GR7 stage 1 of 73

Stage 1: Ballon d'Alsace → Les Chaseaux

From Ballon d'Alsace to Les Chaseaux: 17 km, 360 m of ascent and 890 m of descent, or 5h – 5h45 of actual walking.

17 km 10.6 mi360 m 1,181 ft ascent890 m 2,920 ft descent5h – 5h45High point 1,246 m 4,088 ft Challenging day

Challenging day.

Stage profile

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Place	Km	Altitude
Ballon d'Alsace Start	0	1,243 m
High point	0.1	1,246 m
Château-Lambert Village on the way	15.7	720 m
Les Chaseaux Finish	17	706 m

1 place to stay within 2 km of the finish. Book ahead during the season.

Accommodation along the stage, to shorten or lengthen the day.

No water point listed on this stage: set off with enough water.