The route
Tour de France 2026 — Étape 13
Next edition4-26 July 2026
205.8 km and 3,005 m of climbing from Dole to Belfort, with the Ballon d'Alsace pass as the high point at 1,172 m.
Drawn with a pen, line by line
- Distance
- 205.8 km
- Elevation gain
- 2,500 m
- Highest point
- 1,172 m
- Summits, passes and villages
- 127
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The route in numbers
Indicative figures computed by Plotrek on its illustrative route, with altitudes from a terrain model. They may differ from the organiser's.
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Reading the route
The course starts in Dole at 203 m and reaches Belfort after 205.8 km on asphalt road, rolling at first, then in mid-mountain terrain. The first marker is Ferrières-les-Bois at km 29.1, at 292 m. You then pass Cubrial at km 102.8, at 297 m, and Lure at km 125.9, at 300 m.
Belonchamp comes at km 141.9, at 342 m. The Col des Croix follows at km 157.3, at 686 m, then the Ballon d'Alsace pass at km 175.9, the high point at 1,172 m. The longest climb of the course gains 683 m, from km 160.9 to km 175.9: it starts in Le Thillot and ends at the Ballon d'Alsace pass. Shortly after the pass, the course goes near the Tête des Redoutes, a neighbouring summit.
After the Ballon d'Alsace, the road drops to Lepuix, at km 190.3, at 502 m. The finish is in Belfort, at km 205.8, at 360 m. Over the whole course, you add up 3,005 m of climbing and 2,848 m of descent.
Paths and places: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Altitudes measured on the route.
03 · Your poster
The route, drawn with a pen
The relief of the course, from Dole to Belfort, takes shape as contour lines: our pen plotter draws it with a pen, line by line. Your finisher name and time go in the cartouche, in A4, A3 or A2.
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Official information
- Illustrative route redrawn by Plotrek from public data: the course announced by the organiser and OpenStreetMap paths. It is not the official course of the event.
- Altitudes: terrain model AWS Terrain Tiles
- Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Figures and text: Plotrek
- Plotrek is not a partner of, or affiliated with, the race organiser.