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Au fil du Doubs - Stage 4

Hiking trail
Time required: 2 - 4hLength: 15.40 km

Contact

Parc naturel régional du Doubs
6 Place du 23 Juin, CP 316
2350 Saignelégier

www.parcdoubs.ch/

Parc du Doubs - Leave the wild nature behind you and slowly come back to the real world before reaching the medieval town of St-Ursanne. There, the Doubs makes a sharp turn; perhaps this is where it gets ist name from - dubitus meaning the hesitant in Latin.

Route-information

Route-information

Length
15.40 km
Amount untarred route
9.20 km
Vertical heigth
15 m
Altitude difference ascent
160 m
Altitude difference descent
145 m
Time required
2 - 4h
Level technique
Easy
Level condition
Easy
Height profile view map

Details

The aspiring explorers can enjoy a treasure hunt on the Doubs in a canoe or a kayak. A fun family activity: www.maisondutourisme.ch
Every other year in July (every odd year), St-Ursanne hosts the "Fête des Médiévales", a medevial fair.

Signalization

Route n° 95

Possibilities for catering

Soubey:
- Hôtel du Cerf: www.juragourmand.ch/hotelducerf.htm
- Domaine de Tariche: www.tariche.ch /
St-Ursanne:
- Maison du Tourisme : www.maisondutourisme.ch
- Hôtel Restaurant de la Couronne: www.hotelcouronne.ch
- Hôtel du Boeuf: www.hotelduboeuf.ch

Price information

Package available (Accommodation + breakfast + luggage transport): CHF 599.-
More infos: www.swisstrails.ch

Infrastructure

  • Picnicplace
  • Fireplace

Arrival

Starting point
Soubey (Altitude: 475 m)
Arrival by public transport
Soubey, Village, bus Timetable SBB
Destination
St-Ursanne (Altitude: 490 m)
Arrival by public transport
Gare CFF de St-Ursanne Timetable SBB

Suitable for

The offer is suitable for

  • Adults
  • Children >12 years
  • 50+
  • Families
  • Groups

The offer has been particularly developed for

  • Third cycle (1st – 3rd grade, lower secondary)
  • Upper Secondary School Classes
  • Association/Companies

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Parc du Doubs

Pont de Saint-Jean, St-Ursanne

Ancien pont traversant le Doubs pour rejoindre la cité médiévale de St-Ursanne. Datant de 1729, le pont actuel a été construit en remplacement d'un pont en bois datant de 1760.

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Parc du Doubs

Hôtel du Doubs

Avec son restaurant, sa terrasse et son bar, l'Hôtel du Doubs vous offre ses spécialités : truites aux fines herbes, cuisses de grenouilles, jambon à l'os et friture de filet de carpe.

Hotel
Parc du Doubs

Hôtel de la Couronne

Small family hotel with nine pleasant and comfortable rooms equipped with free Internet WLAN connexion. A brasserie and a restaurant, completed in summer by a terrace with a play area for children and a petanque pitch. Traditional cuisine.

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Parc du Doubs

St-Ursanne

This "pearl of the Jura" is a medieval little town on the Doubs river with a prestigious history. Century-old buildings such as the collegiate church from the 12th century and its cloisters testify to this.
Guided tours: www.juratourisme.ch.

SiteHistorical place
Parc du Doubs

Hermitage in St-Ursanne

The hermitage chapel in the rock face is reached through a late Renaissance style door and 200 steps. Next to it is the grotto in which St Ursicinus is supposed to have lived, and a viewpoint with a wonderful view of the Doubs.

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Parc du Doubs

Portes médiévales St-Ursanne

Trois magnifiques portes encerclent les enceintes de la cité médiévale. La porte Saint-Paul(XIIIè), la porte Saint-Pierre (XVIè) et la porte St-Jean (XVIè).

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