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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Besançon

Laissey

Rhine-Rhone Canal – Bike path along the Doubs loop from Laissey

Routes

Bike touring routes & trails

France

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Besançon

Laissey

Rhine-Rhone Canal – Bike path along the Doubs loop from Laissey

Hard

4.7

(108)

640

riders

Rhine-Rhone Canal – Bike path along the Doubs loop from Laissey

08:33

143km

980m

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 16, 2026

Tips

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

You may need to carry your bike.

After 121 km for 10 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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9.34 km

Saut de Gamache Viewpoint

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On the EuroVelo 6 along the Doubs and Rhine-Rhône Canal to Baume-les-Dames.

Beautiful scenery, excellent cycle path, pleasant rest stops.

More information: de.eurovelo.com/ev6/france

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14.0 km

Boucle du Doubs at Baume-les-Dames

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The Cusancin river flows into the Doubs at Baume-les-Dames. The landscapes are sublime.

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16.4 km

The Grange-Ravey cliffs

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wonderful cycle path directly along the banks of the Doubs with excellent road surface and car-free

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46.1 km

Rhine-Rhone Canal

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Beautiful bike path and beautiful scenery.

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48.7 km

Le Doubs

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The banks of the Doubs are a wonderful place for a bike ride. At this loop, the river is paralleled by the pretty Rhone-Rhine canal.

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77.0 km

Bike path along the Doubs

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pleasant and quiet (EuroVelo) cycle path along the natural river Doubs

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99.0 km

Along the Doubs River

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Definitely go. The landscape is very beautiful

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121 km

Citadel of Besançon

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The Citadelle de Besançon is an impressive fortress located on Mont Saint-Étienne, high above the city of Besançon.
Construction of the Citadelle began in 1668 under the direction of the …

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143 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

83.9 km

41.1 km

8.31 km

4.98 km

4.68 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

130 km

12.7 km

508 m

108 m

Elevation

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Highest point (470 m)

Lowest point (240 m)

Weather

Monday 17 August

29°C

17°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 20.0 km/h

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Comments

April 22, 2024,Frankreich-Frühjahrs-Tour, Etappe 15 von Montbélliard nach Besançon

Today I cycled down the beautiful Doubs Valley from Montbélliard to Besançon. A tailwind at times blew me along. The weather gods had promised a few hours of sunshine today, but the sunshine only lasted for a few minutes. It was also lousy cold again, the thermometer didn't go above 6°C today. At least it stayed dry almost the whole …

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April 12, 2022,Monbeliard nach Besancon

Today was a bit more strenuous compared to the last two days.

About five kilometers after Montbeliard, the Canal de Rhone au Rhine flows into the Doubs (just before Bavans). From there it went constantly along the Doubs through a fascinating landscape. The Doubs is a Franco-Swiss river in eastern France and north-western Switzerland and is 453 km long. It …

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June 7, 2025,07.06.25 2. Etappe von Montbeliard nach Besancon

Today it wasn't the wind that was our constant companion, but rather a persistent, heavy rain for 4 hours ☔️ Nevertheless, a beautiful stage along the Doubs.

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August 3, 2024,Montbéliard - Besancon

It couldn't be any better. Perfect cycle path, very scenic and not boring at all.

June 6, 2024,Tag 6 Von Montbéliard nach Besançon

We continue towards Provence. Today we travel along the Doub to Besançon. The perfectly developed Euro-Velo 6 leads through beautiful river landscapes

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September 9, 2024,CRR24 Tag 3 - Montbéliard: wenn die Berge längs des Kanals immer kleiner werden

Beautiful stage to Montbéliard, along the canal and the Doubs (which left us just before Montbéliard). The first part in particular, to Besançon, where the valley is even narrower and the landscape more mountainous, was a lot of fun - despite the rain almost all day. But then again, there is no such thing as bad weather.... :)

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September 5, 2021,210905 🇫🇷 VIA-BOHÈME 🌻 Montbeliard ➡️ 99km ➡️ Besançon ⬆️ 280m ⬇️ 360m 🌻

210905 - SUNDAY - 95km Montbeliard à Besançon

Hotel "La Balance", an extensive breakfast in a "venerable, beautiful hotel" where generals stayed in World War II.

In Montbeliard we continue on the Rhine-Rhone canal, accompanied by the Doubs, which comes out of the Jura in Montbeliard. The Eurovelo 6 keeps switching back and forth between the river and the canal …

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