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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Besançon

Mouthier-Haute-Pierre

Gorges of the Loue – Source de la Loue loop from Saint-Gorgon-Main

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France

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Besançon

Mouthier-Haute-Pierre

Gorges of the Loue – Source de la Loue loop from Saint-Gorgon-Main

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Gorges of the Loue – Source de la Loue loop from Saint-Gorgon-Main

02:12

14.0km

580m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 1, 2026

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248 m

Great views over the Loue

Highlight • Other

Not suitable for children. Very dangerous, but beautiful.
Recommended for adults who are not afraid of heights.

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1.78 km

Gorges of the Loue

Highlight • Gorge

Great paths lead along the Loue and offer beautiful views of the wild river.

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2.18 km

Source de la Loue

Highlight • Cave

At the source of the Loue, you are faced with a steep rock wall 150 meters high, which forms a spectacular cirque. It is from this monument that the Loue …

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2.29 km

Source of the Loue and the Old Mill

Highlight • Natural Monument

You can still see some old and newer buildings at the source of the Loue, as well as bridges and walls that probably belonged to the former mills here.

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2.67 km

The Gorges de Noailles

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

In the gorges of Noailles, you will follow the Loue to its source. Loud waterfalls punctuate the peaceful forest that borders the path.

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7.54 km

Renédale Viewpoint

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Renédale belvedere offers you the opposite viewpoint to that of La Roche (if you come from Mouthier-Haute-Pierre). Still spectacular.
And as a bonus, from this side you have a …

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10.9 km

Source of the Loue

Highlight • River

The Loue is largely a vast underground river and its source a resurgence that emerges from the immense underground network of the Jura limestone plateau.

The place, located in a …

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14.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.8 km

2.25 km

469 m

459 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.59 km

2.59 km

1.59 km

922 m

155 m

141 m

Elevation

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Highest point (750 m)

Lowest point (420 m)

Weather

Tuesday 19 May

18°C

8°C

34 %

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Gorges of the Loue

Source de la Loue

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