Écleux: Hiking, Horse Riding and Heritage

Écleux offers several reasons to stay: a circular hiking route focused on cultural history, a route for electrically assisted mountain bikes, and horse-riding and children’s activities. If you’re looking for a hotel in Écleux, it helps to first decide what you’d like to focus on during your trip. Would you like to plan a hike with a set time frame, choose a cycling route, or take children’s activities into account? The options differ in mode of transport, distance and duration, and the age groups for some activities. You can plan your stay around what you’d like to do locally.

Hiking Through Communities and Cultural Heritage

The Patrimoine et traditions route is a 16.6-kilometre circular hike with a duration of 4 hours and 30 minutes. It passes through Chissey-sur-Loue, Villers-Farlay, Cramans and Écleux, and focuses on history and cultural heritage. The stated distance and duration give the route a clear planning framework: you can decide whether a hike with this set time frame suits your stay. Check trail conditions before setting out.

Another hiking option is the Les Amoureux du Val d'Amour route, which passes through Écleux along some sections. The Château de Clairvans is near Écleux, and the route passes below it. The château was built in 1820 on the site of an earlier medieval structure. Further afield, the route explores the Lower Loue Valley, with former river channels, landscapes, and historical and architectural heritage.

The two hikes offer different highlights to help you choose: Patrimoine et traditions is a circular route with a stated distance and duration; Les Amoureux du Val d'Amour focuses on the landscape and architectural history of the Lower Loue Valley.

Mountain Biking

The Circuit du Patrimoine - 75B passes through Écleux and is suitable for electrically assisted mountain bikes. It starts and ends at the Etang de Villers-Farley. This named start and end point gives you a clear reference for finding your way. Check route conditions before setting off. You can begin by choosing between hiking and cycling based on your preferred mode of transport.

Horse-Riding and Children’s Activities

The Centre équestre du Moirot is a riding school. For children, it offers one-hour pony rides; there is also a climbing course for children aged 4 to 10. You can allow an hour for a pony ride, while the age range provides a specific planning guide for the climbing course.

Acrobat'Kids is a seasonal climbing course at the riding centre in Écleux. It is intended for children aged 4 to 12 and is supervised at all times. The activities also include a course on caring for and handling ponies. The age range therefore differs from the one given for the climbing course at the Centre équestre du Moirot. Age limits and supervision arrangements may change. As Acrobat'Kids operates seasonally, check the current season and activity details before visiting. Details of the horse-riding activities may also change.

Discover more destinations: Souvans, Louvenne, Blois-Sur-Seille, Sampans, Saint-Lothain, Dompierre-Sur-Mont, Cuvier (Jura), Cernon.

For the regional travel overview: Jura.