Arcades Chasm – Karstic Trail loop from Besain

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France

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Lons-Le-Saunier

Besain

Arcades Chasm – Karstic Trail loop from Besain

Easy

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Arcades Chasm – Karstic Trail loop from Besain

00:59

3.86km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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67 m

The Cat Chasm

Highlight • Cave

Jura Karst Trail

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269 m

Rock fissure

Highlight • Cave

Jura Karst Trail

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734 m

Educational sinkhole

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Jura Karst trail

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939 m

Arcades Chasm

Highlight • Cave

Jura Karst Trail

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1.37 km

The Lodge at Maillet

Highlight • Cave

This small cavity has the ceiling pierced at the beginning and at the end of the gallery.
It would have sheltered a hermit.

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2.53 km

The labyrinth

Highlight • Natural Monument

Jura Karst Trail

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2.93 km

Grotte de Saint-Bilbalbo

Highlight • Cave

Great experience! Flashlight indispensable.

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2.93 km

Karstic Trail

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3.86 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.74 km

115 m

Surfaces

3.33 km

405 m

115 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

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Comments

October 2, 2025,🇫🇷 Frz. Jura 31: Malrocher : Chemin Karstique💚💚

On the way back, we also take the Sentier Karstique, which is located in the middle of the forest on the D4 between Besain and Molain. A path leads through the remarkable karst landscape, with dolines opening up again and again, with imaginative names, crevices, ribs, strange limestone figures populate the forest. The trees, mostly multi-stemmed, are thickly covered with …

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