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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Besançon
Les Auxons

Montcley Castle – Ascent of the Massif de la Serre loop from Besançon Franche-Comté TGV

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Road cycling routes
France
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Besançon
Les Auxons

Montcley Castle – Ascent of the Massif de la Serre loop from Besançon Franche-Comté TGV

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Montcley Castle – Ascent of the Massif de la Serre loop from Besançon Franche-Comté TGV

04:22

99.5km

860m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 16, 2026

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Start point

Train Station

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6.90 km

Montcley Castle

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Dominating the green meadows of Franche-Comté and the Ognon river, the castle of Moncley is a preserved jewel, kept in the same family for two hundred and forty years.

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49.6 km

Ascent of the Massif de la Serre

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Go to the right at the top drive down for 1.5 km and you will come to the Grotte de l’Ermitage.

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69.1 km

Ave Maria

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Magnificent old oak tree

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81.9 km

Historic Center of Marnay

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Characterful Comtoise town which was part of the Holy Roman Empire until the treaty of 1678.
Very prosperous in the Middle Ages, due to its trade and its artisans. There has been a cloth hall there since the 14th century, after Jeanne de Bourgogne, countess of Franche-Comté and queen of King Philippe V the Long of France, brought weavers from Paris there.
From June 14, 1354 and until the Revolution, the bourgeoisie of Marnay had a charter of emancipation which ensured them security and abundance - "anyone who has a house and keeps fire in the village will be bourgeois". This charter allowed residents to administer the city themselves and thus build ramparts and set up the individual gardens that can still be found there today.

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99.5 km

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Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

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96.1 km

1.97 km

747 m

535 m

146 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

92.2 km

7.32 km

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Highest point (360 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

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Saturday 27 June

36°C

24°C

36 %

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