Haag Pass – Car-Free Route to Grand Ballon loop from Ranspach

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Haag Pass – Car-Free Route to Grand Ballon loop from Ranspach

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Haag Pass – Car-Free Route to Grand Ballon loop from Ranspach

02:22

28.2km

890m

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 23, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 17 m for 3 m

After 28.2 km for 3 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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9.00 km

Parking with view

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Fitness trail car park, picnic table and exotic view of the Thur valley and the Grand Ballon

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9.20 km

Ingenious cycle path to the Grand Ballon

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Beautiful cycle path without cars, only cyclists and hikers

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9.20 km

Abbé Fernand Zumbiehl Trail

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Fernand Zumbiehl, parish priest of Geishouse from 1960 to 1995, was president of the St-Amarin section of the Club Vosgien from 1962 to 1989. With several hundred members at the …

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9.81 km

Voie Verte "route du Haag

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Now a new, beautifully asphalted voie verte bike path!

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15.1 km

View of the Grand Ballon

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Here you can see everything, no wonder it's the highest point of the Vosges (1442m).

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15.2 km

Haag Farm

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In fact, the Hague is one of the few farms and inns that exclusively offer products from the country house and are certified organic. All the cured meats come from …

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15.3 km

Haag Pass

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The Route des Crêtes, or the Vosges ridge road, is one of the most impressive mountain roads in France. The scenic Route des Crêtes runs along the main ridge of …

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15.4 km

Car-Free Route to Grand Ballon

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Something like this probably only exists in France. A perfectly paved bike path to the top of a mountain pass. The climb here is closed to motorized traffic, but it's …

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28.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.8 km

8.01 km

7.70 km

557 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

19.6 km

7.94 km

576 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,220 m)

Lowest point (390 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

13°C

6°C

98 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

July 20, 2024,Fahrradstraße zum Grand Balon

It's actually a nice cycle path. It's only when you're going downhill that you notice that the quality of the path is bad. Washboard road - the faster you go, the worse. And then from below, recreational "racing cyclists" come towards you on the wrong lane. There are idiots everywhere!

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