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Ballon de Servance – Col des Croix loop from Lure

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France

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Ballon de Servance – Col des Croix loop from Lure

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Ballon de Servance – Col des Croix loop from Lure

03:57

82.2km

1,020m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 15, 2026

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Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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14.3 km

Ronchamp

Highlight • Other

Here we recommend a detour up the hill to the Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Haut de Ronchamp, built to plans by Le Corbusier. Apart from the additional height meters, the chapel is really worth seeing.

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29.9 km

Steep climb with gradients up to 20%

Highlight • Climb

Despite the fierce climb to the La planche of the belles filles, Tour de France riders perform some fierce head-to-head races here.

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30.8 km

Vers la Planche des Belles Filles

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Start of the climb towards the Planche des Belles Filles: approximately 7 km to the summit, i.e. the Super Planche, at ~8.5% average. And it starts strong from the start...

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30.8 km

Start of the Climb to La Planche des Belles Filles

Highlight • Climb

This is where the climb to the Planche des belles filles begins - to the left we continue towards Ballon de Servance and to the right we go straight up the mountain to the beautiful dead end at the summit.

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30.8 km

Col du Ballon de Servance from Plancher-les-Mines

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

Around 10 km of ascent from the junction with the climb towards the Planche des Belles Filles. The last 3-4 km are at 8-10%.

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41.5 km

Ballon de Servance

Highlight • Summit

The Ballon de Servance belongs to the Vosges mountains and rises to 1216 meters above sea level.

The highest point in the Haute-Saône department, the Ballon de Servance is partly requisitioned by the army but the summit is accessible to the public.

Access roads partially close in winter because the road is not cleared of snow.

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46.0 km

Col des Croix

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

Narrow road and not the best condition.

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51.7 km

Col des Croix

Highlight • Mountain Pass

From Le Thillot, the Col des Croix stretches for 4 kilometers, with 184 meters of vertical drop, for an average of 4.5%.

The summit which is located at 679 meters was crossed during the Tours de France 2014 and 2019.

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82.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

76.6 km

3.66 km

1.35 km

615 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

77.1 km

5.01 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,140 m)

Lowest point (290 m)

Weather

Monday 17 August

28°C

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Ballon de Servance – Col des Croix loop from Lure

Ronchamp

Steep climb with gradients up to 20%

Vers la Planche des Belles Filles

Start of the Climb to La Planche des Belles Filles

Col du Ballon de Servance from Plancher-les-Mines

Ballon de Servance

Col des Croix

Col des Croix

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