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Lizine and its three viewpoints
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6.19 mi
+604 ft
-610 ft
3h 20
Easy
Departure from Lizine (Doubs)
At the confluence of the Loue and Lison rivers, this walk offers a series of views from the Lizine plateau.
The Villevoz Fountain, the Puits aux Ânes and the Châtelet
5.64 mi
+525 ft
-538 ft
3h 05
Easy
Departure from Lizine (Doubs)
In Lizine, with its slate-roofed houses, you’ll discover the splendour of its church, the Oratory of the God of Mercy, and the rural heritage of this typical little village, resting for a few moments by the cool Vuillevoz fountain before setting off again through beautiful fir forests, where the sun casts a play of light and shadow, towards the Croix du Châtelet and its fine viewpoint over the Loue Gorges, the neighbouring mountains and the fortified house of Châtillon.
The limestone pavement of Lizine
5.29 mi
+656 ft
-623 ft
3h 00
Easy
Departure from Lizine (Doubs)
Another circular walk around Lizine taking you to beautiful viewpoints and past the limestone pavement.
The Lizine circular walk through woodland, sharp limestone pavement and viewing points
6.11 mi
+499 ft
-531 ft
3h 15
Easy
Departure from Lizine (Doubs)
An easy family walk, almost entirely through woodland, offering several views of the Lison and Loue valleys and the Gouille Noire canyon. The path also passes through some astonishing karst formations typical of the region: the sharp limestone pavement. A surprising spot where you might spot chamois or roe deer leaping from rock to rock.
The Lison and the Moulin Sapin and Piquette viewpoints
5.52 mi
+745 ft
-722 ft
3h 10
Easy
Departure from Rurey (Doubs)
From the heart of the valley, you will climb in the shadow of the Château de Châtillon towards the Lizine plateau and its slate roofs, from where you will discover the Loue and Lison valleys from superb balconies, the riches of the church in this typical little village, the Oratory of the God of Mercy, and you can rest for a few moments at the cool fountain in Villevoz before setting off again towards splendid viewpoints over the two rivers.
The Bois des Serpents
7.32 mi
+912 ft
-909 ft
4h 10
Moderate
Departure from Rurey (Doubs)
Don't worry, you won't see a single snake. However, throughout this walk between Loue and Lison, you will discover no fewer than three viewpoints, particularly the Gouille Noire, which overlooks the wild charm of the valley. From the Croix du Châtelet, you will discover the small village of Lizine and its rich church. After resting at the cool fountain in Villevoz, you can set off again towards the splendid sharp limestone pavement formations that resemble menhirs.
Along the Goulue
3.81 mi
+554 ft
-558 ft
2h 15
Easy
Departure from Cussey-sur-Lison (Doubs)
Starting from Cussey-sur-Lison, this lovely circular walk combines heritage, woodland and Jura landscapes. After exploring the village and its Saint-Christophe church, the path leads to the Croix and Chaux viewpoints, offering beautiful views of the valley, the cliffs and Mont Poupet. The walk then descends into the heart of the Goulue gorge, following the stream and its small waterfalls. A varied and peaceful walk, taking in limestone cliffs, woodland and rural heritage.
The Reculée de la Goulue
3.44 mi
+459 ft
-453 ft
2h 00
Easy
Departure from Cussey-sur-Lison (Doubs)
From a small village typical of the Lison Valley, whose slate-roofed houses have retained their old-world charm, you’ll explore the little valley of Cussey-sur-Lison via two viewing points perched on the heights of its limestone cliffs, before returning through the valley floor, accompanied by the cascades of its tuffier stream: the Goulue.
The Cussey-sur-Lison valley
8.00 mi
+958 ft
-935 ft
4h 30
Moderate
Departure from Cussey-sur-Lison (Doubs)
Natural site with four viewpoints over the Jura Mountains and the Cussey valley, a corniche and dry grasslands. Places of interest: the Cussey fountain and wash house, Echay, a typical village in the Lison valley.
Les Chandeliers and the Lison
3.64 mi
+482 ft
-482 ft
2h 05
Easy
Departure from Éternoz (Doubs)
A short, unspoilt circular walk in the heart of the Lison Valley, amongst fir forests, moss-covered sharp limestone pavement and limestone cliffs. The route leads to the impressive ‘Chandeliers’ – large rock columns shaped by erosion – and then offers a lovely view over the Lison Gorges. The walk continues past the Brue fountain and along the riverbank.
The Lison Gorges
8.64 mi
+932 ft
-938 ft
4h 45
Moderate
Departure from Éternoz (Doubs)
A fairly varied route (geological curiosity, spring, stream and river with numerous small waterfalls), well shaded and wooded enough to encounter various species of trees.
The Belvédère des Grands Ruins
8.59 mi
+1,053 ft
-1,030 ft
4h 50
Moderate
Departure from Échay (Doubs)
A peaceful walk in the Lison valley with its sandstone cliffs and three viewpoints. You will discover two typical Comtois villages, Echay and Cussey sur Lison, and its remote hamlet.
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.
Wash houses, the botanical trail and the Rurey viewpoint
6.04 mi
+597 ft
-617 ft
3h 20
Easy
Departure from Rurey (Doubs)
A short forest walk through the Val de Cademène with beautiful, unobstructed views over the Loue Valley and the Jura Mountains, taking in our Comtois villages and their bell towers nestled in the hollows of the hills. Most of the route is unmarked, so this walk will help sharpen your sense of direction.
The Rurey viewpoint
3.02 mi
+449 ft
-449 ft
1h 45
Easy
Departure from Rurey (Doubs)
In the Gallic language, ‘Rurey’ refers to a place rich in springs and streams. You will therefore set off from the beautiful circular fountain in the centre of the village, passing, at the foot of the church, in front of the elegant early 20th-century wash house built of cut stone and covered by a curious double hipped roof. You will then climb the botanical trail to a superb viewpoint over the Loue valley, overlooked by the watchful sentinel of the thousand-year-old keep of Castel Saint-Denis.
The Cademène Valley
5.05 mi
+751 ft
-732 ft
3h 00
Easy
Departure from Rurey (Doubs)
In Gaulish, ‘Rurey’ refers to a place rich in springs and streams. From its beautiful circular fountain in the centre of the village, passing by the foot of the church and in front of the elegant wash house, you will climb the botanical trail and descend into the Val de Cademène with its beautiful unobstructed views over the Loue Valley and the Jura Mountains. After passing through a somewhat wild stretch of woodland, you’ll reach the viewpoint overlooking the valley, dominated by the watchful sentinel of the thousand-year-old keep of Castel Saint-Denis.
The remains of Alésia and the Lison Gorges
5.24 mi
+840 ft
-843 ft
3h 10
Easy
Departure from Éternoz (Doubs)
On 10 November 1855, during a meeting of the Société d'Émulation du Doubs, Alphonse Delacroix exclaimed: "There is a place which, until the 19th century, retained its name of Alésia and still reigns amid the remains of the largest battlefield known to man. It is there, in Alaise, that we place the memorable siege that ended the struggle of Vercingetorix." Far from this scholarly debate, discover these ruins and, above all, the magnificent view of the Lison Gorges.
The Botte d’Alaise
8.81 mi
+961 ft
-932 ft
4h 55
Moderate
Departure from Éternoz (Doubs)
A walk along tarmac roads and forest tracks to explore the viewpoints over the River Lison and the Gallic ruins.
Forest path no longer in use (9); see the notice dated 2 September 2023 for an alternative route
From Myon to the Gour de Conche, going up via the Monniot
9.28 mi
+988 ft
-988 ft
5h 10
Moderate
Departure from Myon (Doubs)
A forest walk combining tracks, forest paths and dirt tracks, taking in the Gour de Conches, its waterfall and its spring.
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.
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.
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