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Auvergne Rhône Alpes
Bonneville
Sixt-Fer-À-Cheval

Col de Joux Plane – Joux Plane Lake loop from Cirque du Fer à Cheval (parking)

Routes
Bike touring routes & trails
France
Auvergne Rhône Alpes
Bonneville
Sixt-Fer-À-Cheval

Col de Joux Plane – Joux Plane Lake loop from Cirque du Fer à Cheval (parking)

Hard

4.0

(2)

136

riders

Col de Joux Plane – Joux Plane Lake loop from Cirque du Fer à Cheval (parking)

03:56

49.9km

1,330m

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 right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 27, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 12.8 km for 104 m

After 37.5 km for 100 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

6.01 km

Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval Village

Highlight • Settlement

A short break at Nunabar recommended!

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2

7.42 km

Tines Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

The Gorges de Tines is the new bed of the Giffre river, this bed is cut into the rock and offers steep slopes. possibility to visit the old river bed via ladders

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3

7.82 km

Tines Gorge

Highlight • Other

Great view of the gorge. With luck you can watch the rafters.

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4

9.29 km

Chapel of Our Lady of Graces

Highlight • Religious Site

This chapel was built in the 17th century on the site of a sulphurous spring capable of curing certain skin conditions. This chapel was an important place of pilgrimage throughout the Giffre Valley.

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5

12.8 km

Mountain Shop

Highlight • Rest Area

Great place to restock any supplies for your bike.

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6

16.6 km

Côte de Joux Plane

Highlight • Mountain Pass

It’s a climb, but it’s magnificent!

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7

25.0 km

Col de Joux Plane

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The Col de Joux Plane de Morzine is 10.9 kilometers long with a total drop of 711 meters. The average gradient is 6.52% with maximum gradients of 11.1%.

From Samoëns, …

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8

25.5 km

Joux Plane Lake

Highlight • Lake

Small lake near the Col de Joux-Plane.
More information: quaeldich.de/paesse/col-de-joux-plane

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38.3 km

Le Clévieux

Lake

B

49.9 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

47.2 km

1.38 km

1.25 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

47.4 km

1.14 km

718 m

646 m

< 100 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (1,680 m)

Lowest point (700 m)

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Friday 26 June

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