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The route climbs at an average rate, although it also reaches a peak of 11% (briefly). Overall, it's a very pleasant ride, and the forest provides shade when needed, making the climb more bearable. Overall, it's a better alternative for cyclists than the main D47 road via Les Gras directly towards Pontarlier. It's also less busy and offers more variety, alternating between meadows and forest sections.

Very pretty little town.

The Église Saint-Bénigne in Pontarlier is a church dating from the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries. This church combines Romanesque, Gothic and Franc-Comtoise style elements. The striking clocher porch is topped with an imperial domed roof, also known as a clocher comtois, a traditional feature of Franche-Comté. The roof is covered with glazed tiles. The Église Saint-Bénigne is located in the Haut-Doubs and is dedicated to Saint Bénigne. Since May 19, 1970, the building has been registered as a historical monument. Historically, the church was almost completely rebuilt between 1651 and 1666 on the same site as an original 11th century Romanesque church, of which almost nothing remains (except a 15th century portal). This happened after the passage of the troops of Duke Bernard de Saxe-Weimar during the Thirty Years' War. In 1666 the church was rededicated in honor of Saint Bénigne. The church has suffered serious damage over time from two fires, one in 1680 and one during the Pontarlier fire of 1736. The clocher porch was rebuilt in 1681, and the imperial dome was added in 1753 by architect Nicolas Nicole. In 1970 the church underwent a major restoration, and in 1974 new stained glass windows were created by artist Alfred Manessier and the Lorin de Chartres workshops. The organ, which dates from 1758 and is in Louis XV style, was restored in 1844 and again in 1982.

Pontarlier is a mountain town located 837 meters above sea level in the heart of the Jura Mountains. As the capital of Haut Doubs, it is located at the entrance to a vast area of protected natural areas, where forests, lakes and green meadows are essential for the production of Mont d'Or and Comté cheese. Pontarlier was once known worldwide for its production of absinthe at the beginning of the last century. Today, the city has revived this tradition, with two distilleries once again producing absinthe.

If you are looking for a great adventure in the Swiss Jura, why not visit the Glacière de Monlési, the largest natural ice cave in Switzerland? You can access it on foot from the Col des Sagnettes, on the road between Fleurier and La Brévine. The cave is a karst sinkhole that contains three shafts, leading to a large ice-filled room. You can explore the icy wonders of this underground world, like stalagmites and ice stalactites. But be careful, it is very dangerous to go over the ladder or walk on the ice without the proper equipment and guidance. The Glacière de Monlési is a protected nature reserve and a unique geological phenomenon.

Col sur le Mont from Grand'Combe-Châteleu is a climb located in the Doubs region. This climb is 3.9 kilometers long, for an elevation gain of 203 meters. Col sur le Mont from Grand'Combe-Châteleu has an average slope of 5.2%. The highest point is 962 meters above sea level. The road is paved, but it's not the newest, so be careful, there might be potholes.

The place in Switzerland with the lowest winter temperatures La Brévine is characterized by a harsh and relatively humid climate. In winter, a cold air pool forms in the completely enclosed Vallée de la Brévine during nights of radiant heat (clear skies and little to no wind ensure maximum cooling of the ground via radiation). Temperatures often reach −30°C, which earned the place the nickname "Siberia of Switzerland." On January 12, 1987, the lowest temperature ever recorded at an official MeteoSwiss station in Switzerland was recorded at the La Brévine measuring station: −41.8°C. For the normal period 1991–2020, the annual average temperature is 5.3°C, with the coldest monthly average temperatures recorded in January at −3.5°C and the warmest in July at 14.4°C. On average, around 183 frost days and 36 ice days are expected here. There are an average of 15 to 16 summer days per year, while there is an average of one hot day. The MeteoSwiss measuring station is located at an altitude of 1,050 meters.

Pontarlier is the capital of the "green fairy". It is here that the absinthe liqueur so popular in the nineteenth century and originating in the Val de Travers in the Swiss jura was produced industrially. The drink was nicknamed so because of its beautiful green color. She probably made you see fairies because wormwood has a hallucinogenic substance. It was forbidden to consume. Pontarlier is the second highest town in France after Briançon. Its city center is very pleasant.