Loop 3: Champagnole to Foncine-le-Haut – four major roads of the Jura
Loop 3: Champagnole to Foncine-le-Haut – four major roads of the Jura
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Loop 3: Champagnole to Foncine-le-Haut – four major roads of the Jura
03:37
66.7km
1,030m
Cycling
This route starts well for cheese lovers! You will indeed find in the city center of Champagnole the famous Janin cheese dairy which is a real institution for this city. For more than five generations, Morbier, Tomme au Vin Jaune, Bleu de Gex, Cancoillotte and of course the inevitable Comté have been offered in this cheese dairy listed as the best worker in France.
Leaving Champagnole this time you will follow the course of the Ain to get to Nozeroy, a very old city that deserves to be discovered. Without really realizing it, you will then gradually climb up to the Saint-Sorlin pass before descending to the level of the village of Chaux-Neuve and Foncine-le Haut in the upper Saine valley. You thus join the route of the GTJ (La Grande Traversée du Jura).
Arrived at Foncine-le-Bas, you will branch off towards the village of Planches-en-Montagne. The route passes through the incredible Langouette gorges. There, if you want to go to the natural site, secure your bikes and explore the gorges on foot.
You will then go down the course of the Saine, to arrive in Syam, a village very close to Champagnole. In this town, a Palladian-style villa is worth a visit. Syam Castle is a curiosity in itself and will add the missing historical and architectural tone to this wonderful loop of almost 70 kilometers.
The opportunities to taste cheese are not lacking. Especially when approaching Foncine-le-Haut and Chaux-Neuve.
Last updated: June 7, 2024
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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted
After 52.3 km for 162 m
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16.7 km
Nozeroy
Highlight • Settlement
So you will find in its center many beautiful period houses, irrefutable testimonies of this ancient wealth.
The castle of the princes of Oranges was destroyed, and did not stand the test of time.
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26.9 km
Col de Saint-Sorlin (1,142 m)
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50.2 km
Gorges de la Saine viewpoint
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52.4 km
Langouette waterfalls and gorges
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The Saine river passes through a rocky defile, 40 meters deep. The watercourse will alternately take on the appearance of whirlpools, waterfalls and basins. All in a setting of mosses, ferns and trees.
It is a remarkable natural site.
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61.2 km
Syam Castle and Ironworks
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This place is surprising in the heart of the Jura. Although the residence is private property, the rooms on the ground floor and the important library on the top floor are open to visitors.
The stables host various events.
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66.7 km
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Way Types & Surfaces
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62.7 km
1.70 km
1.27 km
530 m
380 m
127 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
63.9 km
1.36 km
951 m
391 m
176 m
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Elevation
Highest point (1,140 m)
Lowest point (540 m)
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February 24, 2023
This route starts well for cheese lovers! You will indeed find in the city center of Champagnole the famous Janin cheese dairy which is a real institution for this city. For more than five generations, Morbier, Tomme au Vin Jaune, Bleu de Gex, Cancoillotte and of course the inevitable Comté have been
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