Tuff Waterfalls – Fer à Cheval Viewpoint loop from La Châtelaine

Hiking trails & Routes

France

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Lons-Le-Saunier

La Châtelaine

Tuff Waterfalls – Fer à Cheval Viewpoint loop from La Châtelaine

Hard

4.8

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197

hikers

Tuff Waterfalls – Fer à Cheval Viewpoint loop from La Châtelaine

05:15

18.1km

420m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Réserve biologique dirigée de la Reculée du Cul des Forges

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.15 km

Mystical Forest Trail with Views of Les Planches-près-Arbois

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Here it goes constantly up and down through the mossy forest. Attention, it can be slippery!

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4.20 km

Ermitage Viewpoint

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a big view on the Franche-Comté

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12.8 km

Start of Protected Area

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A natural hiking trail along the Cuisance River. This path is flooded during high water.

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13.0 km

Along the river

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Nice hiking trails along La Cuisance

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13.2 km

Tuff Waterfalls

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Located at the end of the Arbois valley, in the Cirque du Fer à Cheval, the Tufs waterfall is a must-see. Its walls, waterfalls and pools create an atmosphere full of charm and mystery.

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15.9 km

La roche aux crocs

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Wonderful views of the valley, including several striking rock formations and Arbois. There's also a summit cross at the highest point.

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17.9 km

Fer à Cheval Viewpoint

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This belvedere is equipped with a small platform and barriers, thus offering hikers a prime perch to admire the Arbois valley and its cliffs from the bottom of the Cirque …

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18.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.24 km

4.11 km

3.87 km

2.63 km

218 m

Surfaces

5.69 km

5.49 km

3.52 km

1.91 km

1.18 km

218 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (570 m)

Lowest point (300 m)

Weather

Tuesday 13 October

21°C

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Comments

June 12, 2024,Rando au Jura autour d'Arbois (le vin jaune 😉)

A peaceful and preserved place where it is good to recharge your batteries.

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May 30, 2024,Départ d’Arbois 1ère partie

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September 15, 2025,Rundwanderung Arbois nach Les Planches-près-Arbois

A beautiful tour, but the ascents and especially the descents through the forest are strenuous when the ground is wet. Combined with the return on flat terrain, it's a pleasant loop, certainly better in summer due to the weather, although the flat route back to Arbois is sure to be hot, as it's in full sun.

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