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Ballons des Vosges - Colmar

The Ballons des Vosges is a fantastic region for motorcycle riding, with winding mountain roads, beautiful views and charming villages. One of our rides takes you over the Grand Ballon, the highest peak in the Vosges, while the tour also explores the vineyards and picturesque villages of Alsace. With Colmar as your base, you can enjoy the best of both worlds: mountain adventures and the charm of one of Alsace’s most beautiful towns.

The Ballons des Vosges Regional Nature Park covers around 3,000 km² (1,160 square miles) and is home to 14 peaks, including the Grand Ballon, which rises to 1,424 metres (4,672 ft). The area is perfect for motorcyclists who enjoy winding roads, mountain scenery and a few twisties along the way!

Our rides take you through the mountainous landscapes of the Vosges, with beautiful views and plenty of opportunities to enjoy the curves. But there is more to discover than mountains alone. We also explore Alsace, with its vineyards, charming villages and lovely roads through the countryside.

Colmar is an excellent base for this tour. Located in the heart of Alsace and surrounded by vineyards, this beautiful town is famous for its colourful half-timbered houses, canals and historic streets. It is also ideally situated for exploring the Vosges Mountains, making it a great place to return to after a day of riding.

When you add one or more rides from this Ballons des Vosges tour to your account, you gain access to the rides and our exclusive travel information about Colmar. This includes GPX and ITN files for the rides, e-books with detailed route information and tips for exploring the area, a list of recommended accommodation with suitable parking for your motorcycle, and direct links to our video guides.

If you'd like to support us in continuing to create these resources, we kindly ask you to book your accommodation through the affiliate links we provide on this page, in the e-book and in the video descriptions. You might also consider making a donation to support our work.

Prefer to explore the tour before downloading the files? You can find detailed route descriptions, information about the highlights and tips for your trip in our Ballons des Vosges TOURBLOG.

You can also download the GPX and ITN files and the full e-books for the rides in this tour through our roadtrip planner. Prefer not to add them to your account? No problem! Just send us an email at info@quazyrides.com, tell us which rides you'd like, and we'll send you the files in a ZIP folder.

Ballons des Vosges 1

  • La Schlucht
  • Le Hohneck
  • Grand Ballon
  • Le Markstein
Distance: 220 km (137 miles)
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In this ride you will be exploring the Ballons des Vosges Regional Nature Park on beautiful twisting roads through the forests and over the passes. Of course we added some stops to enjoy a drink or a bite to eat, be amazed by the views and stretch your legs so you can keep going on this motorcycle ride. A perfect ride to explore this part South / South-West of Colmar.

Ballons des Vosges 2

  • Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines
  • Obernai
  • Chateau Köningsbourg
Distance: 210 km (130 miles)
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As Colmar is situated in the middle of the Alsace region in France, it would be a waste not to explore this part in a ride as well. There's still some mountains and hills to ride in and of course you will come across some vineyards in this ride. With a stop in one of the iconic stages on the Route des Vins d'Alsace and a medieval castle with pretty amazing views on its surroundings another ride not to be missed!

STOPOVER IN COLMAR

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NO RIDE - ONLY STOPOVER IN COLMAR Planning your own motorcycle roadtrip with Quazy Rides? To make it easier to combine tours and central points, we also offer a special STOPOVER option. This isn't a ride but simply a convenient way to include a connection between the central places of two tours. Even if you don't want to add a ride of the tour in that central point. When you choose the STOPOVER option, you're just adding a break at the central point—no extra ride required. You will get all the information of the central point and - if available - will be asked If you want to add the connection ride to your roadtrip! Perfect for those who want to go roadtripping by linking QUAZY RIDES tours and central places. Look for the STOPOVER icon when creating your roadtrip and keep rolling with ease!

Recommended accommodation with bike parking

See our list of recommended accommodation - all with suitable parking for your bike. If you want to support us to keep supporting you, we do ask you to book the accommodation via the links that we provide as an affiliate of Booking.com here and in the e-book.

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Quazy Rides roadtrip contents

GPX file

GPX/ITN files (a route, total track and tracks per part for GARMIN, TomTOM and BoomBox) of all the rides and connecting routes.

Video

Informative videos of the central points and highlighted accommodation of our tours and of the rides.

E-book

E-books of the tours, including recommended accommodation, and the rides.

Checklist

Several checklists to prepare your motorcycle holiday.

”How to” video

Different “How to” videos to help you on your way.

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