La Rochelotte
- 3.8 mi
- one way
- 1,488 ft
- climb
- Easy
- difficulty
- Gravel
- surface
La Rochelotte is a 3.8-mile mountain bike trail in Grand Est, France, inside Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges. It runs between about 2,840 ft and 3,370 ft above sea level, with roughly 1,490 ft of climbing one way. It is rated easy for riding (mtb:scale 0): a smooth surface with no particular obstacles. Most of the way is gravel. It is mapped as a named route, with its sections joined into one trail here. The nearest town is Bussang, about 1.6 miles north of the start. Peaks within about 3 miles include Haut du Rouge Gazon, Le Drube and Tête des Champs. Cascade du Cuisinier and Cascade de l'Ours are within about 3 miles. For camping, Domaine de Champé and Total Art Oasis are within about 6 miles. There are 14 other mapped trails within about 3 miles, so you can combine or extend the outing. Distances, elevations and the trail shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Trail access for bikes, closures and conditions change, so check locally before you ride.
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Photo: Rauenstein, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Cascades Saint-Nicolas
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Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at La Rochelotte for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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