Rhine-Rhone Canal – Le Doubs loop from Raynans

Bike touring routes & trails

France

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Montbéliard

Raynans

Rhine-Rhone Canal – Le Doubs loop from Raynans

Hard

5.0

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Rhine-Rhone Canal – Le Doubs loop from Raynans

03:48

63.4km

480m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. 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 26, 2026

Tips

Includes a movable bridge

Check opening times.

After 20.1 km for 18 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

13.4 km

Junction between the Rhine–Rhône Canal and the Doubs

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Beautiful bridge over the Doubs.

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15.4 km

Dampierre-sur-le-Doubs Lock

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Directly next to the small village, the canal is separated from the Doubs River by a narrow levee.

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17.4 km

Super directional cycle path!

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We are riding on a brand new asphalted bike path. It's a pleasure, it's almost like flying!

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25.6 km

Rhine-Rhone Canal

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Beautiful bike path and beautiful scenery.

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28.2 km

Le Doubs

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The banks of the Doubs are a wonderful place for a bike ride. At this loop, the river is paralleled by the pretty Rhone-Rhine canal.

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28.2 km

Between the Doubs and the Canal

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Here the cycle path runs along a dam for a few kilometers between the canal and the Doubs. Very nice to drive.

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32.4 km

L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs Lock

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Quaint view across the old canal locks in this historic town on the Doubs river.

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32.7 km

On the outskirts of Isle-sur-le-Doubs, the river splits into two arms, making part of the town an island, hence its name. With approximately 3,000 inhabitants, Isle-sur-le-Doubs offers campsites, restaurants and shops in a very pleasant setting.

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63.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

32.1 km

26.3 km

4.37 km

296 m

242 m

159 m

Surfaces

59.9 km

3.04 km

238 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (420 m)

Lowest point (290 m)

Weather

Thursday 15 October

22°C

8°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 8.0 km/h

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Comments

September 29, 2023,Fahrradtour nach Montbéliard

What a nice tour, first again on small roads past many happy cows - in the pasture and not in the stable - and then in St. Marie you come to a great bike path. Montbeliard is super bike-friendly and welcomes us with beautiful green spaces. We then head back on the Euro-Velo 6 along the Rhine-Rhone Canal with a …

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