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La source du Doubs

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Mouthe

La source du Doubs

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La source du Doubs

Recommended by 86 hikers out of 88

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Please check local regulations for: Parc naturel régional du Haut-Jura

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Location: Mouthe, Pontarlier, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

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1. The source of the Doubs — loop in the Haut-Jura Regional Natural Park

4.30km

01:14

90m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. La source du Doubs – Moutat Peat Bog loop from Mouthe

6.21km

01:46

130m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Moutat Peat Bog – La source du Doubs loop from Petite-Chaux

9.59km

02:35

120m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Kristian

September 6, 2025

The source of the Doubs River is a powerful karst spring in a heavily karstified area of the Jura Mountains. It lies at an altitude of 937 meters at the foot of the forested, up to 1,419-meter-high Mont Risoux mountain range, which straddles the border between France and Switzerland. The Doubs River rises from a small, approximately five-meter-deep spring basin in a cave in the rock.

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MonacoTrail

September 5, 2022

The source of the Doubs is actually an underground outflow of the Swiss Lac du Joux, located beyond the ridge. On its way in the mountain, the water flows through a deep siphon, i.e. a deeper cavity, before it rises again and emerges here as a small river. All around, too, the water gushes out of the slope, trickles out of the ground, a real kingdom of water.

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Uwe

September 15, 2019

Only a few steps up the slope you are already at the source.

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Location: Mouthe, Pontarlier, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

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La source du Doubs

1. The source of the Doubs — loop in the Haut-Jura Regional Natural Park

2. La source du Doubs – Moutat Peat Bog loop from Mouthe

3. Moutat Peat Bog – La source du Doubs loop from Petite-Chaux

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