Stepping Stones on the Doubs River – Saut du Doubs Waterfall loop from Barrage du Châtelot

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Stepping Stones on the Doubs River – Saut du Doubs Waterfall loop from Barrage du Châtelot

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Stepping Stones on the Doubs River – Saut du Doubs Waterfall loop from Barrage du Châtelot

03:29

11.2km

340m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Parc naturel régional du Doubs Horloger

Waypoints

Start point

Restaurant

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22 m

Café Le Chatelot

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A superb place where calm and good humor reign. The relay is run by an association of volunteers who serve you drinks, cheese/meat boards, pasta, etc. all year round. The …

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Stepping Stones on the Doubs River

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Le gué, i.e. the ford, perfectly describes this shallow spot in the water 👍🏻. Here you can cross the Doubs with dry feet.
The slippery stones in the water after …

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5.89 km

Bridge over the Doubs into France

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Bridge as a border crossing between France and Switzerland.

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6.51 km

Saut du Doubs Waterfall

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Going to the Saut du Doubs means leaping thousands of kilometers and feeling like you're in the middle of the Canadian canyons. The landscapes of this place are magnificent! This …

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7.79 km

Rock Tunnels and Lake Views Along the Doubs

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On the Swiss side, the hiking trail leads through rock tunnels and past places secured with ropes - there are beautiful views over the lake on both sides.

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10.7 km

Below the Châtelot dam

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The steep descent down from the dam of Lac de Moron leaves you in awe of this impressive structure.

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11.2 km

End point

Restaurant

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.18 km

2.59 km

1.37 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.08 km

3.52 km

1.21 km

256 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Tuesday 13 October

18°C

7°C

32 %

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Max wind speed: 8.0 km/h

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Comments

August 12, 2024,FR Franche-Comté | Lac de Moron & Saut du Doubs

With temperatures around 33°C in Besançon, the motto today was to cool down as much as possible. So we went a little way into the mountains and walked around a reservoir on the French-Swiss border.First we made a detour to a hut with a waterfall and from there we descended on a trail into the Doubs valley - I wouldn't …

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