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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Montbéliard

Saint-Hippolyte

Bisontin Cave – Doubs Viewpoint loop from Saint-Hippolyte

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France

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Montbéliard

Saint-Hippolyte

Bisontin Cave – Doubs Viewpoint loop from Saint-Hippolyte

Moderate

4.6

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Bisontin Cave – Doubs Viewpoint loop from Saint-Hippolyte

04:29

14.5km

410m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 8, 2026

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Parc naturel régional du Doubs Horloger

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.69 km

Bridge over the Doubs near Bief

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A beautiful iron bridge over the Doubs. I don't recommend driving on the D437, as some drivers practically use it as a "race track," and the shoulder is very narrow in places.

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5.64 km

Auf den Felsen über Bief/Doubs

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8.84 km

Bisontin Cave

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Two rocks clash to form an arch of geological curiosity. A must see.

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9.05 km

View of the Doubs Valley from the rocky outcrop

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Beware of vertigo!

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9.82 km

Many churches in France, including this chapel, are dedicated to the Virgin Mary under the widely used title "Notre-Dame" (in German: "Our Dear Lady"). A brief thought on the Mother of God from Albino Luciani (Pope John Paul I):
"Mary is indeed our sister, as Saint Ambrose says. She led a life very similar to ours. It is of course beautiful to venerate Mary as the Virgin and Mother of God, as the one conceived immaculately by original sin and taken up into heaven; but she is also the Madonna of plates, brooms and cooking pots..."
Every visitor to this small Marian shrine can decide for themselves which "Notre-Dame" they would like to venerate here.

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14.0 km

Saint-Hippolyte

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This small rural town is located at the foot of the northern end of the Jura massif. It is located exactly in what is called the Franche-montagne, a small region located between the Doubs and Dessoubre valleys.

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14.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.48 km

3.29 km

2.64 km

2.52 km

2.45 km

104 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.85 km

4.41 km

2.53 km

1.60 km

737 m

208 m

175 m

Elevation

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Highest point (630 m)

Lowest point (360 m)

Weather

Thursday 9 July

33°C

17°C

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Comments

May 11, 2024,Wandern - Jura - über der Doubs bei Saint Hippolyte

Wonderful paths... first along the Doubs, mostly a wide road under trees, then steep and narrow up to the rocks - great! - then meadows at the top and then a narrow path up the cave and the Arc and the whole way up on/next to the rocky edge high above the Doubs back again.
Then stop for coffee in …

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October 4, 2023,23_10_05 🇫🇷 Saint-Hippolyte, Grotte du Bisontin

A very nice loop over the rocks above the Doubs to the Grotte du Bisontin. Definitely worth seeing when the cascades have dried up. The rain tonight wasn't enough. At the height near Lebvillers we observed a herd of wild mouflons. We were traveling completely alone

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Bisontin Cave – Doubs Viewpoint loop from Saint-Hippolyte

Bridge over the Doubs near Bief

Auf den Felsen über Bief/Doubs

Bisontin Cave

Doubs Viewpoint

View of the Doubs Valley from the rocky outcrop

Natural Arch

Notre-Dame-du-Mont Chapel

Saint-Hippolyte

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