The Lison Gorges

Date of your route : Oct 07, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike along the Lison River and its meanders. As access to Chiprey was impossible, we started the route from Eternoz.

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Date of your route : Jul 05, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Very pleasant route, far from the crowds. Well shaded. We had a great time. Highly recommended if you're looking for peace and quiet.
Our GPS watch showed 15 km.

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Date of your route : May 16, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

The circuit is extended before point 1 with a return trip to the site of the refractory priests and after point 1 with a visit to the village of Eternoz. The candlesticks are beautiful geological curiosities. What a joy to walk along the Lison, listening to its cascading waterfalls, under the lush foliage of the trees where the soft light iridesces the water with a thousand reflections. Thank you, Hericox, for this magnificent circuit.

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Date of your route : May 18, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful and varied hike: woodland, viewpoints, river.
The advantage of this route is the undergrowth, which provides shelter from the sun on hot days.

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Date of your route : May 06, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful, bucolic hike. We had very pleasant weather on 6 May. There was hardly any tarmac, which was perfect. The path at Boîtes de la Vau was very good, and along the Lison it was also very pleasant. The hike was well shaded, which is perfect when it gets a little hot. We'll definitely be back. We did the walk in the afternoon, at a leisurely pace. Thank you for this beautiful route.

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Date of your route : Sep 09, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very beautiful hike. Very pleasant end along the Lison river.

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Date of your route : Sep 17, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

We did this hike on a rather warm day in September, but it was very pleasant because we were always in the woods.
I agree with what has been said previously about the details that could be added to the route description, which does not always follow the main signposts. We didn't have any particular difficulty following it, but we had to check the GPS track to make sure we didn't go wrong on the first short climb and to follow the course of the Lison in the right direction at the end.
In any case, the route is pleasant, the detour via Les Chandeliers is worth the effort, and the option of continuing on to Nans sous Sainte Anne at the source of the Lison is a bonus! We would have done so if we hadn't been accompanied by slightly younger legs... we preferred to take a little dip instead

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Date of your route : Aug 07, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very pleasant walk. We started in Eternoz from the car park before the factory.

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Date of your route : Jul 30, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike through the woods, very pleasant. However, there are a few things missing for picnics!
To remedy this, we went to Nans-Sous-Sainte-Anne and then found the original trail via Le Belvédère des Feuilles and Eternoz, for a final distance of 22 km.

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Date of your route : Jul 08, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Despite the heat on 9 July 2023, we thoroughly enjoyed this fascinating route. It was varied and rich in biodiversity, with lots of butterflies, abundant flowers and typical Jura scenery. The proximity of water (the Vau and Lison streams) and the forest cover provided welcome shade.
However, although the route is fairly easy to follow and the signposting is generally accurate, the description is very brief and could be more precise in two places. Between the start and point 1, it would be useful to specify that after a steep, stony climb, you should ignore the path straight ahead (and not "a path on the left") and turn right. This is particularly useful as the path to be ignored is also marked in blue and yellow!
Furthermore, at No. 3, why not specify that you should avoid crossing the footbridge on the left (which leads to the banks of the Lison) and climb the path slightly to the right?
These are simple clarifications, but they can help hikers. Not everyone has a GPS or is an experienced map reader!
JMM

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Date of your route : Aug 08, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike through the woods, very pleasant in hot weather.
Our pedometer showed a little over 15 km, an easy hike, which took us 4 hours and 40 minutes (and I don't walk fast) with a one-hour picnic break.

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Date of your route : Jul 17, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Hike completed in very hot weather, very shaded and along the riverbank, easy and enjoyable.

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Date of your route : Aug 29, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A magnificent hike in a wild, shaded valley. The outward journey takes you along cliffs and a viewpoint, and the return journey involves a long descent. Perfect.
Shaded route ideal for hot or very sunny weather.
Picnic area at the spring.
Strava distance: 16 km
Duration: 3 hours at a good pace. 4 hours without pushing yourself

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Date of your route : Aug 29, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A magnificent hike in this steep-sided, shaded valley (on a pleasant sunny day).
The Strava distance was 16 km instead of the 14 km advertised.
It took 3 hours at a good pace instead of 4 hours 45 minutes (with a picnic?). The 4 hours went by easily.

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Date of your route : Jun 14, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

The signage on the circuit is good, but it's a shame that the information points lack detail and are even completely illegible at the starting car park (Chiprey).
The access route to Les Chandeliers is not clearly signposted compared to the general route shown on the map, which is excellent and very shaded.
Apart from this comment about the lack of general information, I recommend this magnificent walk.
The estimated walking time is accurate for regular hikers.

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