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Citadel View – Montfaucon Viewpoint loop from Besançon-Mouillère

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France
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Citadel View – Montfaucon Viewpoint loop from Besançon-Mouillère

Moderate

4.5

(4)

119

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Citadel View – Montfaucon Viewpoint loop from Besançon-Mouillère

01:52

35.6km

540m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 15, 2026

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The surface along some of this route may not be suitable

Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.

After 2.92 km for 53 m

After 12.8 km for 215 m

After 20.1 km for 53 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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1

916 m

Mouillère footbridge

Highlight • Other

pedestrian crossing above the canal

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2

1.00 km

Citadel View

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From the blue bridge, you are in a good position to admire the slender profile of the Citadel of Vauban.

All you have to do is cross the bridge, take …

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15.3 km

Montfaucon Viewpoint

Highlight • Historical Site

This belvedere is one of the most spectacular in the heights of Besançon. It opens a wide window onto the Doubs valley, the Citadel of Besançon and the Jura mountains. …

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34.3 km

Citadel of Besançon

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The Citadelle de Besançon is an impressive fortress located on Mont Saint-Étienne, high above the city of Besançon.
Construction of the Citadelle began in 1668 under the direction of the …

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34.4 km

Citadel Tunnel

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The Besançon canal tunnel, opened in 1882, allows the Rhône-Rhine canal to pass under the citadel and the old town. The old towpath has been converted into a cycle path.

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35.6 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.8 km

12.2 km

4.15 km

4.13 km

232 m

124 m

Surfaces

29.8 km

5.03 km

395 m

207 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (590 m)

Lowest point (240 m)

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Sunday 11 October

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