Discover Uxelles

Uxelles offers several distinct attractions for a stay: hiking trails, a riding route with a ford that is weather-dependent, and the history of its chapels and local area. This gives you the opportunity to combine a specific excursion with historical themes when choosing your destination. If you are looking for a hotel for a trip focused on these interests, you can consider whether the hike, the chapel, or the history of the Les Crozats site is the deciding factor for you.

Hiking trails and riding route

The Circuit des Crozats starts in Uxelles. The 2025 local hiking map gives its length as 16.2 km and its elevation gain as 160 m. These two figures provide different points of reference: the length indicates the overall distance, while the elevation gain adds information about the route profile. The circuit leads to the Belvédère de la Dame Blanche; another destination named on the route is a small chapel with a stone-slab roof. The tour thus features both specific measurements and named points of interest. Signage and trail conditions may change; check them before setting out.

Another trail follows the Hérisson to Lac du Val and then returns to Uxelles. The routes offer different points of reference for your choice: the Circuit specifies its length, elevation gain, and the Belvédère and chapel as destinations; the trail along the Hérisson focuses on the river, the lake, and the return to Uxelles. This lets you distinguish between the excursions based on the features described for each.

Near Uxelles, the Grandes Traversées du Jura riding route crosses a ford that is particularly difficult to cross in rainy weather. Check local conditions before setting out so you can take the weather at this section into account in your plans.

Chapel and local history

The Chapel of Saint John Before the Latin Gate is dedicated to Saint John Before the Latin Gate and was built in 1629. On September 7, 1666, Pierre-Antoine de Grammont, Archbishop of Besançon, blessed the chapel. The year of construction and the blessing are two separate historical milestones; the dedication is also part of the chapel’s full name.

The Les Crozats site also has a history of use with specific dates. Originally a farm, it was converted into a holiday camp by the parish of the Cordeliers of Lons-le-Saunier in 1951. In 2000, it became a tourist accommodation centre. This sequence traces its development from an agricultural origin to a holiday camp and then to tourist use.

Landscape and a local event

An official inventory from 2009 classifies the 11-hectare “Pelouse sur Grimont” area in Uxelles as “Pelouse.”

A more recent local event was the opening of Brasserie Berthod on July 2, 2026, at Chalet Les Crozats in Uxelles. If you are planning a visit, check in advance whether the brasserie is open.

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For the broader travel overview: Jura.