Vosges SOTA trip 2026 – Day 3: Boule du Diable (est) (FL/VO-173), Sommet de Belle Hutte (FL/VO-011) and Grand Artimont (FL/VO-083)

After yesterday’s long day, my final full day in the Vosges targeted a final three 10-point summits to reach my objective of 100 points in three days. Boule du Diable (est) (FL/VO-173) This is another summit that goes on the list of not-very-interesting forest walks in the Vosges, sadly. Starting from a fairly large carpark…

Vosges SOTA trip 2026: Day 2 – Le Lauchenkopf (FL/VO-081), Klintzkopf (FL/VO-079), Petit Ballon (FL/VO-082) and Dornsilkopf (FL/VO-172)

After the three summits near my campsite yesterday, today’s four summits were a little further away. The first two start from a location about 40 minutes’ drive from Xonrupt-Longemer, and the other two are another 40 minutes beyond that. I did Le Launchenkopf and Klintzkopf as a circular walk but note that access to Klintzkopf…

Vosges SOTA trip 2026: Day 1 – TĂȘte de Nayemont (FL/VO-029), Haut de la Pierre de Taille (FL/VO-089) and La Croix Hanzo (FL/VO-020)

I returned to the Vosges region of eastern France in late August 2026 with the aim of getting 100 points from hills I hadn’t activated previously. I stayed with my caravan at the Domaine de Longemer campsite in Xonrupt-Longemer and the summits I chose for my first day were all just a few kilometers from…