Saut du Doubs walks

This walk is a marvellous way to explore the beautiful Saut du Doubs.

The Saut du Doubs is a major tourist attraction in the region. This hike will allow you to discover it and also enjoy the surrounding landscapes, continuing on to the Chatelot dam.

A superb hike around Lake Moron, culminating in the Saut du Doubs and its 27-metre waterfall.

First, visit the viewpoint overlooking the Doubs basins. Cross into Switzerland via the footbridge, then head towards Les Brenets. Climb up to the Jurgensen Tower, where you will be rewarded with a magnificent 360° panorama of the region. On the way back, take a short detour to Calvin's Head, where you will see its spectacular hole. If you visit it, be careful, it is dangerous! A superb hike in a magnificent setting.

You will walk through the beautiful forests of Mont Châtelard, interspersed with high, wild cliffs reflected in the green waters of Lac de Moron, an artificial lake created by the Châtelot dam. Then, descending into the gorge, you will walk along its steep banks, guided by the murmur of the waterfall towards the unmissable Saut du Doubs.

The walk starts on the French side but you’ll mainly be walking on the Swiss side. This walk will take you to some magnificent viewpoints. You’ll climb up to the Tête de Calvin, a magnificent viewpoint (unsecured), then head towards Les Brenets where you’ll cross the border on foot (don’t forget your documents), then on to the Marais des Goudebas (listed in the federal inventory) and finally to explore the Jurgensen Tower. It stands on a rocky outcrop at a place called Le Châtelard, in the municipality of Les Brenets. This observation tower offers sweeping panoramic views over Lake Les Brenets and the Doubs valley, whilst also housing a funerary monument. Then head for the Recrettes and Escarpineau viewing points, saving the best for last: the Saut du Doubs, first on the Swiss side and then on the French side.

Depart from Le Pissoux, descend to the Grotte de Grenier above the Doubs and cross the river on stepping stones, allowing you to cross dry-shod downstream from the Châtelot dam, followed by the magnificent marked trail on the right bank of the Doubs (Lac du Moron) on the Swiss side. At the Saut du Doubs, head back and forth to the Tête de Calvin to see the meanders of the Doubs basins stretching from Viller-le-Lac to the Saut du Doubs from above, then cross the Doubs via the footbridge upstream of the Saut du Doubs, pass by the viewpoints overlooking the Saut du Doubs and climb directly up through the forest to Le Pissoux, via the Belvédère du Châtelard overlooking Lac de Moron.