Fort de Chaudanne – Battant Bridge loop from Besançon

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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Fort de Chaudanne – Battant Bridge loop from Besançon

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4.3

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439

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Fort de Chaudanne – Battant Bridge loop from Besançon

01:33

12.7km

360m

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Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

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1.04 km

Fort de Chaudanne

Highlight • Historical Site

Fort Chaudanne is at the top of the eponymous hill.
If it cannot be visited, you can however go around it and appreciate its fortifications as well as the trench …

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7.95 km

The Rosemont Battery (Fort de Rosemont) is a 19th-century military building consisting of six guns hastily constructed during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 to support the Planoise and Chaudanne positions. …

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8.04 km

Rosemont Hill

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From the glacis (sloping ground in front of a fortification) of Fort Rosemont, you will have the pleasure of admiring the very clear view of the Planoise hill.

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11.9 km

Les quais de la Boucle

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From the banks of the Doubs, you will be able to appreciate the limits of the historic center of Besançon, which is nicknamed by us, the Loop. Small nickname which …

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12.4 km

Battant Bridge

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It is the most famous bridge in the city. This bridge which spans the Doubs was built in Roman times. Today the bridge has been rehabilitated and it accommodates the tramway.

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