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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Saint-Claude
Étival

Lake Etival – Col de la Joux loop from Les Piards

Routes
France
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Saint-Claude
Étival

Lake Etival – Col de la Joux loop from Les Piards

Moderate

2

riders

Lake Etival – Col de la Joux loop from Les Piards

02:02

28.5km

440m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 14, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 16.4 km for 75 m

After 16.9 km for 109 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

6 m

Lake Etival

Highlight • Lake

Nestled at the foot of a beautiful mixed forest, the Etival lakes constitute an important wetland for the biodiversity of the Jura massif. A great run with stunning views included.

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2

12.4 km

Col de la Joux

Highlight • Mountain Pass

A charming climb from Clairvaux-les-lacs. Departure under a rocky bar then very quickly a road which winds in the forest, hairpin bends, a beautiful surface, and easy percentages, a single …

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3

16.8 km

A very beautiful walking route through the peat bog to understand the specificities of this natural environment. The regional nature reserve is part of the Ramsar site "Lakes and peat bogs of the Jura Massif".

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4

17.4 km

Beautiful gravel section in the rolling Jura meadowlands. If you come from Pont des Janiers, take the hill on the left - if you continue straight ahead, the gravel road becomes a grassy track.

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5

18.1 km

Gravel Le pont des Janiers

Highlight • Other

Gravel section close to Prénovel. Some larger rocks here and there, but overall a smooth gravel road.

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6

18.4 km

Great gravel section near Prénovel.

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27.8 km

Le Grand Lac

Lake

B

28.5 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.1 km

10.5 km

1.30 km

655 m

Surfaces

13.8 km

9.92 km

3.54 km

1.02 km

250 m

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Highest point (1,030 m)

Lowest point (770 m)

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Tuesday 19 May

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