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Food & drinkEasyAll year round (Mont-d’Or from September to May)

Flavours of the Haut-Doubs (demonstration)

Four nights from Morteau to Les Rousses: smoked sausage cooked in a tuyé, absinthe, Mont-d’Or and matured Comté cheese in a fort.

in stages
4 nights
in stages
at your own pace
No hiking
at your own pace
between stages
By car
between stages

Overview

Sample itinerary: the accommodation listed is fictitious. A holiday without hiking to experience the Haut-Doubs: travel by car from one stop to the next, with a gourmet tour each day and optional short walks. Visits (smokehouses, distilleries, cheese dairies, wine cellars) must be booked directly with the producers: please check opening hours and days.
Start
Morteau (Doubs)
Season
All year round (Mont-d’Or from September to May)
Getting there and back
Travelling by car, with distances of 15 to 60 km between stages. Morteau is also served by the train (Besançon–Le Locle line).

Map and profile

Approximate line between the stage villages.

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  • 1 Stage village
  • Partner accommodation

The stages

  1. 1
    Stage 1: Morteau

    Night in Morteau

    Easy

    Morteau (Doubs) → Morteau

    Arrival in Morteau, the home of ‘tuyé’-smoked sausage. Visit to a traditional smokehouse and the Haut-Doubs Watchmaking Museum at Château Pertusier.

    Highlights
    Morteau sausage; traditional ‘tuyés’; clock-making museum; the Saut du Doubs waterfall nearby
    Food and supplies
    Butchers and shops in the centre of Morteau
    Access
    Morteau railway station
  2. 2
    Stage 2: Pontarlier

    Night in Pontarlier

    Easy

    Morteau → Pontarlier

    Route to Pontarlier via the Val de Morteau and Montbenoît Abbey. In Pontarlier, the historic capital of absinthe, visit a distillery.

    Highlights
    Montbenoît Abbey; absinthe distilleries; the nearby Château de Joux
    Food and supplies
    Plenty of restaurants in Pontarlier
    Access
    Approximately 30 km from Morteau
  3. 3
    Stage 3: Malbuisson

    Night in Malbuisson

    Easy

    Pontarlier → Malbuisson

    A short drive to Lake Saint-Point. A stop at a cheese dairy to try Mont-d’Or, a winter cheese wrapped in spruce leaves, followed by a walk along the lake shore.

    Highlights
    Lake Saint-Point; Mont-d’Or cheese dairies; Métabief
    Food and supplies
    Restaurants and shops in Malbuisson
    Access
    Approximately 15 km from Pontarlier
  4. 4
    Stage 4: Les Rousses

    Night in Les Rousses

    Easy

    Malbuisson → Les Rousses

    A scenic route via Mouthe and the plateaus to Les Rousses. A tour of the maturing cellars at Fort des Rousses, where Comté cheese wheels are matured.

    Highlights
    Fort des Rousses and its Comté cheese maturing cellars; Lac des Rousses
    Food and supplies
    Plenty of shops and restaurants in Les Rousses
    Access
    Approximately 60 km from Malbuisson

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