Destinations
Champagnole opens onto the steady, forest-lined gradients of the Jura, with the Col de la Savine, the Côte de Valfin and the long drag of the Col de Landoz-Neuve within easy reach. Cool summers, empty back roads between limestone plateaus and lakes, and a compact town with everything a rider needs make it a comfortable base away from the crowds.
Lons-le-Saunier sits where the plain gives way to the Jura, so the riding starts flat through the vineyards and tips upwards almost immediately, with the Côte de Valfin the classic way onto the plateau. Beyond it lie quiet forest roads, deep limestone valleys and long balcony stretches above the vines, all reachable from a compact town with good rail links and plenty of places to eat.
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