On the trail of the dinosaurs!
On the trail of the dinosaurs!
Duration
Medium
-218 m 216 m
Altitude Minimum altitude 657 m - Maximum altitude 796 m
Length 7.9km
Pratical information
Hiking
Geology
History and Heritage
Landscapes
Loop
Markup:
PR®
GRP®Access
| The start | Loulle dinosaur track car park |
| Checkin | Loulle dinosaur track car park |
Circuit to discover several belvederes allowing you to have magnificent views of the territory, Lapiaz and the famous Loulle site where dinosaur footprints have been discovered!
Indications
At the start, obligatory stop to discover the traces of the dinosaurs, discovered by chance, identified and confirmed by scientists... (reading tables).
Take the path in the forest, direction Surmont de Loulle.
Take the GRP direction Wood at Salpetrier to the Belvedere of Overcome (orientation table, panorama on
Champagnole, Côte Poire, Plateau de Nozeroy and Haute-Joux).
Go down via the PR until La Cruchiere (Belvederes of the 3 Bell Towers), then The Joura before discovering a little further on the Lapiaz de Loulle A/R (reading tables allowing you to discover this remarkable geological phenomenon).
Return to The Joura to take a path that will lead you to your starting point.
Variant : possibility of shortening this circuit to Wood at Salpetrier by taking directly La Cruchiere by the PR.
Hike n°30 of the CNJ Tourisme walking guide.
Take the path in the forest, direction Surmont de Loulle.
Take the GRP direction Wood at Salpetrier to the Belvedere of Overcome (orientation table, panorama on
Champagnole, Côte Poire, Plateau de Nozeroy and Haute-Joux).
Go down via the PR until La Cruchiere (Belvederes of the 3 Bell Towers), then The Joura before discovering a little further on the Lapiaz de Loulle A/R (reading tables allowing you to discover this remarkable geological phenomenon).
Return to The Joura to take a path that will lead you to your starting point.
Variant : possibility of shortening this circuit to Wood at Salpetrier by taking directly La Cruchiere by the PR.
Hike n°30 of the CNJ Tourisme walking guide.
