Natural Heritage Menu Heritage and Tours Sceneries and Men History of Men Geology and Climate Landscapes Hautes-Vosges Ballons of Franche-Comté The “Plateau des Mille Etangs” Fougerolles and Val d’Ajol Valleys Vosgian Valleys Haut-Rhin Valleys Wine-growing Foothills Natural Heritage Forests High Stubble Lakes, Ponds, Peatlands Ravines, Cliffs and Scree Slopes Calcareous Grasslands Orchards Local Products and Craftsmanship Marque Parc (Park Label) Wood Cladding Mineral and Natural Spring Waters Wooden Toys Honey and Fruit Juice Wooden Furniture for Children Products Vosgian Cattle Breed Fougerolles Orchards and Kirsch Cheeses Small Fruit, Aromatic and Medicinal Plants Alsatian Wine Fish Farming Smoked Meats and Andouilles Farm Shops Craftsmanship Textile Granite Lava Sandstone Wood industry Farmhouse-Inns Farm Markets Cultural Heritage Industrial Heritage Thermal Heritage Farms Country of Art and History Religious Heritage Intangible Cutural Heritage Heritage and Memory Castles Thematic Roads and Tracks Tourist Routes Barefoot Trails Treetop Adventure Park Museums and Heritage Sites Thermal Baths Venues for Shows, Exhibitions and Festivals At the Park Doors Colmar Luxeuil-les-Bains Belfort Lure Mulhouse Remiremont Saint-Dié-des-Vosges Parks and Botanical Gardens Environment Awareness Structures Nature activities Guided Walks and Discovery trails A Farm, A Hike Mountain Guides Reception Centres for Educational Stays Pedestrian Hikes Club Vosgien / Club Alpin (Vosgian / Alpine Clubs) Winter Activities Aeromodelism Water Sports Fishing Mountain Biking and Cyclo-Tourism Equine Activities Climbing Trail Skydiving Nature vacations Camping in Nature Panda Lodgings and Guesthouses Hôtels au Naturel (Hotels in Natural Settings) The Ballons des Vosges Regional Natural Park offers a large variety of natural environments. In itself, the forest covers two-thirds of territory. Still, the Park is rich with a multitude of other resources. High stubble (altitude meadows), peatlands, glacial cirques, rocky cliffs, rock slides, lakes and rivers intermingle harmoniously. Further down, meadows, pasture lands, orchards, vineyards and calcareous grasslands line the valleys in a vegetal myriad of changing shades. These natural environments represent great biological and ecological assets, and have been identified as a matter of European interest within the scope of the Natura 2000 programme in favour of biodiversity (concerning near 25% of the Park). Five National Nature Reserves, but also three regional reserves and fifteen biological reserves in forest settings are involved in the protection of the most prestigious environments and species (out of nearly 3,5 % of territory). “Ordinary” nature is taken into account in urbanism documentation as well as in ecological corridors to maintain biodiversity on the scale of the territory; while ensuring species motility. Forests High Stubble Lakes, Ponds, Peatlands Orchards Ravines, Cliffs and Scree Slopes Calcareous Grasslands