Summits & passes

Grand Ballon

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Haut-Rhin (68) · 1424 m

The highest point of the Vosges at 1,424 m, the Grand Ballon offers on clear days a panorama reaching the Black Forest and the Alps. Its summit, topped by a radar dome, holds the Diables Bleus monument to the alpine troops.

Activities on site

Moderate

Ridge hikes

The ridge trail (GR5) links the summits across the high moorlands, overlooking the Alsace plain.

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Moderate

Sunrise & sunset hikes

Climbing to the summit at dawn to watch the sun break through the sea of clouds: pure magic.

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Moderate

Great War memory

The 1914-18 Vosges front: Hartmannswillerkopf (Vieil Armand), Le Linge, trenches and cemeteries — deeply moving memorial sites.

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Demanding

Via ferrata

Cables, ladders and bridges: the Bussang and Moselle-source via ferratas are among the best known.

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Easy

Stargazing

Far from light pollution, the summits offer a spectacular starry sky, ideal for astronomy.

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