Destination Lison’s cycling tours Loop N°5 « Viewpoints and Source de la Loue

Points of interest Alexandre suggests you the most beautiful roads. - (one of the most beauti- Starting from Lods, one of the main street (D376) on the left. ful village of ) most beautiful village of Fran- After having admired the view on - the Moine and Renédale view- ce, this 40-km-long itinerary the valley and Nouailles’ gorges, point starts with a 6-km rise toward come back on the D41 road and - Source de La Loue (D32). You will go to Ouhans where you can see - Notre-dame des Anges’ cha- climb almost 300 metres on a the Notre Dame des Anges cha- pel in Ouhans steep road to arrive in this pel on the top of the hill from the village on the plateau. Turn left Church street. Then, go down on the Longeville street (D27) and turn left to go to the specta- toward Évillers. You will climb cular source de la Loue, a resur- during 2 km and go down du- gence of the . After your ring 3km to Évillers. In the visit at the source, go to the small Recap centre of the village, at the village of La Main. To go there,  intersection, turn right on the turn back and at the intersection  D41 road toward Ouhans. Just turn left on the D41 road. In La  before this village, make a 10- Main, turn left on Besançon road. Now, you just have to go  km return trip to the Renédale and Moine viewpoints on the down in the valley alongside cliffs  through Mouthier-Haute-Pierre  and finally in Lods. Advices 

Source de la Loue The source de la Loue, a resurgence of the Doubs is located in Ouhans. The origin of the Loue was discovered in 1901 when the Pernod’s distil- leries in burnt (struck by lightning) and had to empty their alcohol tanks in the Doubs. A few days later, people observed that fishes were swimming in absinth alcohol.

Viewpoints and panoramas Viewpoints of the Moine and Renédale and alongsi- de the Loue valley, presents viewpoint and exceptio- nal panoramas on the valley and its little town of character of the Franche-Comté. (Mouthier-Haute- Pierre, Lods, and ).

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