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Saracen Gates – Saint-Pierre Church of Gex loop from Gex

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France
Auvergne Rhône Alpes

Saracen Gates – Saint-Pierre Church of Gex loop from Gex

Moderate

4.7

(46)

188

hikers

Saracen Gates – Saint-Pierre Church of Gex loop from Gex

02:29

8.35km

270m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc naturel régional du Haut-Jura

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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1

348 m

Place de la Visitation

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2

3.56 km

Saracen Gates

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Highly recommended walk there and back about 2 hours

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3

5.19 km

To see the wooden sculptures of the artist Adrien Meneau, who cuts his characters with a chainsaw from tree trunks.

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7.88 km

Saint-Pierre Church of Gex

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5

8.04 km

Clock fountain

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17th century fountain, opposite the town hall.

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8.35 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.72 km

1.99 km

1.42 km

1.09 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.82 km

1.75 km

1.57 km

1.02 km

192 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (740 m)

Lowest point (590 m)

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Thursday 29 October

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Comments

May 24, 2025,Spaziergang in Gex: Creux de l’envers und die Portes Sarrazines
At just under 3.5 kilometers, it would have been good to go down the path to the water to see the cascades that we had only just seen flashing through the trees a kilometer earlier.

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