Cycling the Vosges

kangarouge
kangarouge Posts: 210
edited July 2014 in Tour & expedition
Has anybody any experience of cycling in the Vosges and would you recommend the area? Also can you suggest a suitable base/hotel/campsite?

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  • cycladelic
    cycladelic Posts: 641
    It's eight years since I toured that neck of the woods, but it can't have changed too much

    The city of Nancy would make a good base, although it's a way from the main hills. Perhaps a better option would be Gérardmer, very close to Route des Crêtes.

    How long are you going for?

    You can see some snaps, the route and a brief write-up of my trip here:

    http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/?o=1 ... =6297&v=9v
    It's an uphill climb to the bottom
  • florerider
    florerider Posts: 1,112
    Gerardmer a good base. It is at the foot of the Col de la Schutz. Can ride over to Munster and back; over to Munster and up the Platzerwassel, back along the Route des Cretes and down to Gerardmer; up to the Grand Ballon, and a few other climbs around too.

    Plenty of rental accommodation too, and not too long a drive from Calais.

    I would go back.
  • durhamwasp
    durhamwasp Posts: 1,247
    Off here on Thursday, hoping to bag the Ballon d'Alsace, Col de la Schult, Grand Ballon and Planche des Belle Filles.
    http://www.snookcycling.wordpress.com - Reports on Cingles du Mont Ventoux, Alpe D'Huez, Galibier, Izoard, Tourmalet, Paris-Roubaix Sportive & Tour of Flanders Sportive, Amstel Gold Xperience, Vosges, C2C, WOTR routes....

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