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FR-70 Rassemblement Grand Est 2023 - Mountain bike 36 km, D+ 1220 m, 4 passes

Author description

Author : Denis Mathieu

Course made on 27 May 2023

Departure Car park: Located in the commune of Plancher les Mines, at the impasse du canal (turn right into the rue du pont du Var, the car park is on the left after the small bridge). Alt: 500 m

Tourist description

After the Col de la Chevestraye, you cross the commune of BELFAHY. The village centre is at 840 m and it is the highest commune in Haute-Saône and even in the Vosges Massif. At the Col des Chevrères, the trail leads to the brand new Col Sans-Nom and the Goutte des Saules waterfall. Before returning to Plancher Les Mines, the Super Planche via the Planche des Belles Filles, world-famous thanks to the Tour de France, is on the programme. The Col d'Auxelles, which straddles the Haute-Saône (70) and the Territoire de Belfort (90), is located on the southern edge of the Vosges Massif. It offers a view to the south over the famous Trouée de Belfort, a 20km-wide passage between the Vosges and the Jura, otherwise known as the Porte de Bourgogne.

4 collars

Col de la Chevestraye Col des Chevrères        No Name Pass                Col d'Auxelles

FR-70-0640 FR-70-0914 FR-70-1001 FR-70-0827

Technical description

The route starts on a road, which is a little steep and busy, as far as the Col des Chevrères. A cycle path on the right leads over the pass without a name (except for the last 50 metres).

A beautiful forest track followed by a tricky section leads us to the waterfall. This tricky section can be avoided by going straight on the track. The climb up to the Super-Planches des Belles Filles is tough (7 km and 600 metres of ascent, with some very steep sections). The return to the car park is straightforward.

Link Openrunner, interactive map, profile, gpx track https://www.openrunner.com/route-details/17034241

Key words: Plancher les mines, Belfahy, Haute Saône, Planches des belles filles, Chevrères

This itinerary is given as an indication only. The author declines all responsibility, as well as that of the Club des Cent Cols, for imponderables caused by the cyclist himself, the equipment used or anything relating to the road, its environment or other road users.

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