La Cluse et le Château de Joux
Key facts
- Distance
- 11.5 km
- Ascent
- +383 m
- Descent
- −337 m
- Estimated time
- 3 hr 15
- hiking
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- official rating
- Route
- Loop
- back to the start
Official time: 3 h
Profile and gradient
- under 10%
- 10 to 20%
- over 20%
Gradient along the route: 9.2 km under 10% and 2.3 km at 10 to 20%. Elevation from 826 m to 1,058 m over 11.5 km.
Surface and path types
- Surface
- Paved 39%
- Dirt & gravel 61%
- Path types
- Trail 34%
- Track 35%
- Road 31%
Difficulty
Official rating: moderate, by Département du Doubs.
Getting there
Start: Office de tourisme, Pontarlier, Pontarlier (25).
Sources
- Track: Département du Doubs (explore.doubs.fr), ODbL, ODbL 1.0 (explore.doubs.fr/trek/1483-La-Cluse-et-le-Chateau-de-Joux). Time estimated by GPX Path with the Mac app rule, breaks not included.
- Official time: 3 h, 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: 383 m, Département du Doubs
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