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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

La Cluse-et-Mijoux – Le Grand Taureau loop from Pontarlier

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Mountain biking trails
France
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

La Cluse-et-Mijoux – Le Grand Taureau loop from Pontarlier

Hard

4.8

(4)

11

riders

La Cluse-et-Mijoux – Le Grand Taureau loop from Pontarlier

04:02

39.8km

1,080m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 20, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 2.98 km for 57 m

After 38.8 km for 56 m

After 39.2 km for 190 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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506 m

Le Doubs

Lake

2

5.35 km

Joux Castle

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The castle of Joux also called Fort de Joux, perched on its rocky outcrop and located near the Swiss border served both as a place of observation and defense but …

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3

6.13 km

La Cluse-et-Mijoux

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The castle stands above the village, you almost miss it when you have to watch out for the cars at the crossroads

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4

6.46 km

Section of road passing through a gorge with the Château de Joux on the heights on one side and the ruins of the lower Fort du Larmont, or Fort Mahler, …

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5

13.6 km

Roche Sarrasine Viewpoint

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At 1,176 meters above sea level, the Sarrazine Rock belvedere offers a wide panorama of the Arlier plateau, the Château de Joux, Larmont, the Grand Taureau and Fort Malher. On …

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27.8 km

Forêt Communale des Verrières-de-Joux

Forest

7

30.5 km

Le Grand Taureau

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Le Grand Taureau is a beautiful peak that culminates at 1,323 meters above sea level. At its top, an orientation table allows you to better appreciate the surroundings. You will …

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8

38.8 km

Saint-Bénigne Church

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The Église Saint-Bénigne in Pontarlier is a church dating from the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries. This church combines Romanesque, Gothic and Franc-Comtoise style elements. The striking clocher porch is …

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9

39.2 km

Pontarlier

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Pontarlier is the capital of the "green fairy". It is here that the absinthe liqueur so popular in the nineteenth century and originating in the Val de Travers in the …

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39.8 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.0 km

7.64 km

5.70 km

2.69 km

1.84 km

878 m

Surfaces

19.1 km

8.64 km

4.36 km

2.92 km

2.64 km

1.24 km

908 m

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Highest point (1,300 m)

Lowest point (830 m)

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Saturday 30 May

23°C

7°C

85 %

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