La Cluse-et-Mijoux – Joux Castle loop from Les Verrières
La Cluse-et-Mijoux – Joux Castle loop from Les Verrières
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La Cluse-et-Mijoux – Joux Castle loop from Les Verrières
02:14
47.5km
450m
Road cycling
Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: May 29, 2026
Tips
Includes a very steep uphill segment
You may need to push your bike.
After 13.6 km for 167 m
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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27.9 km
La Cluse-et-Mijoux
Highlight • Settlement
History buffs can visit Fort de Joux or Fort Malher, which overlook La Cluse-et-Mijoux. Several chapels (Saint-Léger and Saint-Claude) also dot the outskirts of the town.
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28.3 km
Passage at the foot of Château de Joux and the ruins of Fort Mahler
Highlight • Castle
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33.0 km
Pontarlier
Highlight • Settlement
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33.8 km
Saint-Bénigne Church
Highlight • Religious Site
Historically, the church was almost completely rebuilt between 1651 and 1666 on the same site as an original 11th century Romanesque church, of which almost nothing remains (except a 15th century portal). This happened after the passage of the troops of Duke Bernard de Saxe-Weimar during the Thirty Years' War. In 1666 the church was rededicated in honor of Saint Bénigne. The church has suffered serious damage over time from two fires, one in 1680 and one during the Pontarlier fire of 1736. The clocher porch was rebuilt in 1681, and the imperial dome was added in 1753 by architect Nicolas Nicole. In 1970 the church underwent a major restoration, and in 1974 new stained glass windows were created by artist Alfred Manessier and the Lorin de Chartres workshops.
The organ, which dates from 1758 and is in Louis XV style, was restored in 1844 and again in 1982.
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34.5 km
Le Doubs
Lake
38.4 km
Joux Castle
Highlight • Castle
The castle is located at a strategically important location above the small town of La Cluse-et-Mijoux. The Dijon-Lausanne trade route crossed the Jura mountains here. The road crosses a rocky cliff and could therefore be easily controlled from the castle.
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47.5 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
30.8 km
11.9 km
3.43 km
1.27 km
113 m
< 100 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
46.0 km
1.21 km
144 m
113 m
< 100 m
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Elevation
Highest point (950 m)
Lowest point (740 m)
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