Saut du Doubs
Description
The tour along the Doubs begins in La Chaux-de-Fonds. After the small airfield, you climb the range of hills between the Doubs and La Chaux-de-Fonds and then head directly down to the Saut du Doubs via several single trails. Watch out: The descent includes a short passage over a rocky staircase with a retaining chain. The waterfall is a special sight - here the Doubs plunges 27 meters into the depths through a rock gate and marks the spectacular start of the trail along the river.
From now on, the route always follows the right bank of the Doubs. There is a first-class trail almost all the way to Maison Monsieur. Important: bicycles are also prohibited on a short section immediately after the waterfall. After Lac de Moron, however, there is no such ban. In this part of the valley, you often feel far away from civilization.
From here, you can ride endlessly along the Doubs to St-Ursanne. However, the best trail sections are at Maison Monsieur, and the return trip on the country road to La Chaux-de-Fonds is appropriate.
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Details of the tour
38 km
785 m
785 m
622 above sea level
1162 above sea level
1 day
Chaux-de-Fonds
Chaux-de-Fonds
1065
well suited
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User comments (7)
About the author: Thomas Giger
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The foresters had been hard at work: There weren't any trees blocking the path today.
We rode the trail on Sunday. The cattle gates at the start are annoying; it’s obvious that the trail isn’t designed for mountain bikers. The descent to the waterfall is great, but unfortunately the Saut du Doubs was dry. We must have missed the no-riding sign; we didn’t see it until we were on the other side. But it didn’t bother anyone, and passing hikers and fishermen went smoothly. After the dam, there were fallen trees on the trail every so often that we had to scramble over, so the ride took much longer than planned. Otherwise, it would have been a great singletrack.
We did the tour on Tuesday, September 29, 2026. We had coffee at Le Châtelot. Unfortunately, Maison Monsieur no longer serves refreshments. Your report is accurate; the trees might be gone next year for a smoother experience.
We rode the tour on the ascent. The many cattle gates at the beginning are actually a bit tedious. But absolutely worth it in my opinion. The descent to the Saut de Doubs is challenging, but in my opinion the absolute trail high light. At the bottom of the Saut de Doubs, it's straight into the bike ban - and that's on the ascent...! How can you...! But - it was worth it. The initially numerous hikers were extremely friendly and tolerant. We had no problems at all on the narrow trail. Trail Bell was extremely well received. After around 15 minutes, the number of hikers decreased extremely quickly and there was no more talk of a driving ban. Then it was really fun. Very flowy, but every now and then with a technical surprise or a small counter-climb. In between, a picnic by the river. Wonderful...! Absolutely doable on the ascent too.
The return journey to La-Caux- de Founs is then another 400m of tarred road that you have to share with cars and, above all, various motorcycles. Conclusion: cool tour and tolerance on the trails. So it's fun.
I agree with my predecessor, the gates are a bit tricky. As it looked very steep after the rock steps, we turned left immediately after the steps. The trail is also nice and you then come to the road that leads to Saut de Doubs. From Saut de Doubs, however, it is forbidden to ride on the trail described here, even for bikes. We went through anyway and luckily didn't cross anyone...:-/ But definitely not recommended in high season.
I've actually driven through here during every season and have only ever come across a handful of hikers at most. Everything has always gone smoothly.
The first singletrail section up to Saut du Doubs would be quite nice and interesting if it weren't for the many cattle fences that have to be climbed every 300-400m. For this reason, I cannot recommend the first part of the tour. Very tedious!