Discover the Grand Ballon and the Vosges with 2 great Trail events
THE GRAND BALLON
The Grand Ballon is the highest mountain (1424 m) in the French Vosges , a medium-high mountain range in northeastern France. This famous mountain is located in the Ballons des Vosges Natural Park.
The top of the mountain is just above the tree line; there is a wide view of the surroundings from there. Much further south, the Alps can be seen, including Mont Blanc.
Our base is always the small ski village of Le Markstein ( 1174m) located 8km from the summit of the Grand Ballon.
TRAIL DU GRAND BALLON
26-27 APRIL 2025
This is already the 7th edition with start and finish in Le Markstein at 1183m altitude at Hotel Wolf. The first 9k towards Saint-Amarin are downhill, just to wake up the upper legs!
Distances to choose from 18 till 70km, all of course with the necessary altimeters.
with 2500 runners this event was sold out in 2024
TRAIL MARATHON DU GRAND BALLON
19 juli 2025
What the Marathon du Mont Blanc is for the Alpes, the Marathon du Grand Ballon is for the Vosges.
The 6th edition of the Marathon (Trail) du Grand Ballon will start again in the ski village of Le Markstein, at 1183m altitude, at hotel Wolf.
Besides the traditional marathon distance of 42km, there are also lots of other distances on the program !
1400 runners in 2024, info 2025 will come online soon
