Cycling Grand Ballon Saint Amarin
Average grade: 7.3 %
Length: 12.7 km
Height start: 411 m
Height top: 1343 m
Elevation: 932 m
Maximum: %
The Grand Ballon is the highest mountain in the Vosges. From the top, you can see the Petit Ballon, Ballon d'Alsace and the Storkekopf. Looking east, across the Rhine valley, you can see the Feldberg in the Black Forest. This mountain is served by an auto route (the Route des Cretes) which runs from the Hohneck south toward the town of Mulhouse.
The Grand Ballon is situated in Lower Rhine region
and belongs to the
Vosges
.
Starting from Saint Amarin,
the Grand Ballon ascent is 12.7 km long. Over this distance, you climb 932 heightmeters.
The average percentage thus is 7.3 %.
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