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Into the Vallée de Joux the easy way: Col du Mollendruz (out and back)

L'Isle → L'Isle · Vaud/Fribourg · Jura

Suggested combination: put together from the pass data, not a published tour.

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Distance
44 km
Passes
1
Fuel
3
Best months
Apr–Oct
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Open Closed Restricted Unknown Prealps/Jura (small) Noise limit road Beginner route Line positions are approximate.

Route line is approximate. Plan with a navigation app before you ride.

Why it suits beginners

The canton of Vaud gives the Mollendruz a maximum of 8%. The averages are 5.4% and 3.8%, and the road is kept open all year. Ride over to Lac de Joux at Le Pont, follow the lake to Le Sentier and come back the same way.

Passes on the route

PassSummitStatusDifficulty
Col du Mollendruz1,180 mOpenEasy

Fuel stops

  • L'Isle
  • Le Pont
  • Le Sentier

Sources

Along the way: views, food, fuel

Viewpoints, places to eat, fuel and places to stay along the route, by km from L'Isle. Sample data

  • View 2
  • Food & drink 4
  • Fuel 2
  • Stay 0
  1. 0.0 km
    Buvette de Châtel Restaurant Buvette at the Col du Mollendruz (1148 L'Isle). The source gives no opening hours.
    Season
    –
  2. 0.3 km
    Demo-Tankstelle 24 Demo Fuel station
    Season
    –
    Opening hours
    unknown
    Source
    Demo entry (placeholder for OSM)
  3. 1.9 km
    Demo-Einkehr 49 Demo Restaurant
    Season
    May–October
    Opening hours
    unknown
    Source
    Demo entry (placeholder for OSM)
  4. 6.3 km
    Demo-Café 14 Demo Café
    Season
    May–October
    Opening hours
    May-Oct: Mo-Su 08:30-17:30
    Source
    Demo entry (placeholder for OSM)
  5. 17.5 km
    Demo-Aussicht 49 Demo Viewpoint
    Season
    open access
    Opening hours
    unknown
    Source
    Demo entry (placeholder for OSM)
  6. 26.4 km
    Demo-Tankstelle 42 Demo Fuel station · automated pump
    Season
    –
    Opening hours
    Mo-Su 06:00-22:00
    Source
    Demo entry (placeholder for OSM)
  7. 26.4 km
    Demo-Aussicht 50 Demo Viewpoint
    Season
    open access
    Opening hours
    unknown
    Source
    Demo entry (placeholder for OSM)
  8. 28.2 km
    Demo-Einkehr 76 Demo Restaurant
    Season
    –
    Opening hours
    Mo-Su 10:00-22:00
    Source
    Demo entry (placeholder for OSM)

Check the season and opening hours with the business before you ride; no guarantee. Permanently closed places are hidden. Opening hours as in OpenStreetMap – check with the business.

Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Entries «Demo-…» are invented placeholders for the preview, not real places. The monthly OpenStreetMap update replaces them with real entries.

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