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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Besançon
Mouthier-Haute-Pierre

Source du Pontet

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Source du Pontet

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    1. The gorges of Nouailles and the source of the Loue — loop from Mouthier-Haute-Pierre

    14.5km

    04:31

    540m

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    Expert hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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    Expert hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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    January 15, 2022

    This source is one of the most curious in the Loue valley. Emanating from a deep cave (and accessible on foot) the waterfall expels its waters with a rather impressive power.
    Also, lovers of geological curiosities will notice the walls and vaults of limestone tuff (porous rock common in the region).

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      November 17, 2019

      Source du Pontet is the lowest entrance of the cave system - Grotte des faux Monnayeurs.
      Unfortunately not accessible at this point...blocked by water, siphons and narrow crevices. Above the source and about 40 meters higher (to the left of it) is the central entrance portal, which can be easily reached through an iron ladder.
      You can walk a good 100 meters into the cave and advance to a third entrance, but be careful, the exit ends in the middle of a rock face.

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        June 27, 2017

        Impressive karst spring of the Pontet, which flows heavily from a cave about 90 m deep.

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          Location: Mouthier-Haute-Pierre, Besançon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

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