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La Roche Fauconnière – la borne au lion loop from Giron

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La Roche Fauconnière – la borne au lion loop from Giron

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La Roche Fauconnière – la borne au lion loop from Giron

08:18

88.6km

2,380m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 29, 2026

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

You may need to carry your bike.

After 40.9 km for 13 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.98 km

Fauconnière Viewpoint

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Above Giron in the direction of La Pesse, park near the cross. Nice belvedere, then push to the lion terminal.

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5.56 km

The promontory offers a sublime panorama of the Roche Fauconnière cirque. The site has been classified as a “sensitive natural area” since 1936. The 150 meter high cliff dominates the Semine valley and faces the Orvaz valley.

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13.2 km

la borne au lion

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This stone not only offers superb views over the Crêt de Chalam sector, but it also marks a historic boundary. Originally it marked the border between the kingdoms of France, Spain and Italy, then between Franche-Comté and Bugey and now the administrative border between the departments of Jura and Ain.

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13.3 km

La Borne au Lyon (1613) originally "Borne de la Cléa".

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This boundary stone marked the border between Franche-Comté (north) and French Bugey (south). To the east, the Pays de Gex was separated by the Sardinian Corridor, in which the Spanish Way was located.

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40.5 km

The Giant's Kettles

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Located in Saint-Germain-de-Joux, the Marmites de Géant (Giant's Cauldrons) were carved by the Semine river and its tributary the Combet. Gigantic cylindrical hollows, two to three meters deep, are connected by a few successive waterfalls.

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56.7 km

Col de Bérentin

Mountain Pass

64.0 km

Refuge de la Conay

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Extraordinary panorama, ideal place for a break on the GTJ route, a picnic or even a stopover in a gîte (booking: refugelaconay.clubalpinbourgenbresse.fr/reservation/)

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66.7 km

Col de Cuvéry

Mountain Pass

88.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

39.5 km

38.6 km

6.83 km

3.67 km

101 m

Surfaces

35.3 km

32.5 km

11.6 km

6.92 km

1.31 km

1.11 km

Elevation

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Highest point (1,310 m)

Lowest point (430 m)

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Tuesday 30 June

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La Roche Fauconnière – la borne au lion loop from Giron

Fauconnière Viewpoint