This hike is a marvellous way to explore the beautiful Saut du Doubs.
Calculated time: 3h50[?] 
Distance : 10.36km
Vertical gain : 371m
Vertical drop : 373m
Highest point : 915m
Lowest point : 713m 
Difficulty : Average
Back to starting point : Yes
Walking
Area : Jura mountains 
Location : Villers-le-Lac
(25130)
Starting point : N 47.085317° / E 6.703423° (S) Park the car in the Les Vions car park.
Head down the road to the pier at Lake Brenets and head left (1). Follow the signs towards Barrage du Châtelot dam overlooking the Doubs. After a short walk, you will come to the amazing Saut du Doubs (2).
At the dam (3), turn left into the path leading to the ladder (an old French and Swiss smugglers’ passage in their heyday). Continue uphill to the hamlet of Le Pissoux and follow the road, with the return markings taking you back to the pier (for a small boat trip on the lake) or directly to the car park.
Waypoints :
D/A : km 0 - alt. 889m
1 : km 0.2 - alt. 864m
2 : km 0.85 - alt. 767m - Doubs (rivière)
3 : km 1.17 - alt. 784m - Saut du Doubs
4 : km 4.65 - alt. 741m - Barrage du Châtelot dam
D/A : km 10.36 - alt. 889m
Some parts of the hike are on roads on the return journey.
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Global average : 4.44/5
Number of opinions : 37
Description quality : 4.3/5
Routemap quality : 4.46/5
Walk interest : 4.56/5
Global average : 4.33 / 5
Date of walk
: 06/08/19
Description quality
: Good
Routemap quality
: Very good
Walk interest
: Good
Walked to the dam and back the same way. Did not continue after the dam as did not want to walk a significant way on roads or take the boat trip. The walk to the dam was very interesting with many rock formations to view. The dam itself was less interesting.
Glad you enjoyed the walk! Please feel welcome to share any photos if you have any 
Global average : 5 / 5
Date of walk
: 09/07/18
Description quality
: Very good
Routemap quality
: Very good
Walk interest
: Very good
Hi.. On a hot day great interesting walk . Under forest cover and plenty of shade, but with great views .No cafes on the way so take your own suppliers.Wonderful walk would do it again.
6.19km
+358m
-359m
2h35
Average
Starting point in Consolation-Maisonnettes - 25 - Doubs A walk around the Cirque de Consolation with a thrilling variety of views and valleys. Beautiful panoramic views and bodies of water on way.
10.28km
+527m
-524m
4h10
Average
Starting point in Môtiers - Canton of Neuchâtel Rousseau once wrote «I have, opposite my windows, a beautiful waterfall which from the mountain top, plunges from a rocky escarpment into the valley, with a sound heard for miles around, especially when waters are high». From waterfall to waterfall, alongside these impressively steep gorges which once inspired fear (poëta from the latin putidus meaning "altered, fetid"), this trail will lead you through a delightful hike through rocks and water.
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