Lac de Joux – Lac de Joux loop from L'Isle

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Lac de Joux – Lac de Joux loop from L'Isle

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Lac de Joux – Lac de Joux loop from L'Isle

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74.6km

1,180m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 44.3 km for 18 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

10.4 km

Viewpoint

12.4 km

Col du Mollendruz

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The Col de Mollendruz is a road pass located at an altitude of 1,180 metres. It is also the starting point for many hikes and a great place to admire the Alps.

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14.5 km

Col de Pétra Félix

Mountain Pass

27.7 km

Lac de Joux

Highlight • Lake

Beautiful mountain lake in the Jura. Can be cycled around by bike. With me there was unfortunately torrential rain, the circumnavigation I had to cancel.

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28.0 km

Lac de Joux

Highlight (Segment) • Lake

Very beautiful lake in the high valley of the Vallée de Joux.
More information: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lac_de_Joux

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36.5 km

Best view of Lac de Joux

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice Riviera ambience with a beach and essentials for supply.

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36.6 km

Lac de Joux

Highlight • Lake

Lac de Joux is the largest lake in the Jura mountains. You can completely circle it by bike. On the way you can enjoy beautiful beaches and swimming spots for refreshing breaks.

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39.2 km

Col du Mont d'Orzeires

Mountain Pass

40.2 km

Jungfrau Road in the Jura Vaudois Nature Park

Highlight • Trail

62.8 km

La Sarraz Castle

Highlight • Castle

This castle is located in a park above the village and dates back to the 11th century. It was renovated in the 15th and 16th centuries. In front of the …

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63.2 km

Fountain in La Sarraz

Highlight • Monument

Not far from La Sarraz is this gorgeous waterfall. On a very hot day you can take a dip even! Hike or Bike you will like.

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74.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

51.9 km

7.26 km

7.23 km

4.36 km

3.76 km

111 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

60.0 km

11.1 km

2.31 km

1.22 km

Elevation

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Highest point (1,180 m)

Lowest point (490 m)

Weather

Tuesday 13 October

21°C

8°C

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Comments

November 3, 2022,Vernand en novembre.🤧 3.11.2022

Exit before the rain via Vernand going up on the Mollendruz, down on the Valley and around the Lac de Joux, climb on the Mont d'Orzeires pass before the descent on Vallorbe and pass through La Sarraz to return.☺️

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November 26, 2023,Satisfaction!. 🤪 26.11.2023

Today closes the parenthesis of the world tour since my registration on Komoot (26.7.2021 - 26.11.2023) 28 months to complete the official 40,075 km of the world tour via the equator! 🫣. For this tour, outing to the Vallée de Joux, a place that I really like, both in summer and winter. Today under bright sunshine I had a little …

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December 25, 2024,Joyeux Noël.☃️❄️❄️ 25.12.2024

"Merry Christmas everyone 🎂! May your turkey🐔 be perfectly cooked (or at least edible), may your presents not be a pack of socks ✨️for the third year in a row, and may your uncle🕵 find something other than his eternal joke about Santa Claus to tell🎅! Between two debates on who will eat the last piece of Yule log 🪵and …

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March 20, 2025,Comme un air de printemps!😆 20.3.2025

Under a spring sky where thin clouds drift lazily, the road opens up like a promise of freedom. ☀️✨ The air is sweet, laden with the scent of awakening flowers, and each pedal stroke makes the landscape glide by like a living watercolor. 🚴‍♀️🏞️ The birdsong accompanies the murmur of the wind, caressing the skin with that luminous warmth that …

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November 4, 2024,Brouillard, stratus.... et soleil.🌫🌞 4.11.2024

Climbing above the stratus that spreads out in a sea of gray clouds, towards a beautiful sun ☀️ that shines, flooding the sky with light, while the lower layers remain in shadow, creating a striking contrast between the brilliant clarity and the veiled softness of the landscape below.🌫🌞

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February 7, 2026,Du cloître au brouillard, carnet d’une journée d’hiver.🚴‍♂️❄️ 7.2.2026

A quick stop in Romainmôtier, the kind of place where time seems to slow down on its own… 🚲💨 I lean my bike against an old stone wall, helmet in hand, and set off to stroll through the quiet alleyways, camera at the ready 📸🙂
I simply had to stop in front of the magnificent Abbey Church ⛪✨
Founded around …

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July 1, 2024,Deux cols pour un tour du lac.😜 1.7.2024

Left late in the afternoon to do my daily bike ride, heading for the climb of Mollendruz for a relaxed stroll around Lac de Joux then continuing on the Col du Mont d'Orzière before being caught in a storm on Vallorbe (well of course, I hadn't taken my rain gear!!🤔) and started my return to school via Croy (with very …

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November 27, 2025,✨ Panoramas sous le souffle de l’hiver. ❄️ 27.11.2025

A magical outing, just the way I like them, with that perfect combination of sun and snow ❄️☀️ that transforms every landscape into a dazzling panorama. From the very first meters, I felt that special atmosphere of icy days, where every breath of wind seems to sparkle in the frosty air ✨.

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