Petit Ballon
Petit Ballon
2.8km
Total Distance
307m
Elevation Gain
Trail description
A 2.7 km climb of about 265 m past the Col du Petit Ballon and the Rothenbrunnen refuge to the top of the Petit Ballon, 1,272 m, in the Haut-Rhin. The summit, with a statue of the Virgin and a radio mast, gives a wide panorama. The road stops at the col at 1,165 m.
Route Map
Along the trail
- 1Fontaine · 1.2kmSpring · springs can run dry
- 2Spring · 1.7kmsprings can run dry
- 3Spring · 2.4kmsprings can run dry
- 4Refuge Rothenbrunnen (Amis de la Nature) · 2.4kmMountain hut
- Parking
- 186m from the start
- Path grade (SAC)
- T1
- Surface
- natural ground 67%, paved 33%
- Marked route
- Tour du Petit Ballon, Sentier Emile Hertzog
