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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Besançon
École-Valentin

Cote d'Amagney – Citadel of Besançon loop from École-Valentin

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France
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Besançon
École-Valentin

Cote d'Amagney – Citadel of Besançon loop from École-Valentin

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Cote d'Amagney – Citadel of Besançon loop from École-Valentin

04:13

87.9km

1,110m

Expert road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 16, 2025

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427 m in total

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15.8 km

Col de la Grande Côte (467 m) via Marchaux

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Nice little climb, quite regular, in a beautiful forest atmosphere

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22.4 km

Cote d'Amagney

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39.5 km

Citadel of Besançon

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The Citadelle de Besançon is a fortress overlooking the city of Besançon (Doubs) in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. It is one of the masterpieces by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1633-1707), military …

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49.1 km

Gennes Town Hall-Washhouse

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Unusual building in the center of the village of Gennes, serving both a wash house and the town hall. Built in 1844, it made it possible to meet these two needs in a single construction.

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62.1 km

Champlive tunnel

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Not hot inside summer and winter.

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68.8 km

Forfeit

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Sometimes demolished buildings look really exciting, like this

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87.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

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50.8 km

22.2 km

5.72 km

5.25 km

3.79 km

144 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

85.4 km

1.71 km

449 m

287 m

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