Le Fer à Cheval
Key facts
- Distance
- 7.7 km
- Ascent
- +286 m
- Descent
- −263 m
- Estimated time
- 2 hr 15
- hiking
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- official rating
- Route
- Loop
- back to the start
Official time: 2 h 30 min
Profile and gradient
- under 10%
- 10 to 20%
- over 20%
Gradient along the route: 5.6 km under 10% and 2.1 km at 10 to 20%. Elevation from 841 m to 1,087 m over 7.7 km.
Surface and path types
- Surface
- Paved 17%
- Dirt & gravel 82%
- Unknown 1%
- Path types
- Trail 24%
- Track 59%
- Road 16%
- Off-network 1%
Difficulty
Official rating: moderate, by Département du Doubs.
Getting there
Start: Collège André-Malraux, Pontarlier, Pontarlier (25).
Sources
- Track: Département du Doubs (explore.doubs.fr), ODbL, ODbL 1.0 (explore.doubs.fr/trek/931-Le-Fer-a-Cheval). Time estimated by GPX Path with the Mac app rule, breaks not included.
- Official time: 2 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: 286 m, Département du Doubs
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