Lac du Ballon, Glacial lake and reservoir near Grand Ballon, France.
The lake extends over 7 hectares at an altitude of 991 meters, reaching depths of 20 meters in the Vosges mountain range.
Military engineer Vauban reconstructed the lake infrastructure in 1699 to support water supply for the construction of Neuf-Brisach fortifications.
Local folklore tells of a phantom carriage adorned with gold and diamonds that emerges from the lake depths during full moon nights.
Visitors can access the lake by following hiking trails from Guebwiller toward Markstein, with paths continuing to Haag farm near Grand Ballon.
The lake's catchment area covers 5.57 square kilometers, feeding into the Belchenseebach stream that flows toward the Lauch river system.
Location: Vosges
GPS coordinates: 47.91278,7.09556
Latest update: June 3, 2025 06:29
Grand Ballon
1.3 km
Ballons des Vosges Regional Natural Park
21.6 km
Murbach Abbey
4.8 km
Lac de la Lauch
4.7 km
Église Saint-Léger, ancienne abbatiale de Murbach
4.8 km
Storkenkopf
1.3 km
Château de Freundstein
5.2 km
Church of St John the Baptist
5.7 km
Le Jungfrauenkopf
5.5 km
Cascade de la Lauch
4.2 km
Loreto Chapel
4.9 km
Le Hundskopf
2.4 km
Sudelkopf
4 km
Chalet Hôtel du Grand Ballon
1 km
Cascade du Kletterbach
1.5 km
Bâtiment conventuel
5.7 km
Pipe organ of Murbach Abbey Church
4.8 km
Église Saint-Laurent de Goldbach-Altenbach
4.5 km
Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Linthal
5 km
Chapelle du Sudel
3.9 km
Église Saint-Sébastien de Geishouse
4.4 km
Blue Devils Memorial
1.4 km
Église Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul
5.1 km
Abbaye de Lautenbach
5.7 km
Église Saint-Nicolas de Sengern
3.8 km
Église de l'Épiphanie
4.6 km
Orgue de tribune de l'abbaye de Murbach
4.8 km
Orgue de tribune de l'église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Lautenbach
5.7 kmReviews
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