2.82 km

Former Fresse-sur-Moselle station

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Former train station in Fresse-sur-Moselle on the former railway line to Bussang.
More information: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresse-sur-Moselle and de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahnzeile_%C3%89pinal%E2%80%93Bussang

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4.67 km

BRIDGE BOW

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4

6.52 km

Bike station

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Compressed air for the tires, high-pressure cleaner for the two-wheeler - all free of charge.
There is an overview map of the cycle path and a place to stop for refreshments

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5

6.58 km

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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6

16.6 km

View of the Ballon d’Alsace

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Very nice viewpoint

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7

20.1 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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32.8 km

Bahntrasse im Moseltal

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Wonderful route through the Moselle valley.

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35.5 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.9 km

10.3 km

1.35 km

927 m

534 m

457 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

33.1 km

1.26 km

963 m

169 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (1,170 m)

Lowest point (490 m)

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Thursday 8 October

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4°C

11 %

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