Chemin du Train
Key facts
- Distance
- 20.7 km
- Ascent
- +258 m
- Descent
- −122 m
- Estimated time
- 4 hr 55
- hiking ; road cycling : 1 hr 05
- Difficulty
- Very easy
- official rating
- Route
- Point to point
- ends elsewhere
Official time: 3 h 30 min
Profile and gradient
- under 10%
- 10 to 20%
- over 20%
Gradient along the route: 20.7 km under 10%. Elevation from 800 m to 864 m over 20.7 km.
Surface and path types
- Surface
- Paved 99%
- Dirt & gravel 1%
- Path types
- Trail 97%
- Track 1%
- Road 2%
Difficulty
Official rating: very easy, by Département du Doubs.
Getting there
Start: Lycée Toussaint-Louverture, Pontarlier, Pontarlier (25).
Sources
- Track: Département du Doubs (explore.doubs.fr), ODbL, ODbL 1.0 (explore.doubs.fr/trek/1682-Chemin-du-Train). Time estimated by GPX Path with the Mac app rule, breaks not included.
- Official time: 3 h 30 min, explore.doubs.fr
- Surface and path types: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, extract of 28 October 2026, matched to the track every 10 m (openstreetmap.org/copyright)
- Official elevation gain: 258 m, Département du Doubs
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