A history of Mont Poupet

As part of the Festival de la Randonnée 2025

Xavier, your guide, offers you a nature hike to discover an extraordinary site. Mont Poupet is the highest peak in the Furieuse valley.
Furieuse valley in the heart of the Revermont region, it offers remarkable biodiversity in terms of both flora and fauna. Mont Poupet offers a variety of environments, from scree to limestone cliffs, through beech and pine forests. You'll appreciate the beauty and tranquillity of this natural site as you make your way along our route.

Distance: 7km
Walking time: 3h30
Difference in altitude: 300m
Minimum age 10 years old
No pets allowed
Don't forget: water, snacks, good shoes, weather-appropriate clothing, cap, sunglasses, sun cream.

Bookings must be made with the Arbois Poligny Salins Coeur du Jura tourist office.
Payment can be made at one of our offices by credit card, cash or bank transfer.
Opening hours of our three offices (Arbois, Poligny and Salins-les-Bains) from 1/04 to 30/06/2025: Monday to Saturday: 9.30am to 12pm and 1.30pm to 5pm. Our team is available by telephone and e-mail from 8.30am.

Payment within 7 days of booking.

THE HIKING FESTIVAL
With over 600 kilometres of hiking trails, Arbois Poligny Salins Coeur du Jura is the ideal destination for hikers of all abilities. With its mid-mountain terrain, our region offers routes that are accessible to all. To raise awareness of these routes, the Tourist Office has decided to create a hiking festival.
-Cancellation
In the event of cancellation by the customer less than 48 hours before the date of the hike, no refund will be possible.
The Coeur du Jura Tourist Office reserves the right to modify or cancel a route in the event of very unfavourable weather conditions or if it has to do so at the last minute. Under this condition, the Coeur du Jura Tourist Office undertakes to reimburse the customer.
For more details on cancellation conditions, please refer to the General Terms and Conditions of Sale in your confirmation email or on www.coeurdujura-tourisme.com.

-Safety instructions
Animals not allowed
Follow the instructions given by the guide(s) before each hike, and pack your bag well: bring water, a snack, walking shoes and suitable clothing, and a picnic for day hikes.
For safety reasons, anyone arriving without suitable footwear for the hike they wish to take part in may be refused access to the hike by the supervisors.

-Insurance
Anyone taking part in the Festival undertakes to take out insurance covering civil liability and personal injury.

-Responsible hiker's charter
→ Respect the regulations in force
→ Stay on marked paths
→ Bring back and sort your rubbish
→ Remain silent so as not to disturb or frighten wildlife
→ Do not overestimate your physical fitness
→ Close gates and fences after your walk
→ Give preference to car-pooling and park in designated areas
→ In fragile areas (caves, rivers, waterfalls, forest edges, etc.), do not pick or pull up plants, as these may be protected, and do not seek close contact with wildlife.