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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Pontarlier
Doubs

View of the Doubs River – Pontarlier loop from Doubs

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Road cycling routes
France
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Pontarlier
Doubs

View of the Doubs River – Pontarlier loop from Doubs

Moderate

5.0

(1)

91

riders

View of the Doubs River – Pontarlier loop from Doubs

01:39

36.3km

320m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 20, 2026

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Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.

After 288 m for 109 m

After 33.1 km for 72 m

After 36.0 km for 109 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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1

8.29 km

Lande du Doubs

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

Along the moorland on a little-used tarred road.

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2

12.6 km

3

25.6 km

nice picnic spot.

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4

27.3 km

View of the Doubs River

Highlight • Viewpoint

Here we drive along the Doubs, but it is not always visible because it is lower.

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5

28.9 km

Wonderful view to Château de Joux Castle and Fort Larmont left side fort.

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32.2 km

Le Doubs

Lake

7

32.7 km

Saint-Bénigne Church

Highlight • Religious Site

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 topped with an imperial domed roof, also known as a clocher comtois, a traditional feature of Franche-Comté. The roof is covered with glazed tiles. The Église Saint-Bénigne is located in the Haut-Doubs and is dedicated to Saint Bénigne. Since May 19, 1970, the building has been registered as a historical monument.

Historically, the church was almost completely rebuilt between 1651 and 1666 on the same site as an original 11th century Romanesque church, of which almost nothing remains (except a 15th century portal). This happened after the passage of the troops of Duke Bernard de Saxe-Weimar during the Thirty Years' War. In 1666 the church was rededicated in honor of Saint Bénigne. The church has suffered serious damage over time from two fires, one in 1680 and one during the Pontarlier fire of 1736. The clocher porch was rebuilt in 1681, and the imperial dome was added in 1753 by architect Nicolas Nicole. In 1970 the church underwent a major restoration, and in 1974 new stained glass windows were created by artist Alfred Manessier and the Lorin de Chartres workshops.

The organ, which dates from 1758 and is in Louis XV style, was restored in 1844 and again in 1982.

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33.1 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 Swiss jura was produced industrially. The drink was nicknamed so because of its beautiful green color. She probably made you see fairies because wormwood has a hallucinogenic substance. It was forbidden to consume. Pontarlier is the second highest town in France after Briançon. Its city center is very pleasant.

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34.9 km

Chemin du Train

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the whole route is well developed, the individual barriers are simply stupid.

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36.3 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.6 km

5.30 km

3.07 km

2.05 km

158 m

109 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

31.7 km

4.38 km

151 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Wednesday 8 July

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