Source de la Loue – Gorges de Noailles loop from Ouhans

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Source de la Loue – Gorges de Noailles loop from Ouhans

Moderate

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Source de la Loue – Gorges de Noailles loop from Ouhans

03:17

9.33km

410m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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38 m

Source of the Loue

Highlight • River

The Loue is largely a vast underground river and its source a resurgence that emerges from the immense underground network of the Jura limestone plateau.

The place, located in a …

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712 m

Source de la Loue

Highlight • Cave

At the source of the Loue, you are faced with a steep rock wall 150 meters high, which forms a spectacular cirque. It is from this monument that the Loue …

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823 m

Source of the Loue and the Old Mill

Highlight • Natural Monument

You can still see some old and newer buildings at the source of the Loue, as well as bridges and walls that probably belonged to the former mills here.

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1.01 km

Gorges de Noailles

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

The Gorges de Noailles take you up the Loue to its source. At the end of the trail, a vertiginous cave awaits you. She opens her mouth wide to let …

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4.03 km

Karst River and Hydroelectric Plant

Highlight (Segment) • Monument

6.38 km

Renédale Viewpoint

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Renédale belvedere offers you the opposite viewpoint to that of La Roche (if you come from Mouthier-Haute-Pierre). Still spectacular.
And as a bonus, from this side you have a …

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9.33 km

End point

Parking

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