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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Pontarlier

Sainte-Colombe

Col des Étroits Pass – Ascent to the Aiguillon Pass loop from Sainte-Colombe

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France

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Pontarlier

Sainte-Colombe

Col des Étroits Pass – Ascent to the Aiguillon Pass loop from Sainte-Colombe

Hard

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Col des Étroits Pass – Ascent to the Aiguillon Pass loop from Sainte-Colombe

06:52

97.3km

1,860m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 27, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 8.18 km for 81 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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8.17 km

Pontarlier

Highlight • Settlement

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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8.96 km

Le Doubs

Lake

28.3 km

Col des Étroits Pass

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After the ascent from the Val de Travers, the top of the pass is reached here. There is a picnic area with tables by the parking lot.

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33.6 km

View of the Alps

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34.9 km

Grand’Vy Observation Tower

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A wooden tower that improves the already good distant view. A tower on the Jura balcony.

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40.3 km

Paragliding Launch Site With View of Lake Neuchâtel

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Very beautiful view of the Plateau and the Alps

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54.3 km

Church of Vuitebœuf

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The church in Vuiteboef stands on the edge of the village, on a slight rise. From the church, you have a beautiful panoramic view stretching all the way to the Alps.

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58.0 km

View of Baulmes

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Col de l’Aiguillon behind Baulmes then La Côte aux Fées

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58.1 km

Ascent to the Aiguillon Pass

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

Well-known among local cyclists, the Col de l'Aiguillon is steep but traffic-free. It's a great way to reach Sainte-Croix without taking the main road, where cars and motorcycles are everywhere.

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65.3 km

Col de l'Aiguillon

Mountain Pass

91.7 km

Col de la République

Mountain Pass

97.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

83.8 km

5.67 km

5.37 km

1.37 km

817 m

462 m

Surfaces

81.1 km

14.3 km

1.01 km

990 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,330 m)

Lowest point (520 m)

Weather

Saturday 27 June

33°C

18°C

25 %

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Col des Étroits Pass – Ascent to the Aiguillon Pass loop from Sainte-Colombe

Pontarlier

Col des Étroits Pass

View of the Alps

Grand’Vy Observation Tower

Paragliding Launch Site With View of Lake Neuchâtel

Church of Vuitebœuf

View of Baulmes

Ascent to the Aiguillon Pass

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