Walk around Lake Remoray

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A pleasant walk through forest and pastureland, overlooking the lake. Halfway along the route, there is a superb view of the two lakes from the viewpoint. Return via the same route.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 17.01 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 5h 40 
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    Difficulty: Moderate
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 297 m
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    Descent: - 293 m
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    Highest point: 947 m
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    Lowest point: 851 m
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At the viewpoint of the 2 lakes
view of the lakes

Description of the walk

Starting point: the car park on the right before the bridge over the Doubs when coming from Granges Sainte Marie via the D9 departmental road

(S/E) Cross the bridge, then at the crossroads, continue straight ahead on a protected pedestrian area for 100-150 metres, then turn left towards the honey farm (which you can visit), cross the small bridge and continue on the right, then turn slightly right to rejoin the D9. Turn left and after 50 metres leave the D9 on the left.

(1) Cross the railway line, then after about 200 metres, turn left onto the path that goes up into the woods.
Follow this path (about 3.5 km with a few bends in the last 500 m) to a crossroads with another road.

(2) Turn left, and after 200 metres, exit the woods and descend towards Remoray.

(3) In the village, pass to the left of the church, take the first road on the right before the stream, then the first path on the left. You will pass a cross after 400 or 500 metres.

(4) Continue straight downhill to a bridge and continue to the D437 (car park).

(5) Take the road (belvedere des deux lacs) which climbs steeply (15 to 20%) to a car park for the belvedere. Take the path on the left to the belvedere.

(6) Return from the viewpoint to the car park on the RN and follow the RN uphill to the junction marked "Le Bray".

(7) At this junction, take the path on the left and follow it until you cross a stream.

(8) Climb up opposite until you reach a tarmac road. Turn right and continue climbing until you reach a crossroads (four roads).

(9) Take the road on the left (downhill) towards Remoray until you reach the RN.

(10) Then take the RN on the left, then immediately take the path on the right. You will arrive at the leisure centre, which you will walk alongside, continuing until you reach the RN in the centre of the village.

(11) Follow the RN to the crossroads known as "le coude".

(12) Then turn left onto the D9 and you will return to the car park where you started after 200 or 300 metres (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 852 m - Car park on the right before the bridge over the Doubs - Doubs (rivière)
  2. 1 : km 0.96 - alt. 862 m - Crossing the railway line
  3. 2 : km 4.71 - alt. 936 m - Turn left at the road.
  4. 3 : km 5.87 - alt. 908 m - Remoray Church.
  5. 4 : km 6.36 - alt. 907 m - Cross
  6. 5 : km 8.19 - alt. 882 m - Junction with the D437
  7. 6 : km 8.72 - alt. 913 m - Belvedere
  8. 7 : km 10.09 - alt. 911 m - "Le Bray" road junction
  9. 8 : km 10.73 - alt. 883 m - Fording
  10. 9 : km 12.35 - alt. 947 m - Four-way crossroads
  11. 10 : km 13.63 - alt. 865 m - RN junction
  12. 11 : km 14.95 - alt. 855 m - RN junction
  13. 12 : km 16.51 - alt. 857 m - D9 on the left
  14. S/E : km 17.01 - alt. 852 m - Car park on the right before the bridge over the Doubs

Reviews and comments

4.1 / 5
Based on 19 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.2 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.2 / 5
Route interest
3.8 / 5
Claude6858
Claude6858

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 29, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

Not interesting because we are not by the lake and the walk is mostly on tarmac paths

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juif
juif

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 25, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Too much tarmac for this hike.

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Fl
Fl

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 25, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

A hike without much interest, with a lot of road sections, including one that is very dangerous and completely uninteresting. It's a tour around a lake that you can hardly see!

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gaelleetmika
gaelleetmika

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 06, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

This hike includes some very beautiful sections, which are somewhat spoiled by two passages on the main road, one of which is almost dangerous.

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saint victor
saint victor

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 26, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

Beautiful view from the lookout point. However, there was a lot of traffic noise for much of the hike and a lot of tarmac. There were people around the lake, but after that, no one. Thank you anyway for this route

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hericox
hericox

You can skip the section on the RN from the 2 Lakes viewpoint towards "Le Brey" and then rejoin the route. Sorry for the lack of interest in the walk, it's a matter of taste. But personally, I prefer nature to the cars, buildings and mass tourism of Lake Saint Point and, as you know, Lake Remoray is a protected site. The Jura should not become a tourist business.

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E. J-Cler
E. J-Cler

Overall rating : 2 / 5

Date of your route : May 10, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

Limited interest in terms of access (view) to the lake
difficulty finding the right markings along the route... and from point 2 to point 3 there are no signs of any kind (the route between the start and point 2 is well described)
The RN and CD sections are too long; there is no real footpath near the lake on the Remoray or Labergement side; this route is in no way comparable to that of Lake Saint Point

The site is protected, of course, but it would be a good idea to include a proper (restricted) passageway for pedestrians so that they can admire the beauty of the area.

I am waiting for these new features to be added before I revisit this route.

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lapetite//fourmi
lapetite//fourmi

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 08, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

too many tarmac roads

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vissenty
vissenty

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 23, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

We started the hike from point 11 (Labergement Sainte Marie leisure centre with parking available) because the least interesting part of the route is from point 11 to marker S/E, and we stopped for lunch at the Remoray inn (the owner is really friendly).
A beautiful hike that we will do again on our next trip to the Haut Doubs.

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skyppyy38360
skyppyy38360
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 04, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

We only did part of the hike due to lack of time, from the start to point 2, then from point 10 to point 6 (in the opposite direction). We'll do the whole thing another time, because it's really nice!
Just a little too close to the roads and therefore sometimes noisy from the cars.
Note that at point 10, we walked around the leisure centre via the path between Lake Remoray and the basin, where there were lots of water birds.
Thank you to the visitor for describing this hike

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georges 25
georges 25

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 16, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

beautiful hike despite too much road. Be careful when crossing the D 437
be careful not to take the Château Margot path, which still goes to Remoray, but take
left just after the railway line, despite a yellow and blue cross

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Pramania
Pramania

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 15, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

The autumn colours were superb

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JP Beureux
JP Beureux

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 01, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Pleasant walk in the sunshine.

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sublet24
sublet24

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 10, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A lovely walk with magnificent views from the Belvédère des 2 Lacs viewpoint. It's just a shame that you have to walk along a fairly busy road for the first part!

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Fdubois.n@gmail.com
Fdubois.n@gmail.com

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 15, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

a beautiful hike offering magnificent views of the two lakes of Remoray and St-Point halfway along the route.
One regret: the route requires you to take many roads

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