Col du Grand Ballon

from Oderen · Vosges, France

Gradient:

<4%

4–7%

7–10%

10–12%

>12%

Approach route

GRADIENT PROFILE

<4%4–7%7–10%10–12%>12%

Km-by-km average gradient from Copernicus GLO-30 elevation data along the road.

Starting in Oderen, this side runs 12.8 km at 1.3% average — 164 m up to the 1 343 m summit, maxing at 8.6%. Its steepest kilometre averages 8.3% near km 11.8. On the Fiets scale this side rates 0.6. It is the gentler of the two approaches.

Surface

Asphalt98%

Gravel2%

Verified from OpenStreetMap surface data along the climb.

RIDE THE CLIMB

View at km 0.3 — Photo by mprins / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 0.8 — Photo by mprins / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 1.3 — Photo by mprins / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 1.8 — Photo by mprins / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 2.3 — Photo by mprins / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 2.8 — Photo by mprins / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 3.9 — Photo by mprins / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 4.4 — Photo by mprins / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 4.9 — Photo by mprins / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 5.4 — Photo by mprins / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 12.9 — Photo by ebel / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

FROM ODEREN

Distance

12.8km

Elevation gain

164m

Avg gradient

1.3%

Max gradient

8.6%

Summit

1343m

OTHER APPROACHES

Goldbach-Altenbach

6.4 km · 8%

NEARBY CLIMBS

Col Amic

828m

3.6km away

Le Markstein

5.8km away

Col de Herrenfluh

835m

7.1km away

Col d'Hahnenbrunnen

1186m

8.2km away

Col du Platzerwasel

1183m

8.6km away

RIDE IT FROM

Colmar

27 km from the climb · 200 m elev

Vosges

Region guide