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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Lons-Le-Saunier

Les Planches-Près-Arbois

Fer à Cheval Viewpoint – Tuff Waterfalls loop from Les Planches-près-Arbois

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France

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Lons-Le-Saunier

Les Planches-Près-Arbois

Fer à Cheval Viewpoint – Tuff Waterfalls loop from Les Planches-près-Arbois

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Fer à Cheval Viewpoint – Tuff Waterfalls loop from Les Planches-près-Arbois

03:11

9.89km

390m

Hiking

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 15, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 1.19 km for 412 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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65 m

View of the Fer à Cheval cirque

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From Planches-près-Arbois you have very open views of the Cirque du Fer à Cheval which closes the Arbois valley.

It is the ideal location to measure the magnitude of the proportions of this essential natural monument.

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724 m

Start of Protected Area

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A natural hiking trail along the Cuisance River. This path is flooded during high water.

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935 m

Along the river

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Nice hiking trails along La Cuisance

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1.48 km

Petite source de la Cuisance

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Source of the Cuissance River with a dam. The amount of water flowing from the source is impressive, so much so that smaller waterfalls have formed immediately afterward.

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4.47 km

Ruins of the La Châtelaine castle complex

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The Château de La Châtelaine is an 11th-century fortified castle, the remains of which stand in the municipality of La Châtelaine. Built on a rocky plateau framed by two inlets …

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5.52 km

La roche aux crocs

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Wonderful views of the valley, including several striking rock formations and Arbois. There's also a summit cross at the highest point.

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6.07 km

Fer à Cheval Viewpoint

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This belvedere is equipped with a small platform and barriers, thus offering hikers a prime perch to admire the Arbois valley and its cliffs from the bottom of the Cirque …

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8.71 km

Tuff Waterfalls

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Located at the end of the Arbois valley, in the Cirque du Fer à Cheval, the Tufs waterfall is a must-see. Its walls, waterfalls and pools create an atmosphere full of charm and mystery.

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9.89 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.53 km

2.41 km

1.48 km

401 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.38 km

2.41 km

1.26 km

1.23 km

589 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (570 m)

Lowest point (330 m)

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Saturday 13 June

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Fer à Cheval Viewpoint – Tuff Waterfalls loop from Les Planches-près-Arbois

View of the Fer à Cheval cirque

Start of Protected Area

Along the river

Petite source de la Cuisance

Ruins of the La Châtelaine castle complex

La roche aux crocs

Fer à Cheval Viewpoint

Tuff Waterfalls

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