Beautiful descent – Vallée de Joux High Valley loop from Arzier

Beautiful descent – Vallée de Joux High Valley loop from Arzier

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Beautiful descent – Vallée de Joux High Valley loop from Arzier

03:30

46.0km

1,040m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 16, 2026

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Train Station

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4.53 km

Beautiful descent

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Here you can look forward to a magnificent descent past picturesque Jura pastures and through shady forests. Theoretically, you can continue the descent down to Lake Geneva.

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10.3 km

Jura Forest Trail

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14.9 km

Vallée de Joux High Valley

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The vastness and tranquility .... a pleasure!

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15.4 km

Fantastic ride on the plateau

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Coming from the Lac de Joux, after a short climb, a lonely, dreamlike high valley.

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15.8 km

Solitude in the Vallée de Joux

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Everything that makes the Jura what it is in one place: vastness, wildness, solitude.

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15.9 km

Dry Stone Walls in the Jura

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On the Jura heights, the dry stone walls that are used instead of cattle fences are well preserved and are regularly maintained. Here is a particularly nice example.

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26.5 km

Cave Entrance

30.0 km

La Pince Motte Hut

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Little cabin as you find in a lot of other places in the area. You don't have places to sleep but you can only in case of emergency.
More infos: refuges.info/point/3644/cabane-non-gardee/Jura-et-avant-pays-comtois/La-Pince-Motte

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