 The well known Route des Crêtes (French for "route of the peaks") circumvents the mountain top around east, crossing a mountain pass at an altitude of , between Le Markstein winter sports station and Hartmannswillerkopf, a rocky spur.The road over the pass to the north of the mountain is occasionally used in the Tour de France, the first crossing being in 1969.It is the only "Hors categorie" (beyond categorization) climb in northern France.