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Amancey walks
The Norvaux valley
Visorando Member
3.20 mi
+302 ft
-315 ft
1h 45
Easy
Departure from Amancey (Doubs)
Discover one of the unique features of the Jura mountains: the reculées, narrow, deep valleys lined with high, steep walls, formed at the end of the ice ages by a gradual retreat of the valley floor into the plateau, ending in wild cirques. The Norvaux reculée ends in three cul-de-sacs carved out by the Pomme Gaude, Fontaine des Cassards and Fontaine de Fer streams.
Circular walk in the Grand Bois d’Amancey via the Norvaux viewpoint
2.78 mi
+197 ft
-187 ft
1h 25
Easy
Departure from Amancey (Doubs)
A short, easy family walk. A gentle descent takes you to the Comboyer spring, then along a lovely forest path you reach the Norvaux viewpoint with a breathtaking view of the valley. A playground awaits you a little further on, complete with a picnic table and a small shelter.
This route is suitable for pushchairs, provided you avoid the nature trail and complete the circular route via the white path.
The Belvédère de Norvaux
10.40 mi
+709 ft
-709 ft
5h 25
Moderate
Departure from Flagey (Doubs)
Discover a unique feature of the Jura mountains: the reculées, narrow, deep valleys lined with high, steep walls, formed at the end of the ice age by a gradual retreat from the beginning of the valley into the plateau, ending in wild cirques. The first part of the walk takes you through woodland, past springs and streams, before returning via the Amancey plateau to discover two villages in the Comté region, Bolandoz and Flagey, and their richly decorated churches.
The Cuderie trail
4.79 mi
+427 ft
-433 ft
2h 35
Easy
Departure from Flagey (Doubs)
"In these moments of terrible solitude, between life and death, one involuntarily thinks back to one's youth, one's parents, one's friends. I saw again in the mirror of my mind the meadows of Flagey where I used to go with my mother to gather hazelnuts," wrote Gustave Courbet, imprisoned after the Commune. From the family farm, follow in his footsteps and discover the little valley of Bonneille, the old oak tree of Sillet and the beautiful fountain-wash house of Chantrans.
The Gouille Noire viewpoint
9.99 mi
+1,060 ft
-1,056 ft
5h 30
Moderate
Departure from Amondans (Doubs)
Amondans, home of our regional musician Napoléon Coste, overlooks the Malans stream, which flows into the Gouille Noire, whose wild charm you will be able to admire from above. Passing by oratories and fountains, you will return to Lizine with its ancient houses covered with lauzes, the formidable stone tiles that required our carpenters of yesteryear to build solid frames. Two other viewpoints will allow you to discover the Lison and Loue valleys with their gorges and meanders.
La Gouille Noire
9.37 mi
+1,004 ft
-994 ft
5h 10
Moderate
Departure from Amondans (Doubs)
From the curious and pretty fountain in Amondans, quiet paths will take you to a viewpoint overlooking the green Loue valley and the remote Malans stream, where you can admire the wild charm of the landscape. Then, from the Bois des Serpents, winding your way between a splendid sharp limestone pavement resembling menhirs, you will follow the emerald green Loue to the deepest part of the valley, where a waterfall ends its descent into a pool: the Gouille Noire.
The Feuilles viewpoint, the Verneau waterfalls and the Vau stream
8.34 mi
+1,073 ft
-1,063 ft
4h 45
Moderate
Departure from Éternoz (Doubs)
From Éternoz, overlooking the Cirque de Nans-sous-Sainte-Anne, you will head to the beautifully named Belvédère des Feuilles on the meanders and cliffs of the wild Lison valley, notably on the "éperon des aiguilles" (spur of the needles), offering a view of a colourful forest. Then you will descend towards Nans and its old houses and climb boldly to the superb Verneau waterfall before returning along the Lison, through the small, lost and wild valley of the Vau stream.
Toum Tatre, the Monk's Rock
6.72 mi
+705 ft
-702 ft
3h 40
Moderate
Departure from Cléron (Doubs)
From Cléron, through a beautiful, cool forest alternating between fir and deciduous trees, ideal for a hot summer's day, you will visit the gentle monk Toum Tatre, a monolith resembling a tonsured Capuchin monk, watching piously over the Norvaux valley from the top of his cliff. You will return through the Plain Mont forest to two unsecured viewpoints, one overlooking Castel Saint-Denis and the other overlooking Cléron and its castle.
La Roche du Taureau
3.91 mi
+564 ft
-531 ft
2h 15
Easy
Departure from Cléron (Doubs)
Six petits kilomètres pour quatre points de vue sur le Val de Cléron, la reculée de Norvaux et le capucin de pierre Tountâtrou où nos anciens Comtois célébraient leurs dieux au sein même de la nature, au pied de ce colosse de pierre.
Les Chandeliers
9.09 mi
+942 ft
-958 ft
5h 00
Moderate
Departure from Éternoz (Doubs)
This forest trail will take you to some unusual sites: the Prêtres réfractaires, a small secret wooded area where priests who rebelled against the revolution hid and celebrated mass; and the Chandeliers, large rock columns several metres high, formed by water and frost erosion. You will discover a viewpoint over the lost gorges of the Lison, which you will then follow along a beautiful, cool path, returning via the wild valley of the Vau stream.
Through woods and meadows around the Palentin farm in Déservillers
7.33 mi
+741 ft
-748 ft
4h 00
Moderate
Departure from Déservillers (Doubs)
A walk through woods and meadows around Déservillers with views of the Alps.
The Tacot Trail
3.77 mi
+413 ft
-394 ft
2h 05
Easy
Departure from Cléron (Doubs)
You will take the old Tacot railway line, a small, narrow-gauge railway that climbed up to Pontarlier, to discover the Val de Cléron and its castle, surrounded by the white cliffs at the start of the Haute Vallée de la Loue.
The Norvaux and Valbois valleys and Castel Saint-Denis
10.76 mi
+1,168 ft
-1,168 ft
6h 00
Moderate
Departure from Cléron (Doubs)
From Cléron Castle, through a beautiful, cool forest alternating between fir and deciduous trees, ideal for a hot summer's day, you will visit the gentle monk Toum Tatre, a monolith resembling a tonsured Capuchin monk, watching piously over the Norvaux valley from the top of his cliff. Walking along the ledges of the twin valley of Valbois, you will return via Castel Saint-Denis, overlooking the valley from its rocky spur.
The Valbois valley and Castel Saint-Denis
4.98 mi
+745 ft
-758 ft
2h 55
Moderate
Departure from Chassagne-Saint-Denis (Doubs)
Starting from Chassagne, this hike takes you on a journey of discovery through the Valbois valley, in the heart of a preserved natural environment. The route alternates between forest tracks, pastures and balcony paths offering magnificent panoramic views of the limestone cliffs, the Loue valley and the village of Cléron. You’ll also discover the ruins of Castel Saint-Denis, an ancient medieval castle perched on its rocky promontory. A varied and wild circular route, combining historical heritage with the typical landscapes of the Jura Comtois.
The viewing points at the Monts d’Ornans and the Grand Barmaud
4.98 mi
+489 ft
-518 ft
2h 45
Easy
Departure from Chassagne-Saint-Denis (Doubs)
A lovely walk along beautiful paths through pastures, forests and cliff ledges overlooking the Loue Valley. The route offers magnificent views from the lookouts at Monts d’Ornans, La Roche Thiébaut and Le Barmaud. You’ll also discover the spectacular Facle, a small rocky gorge carved out by the river. A varied route, though at times rocky and exposed, which requires caution on the cliff-edge sections.
Around the Grand Barmaud
7.87 mi
+1,240 ft
-1,240 ft
4h 40
Moderate
Departure from Chassagne-Saint-Denis (Doubs)
There are four viewpoints on this woodland hike. The first is in the Ravin de Valbois Nature Reserve, a typical Jura wilderness area, under the protection of the proud thousand-year-old keep of Castel Saint-Denis. Then you will return, overlooking the peaceful Loue valley, discovering the heights, Notre-Dame du Chêne and the old town of Ornans.