Reculées

The reculées are the V-shaped transverse valleys which are found, for example on the Cuisance, the Seille and the Vallière. They extend from Arbois by way of the Cirque de Baume to Lons-le-Saunier and Pont-de-Poitte, a road distance of some 80km/50mi. These very attractive valleys cut their way through the hills to end in a cirque or corrie with sheer rock faces which often contain caves.

The Reculée des Planches or Reculée d'Arbois, southeast of that town, contains the two sources of the river Cuisance and ends in the impressive Cirque du Fer à Cheval. Another striking cirque is the Cirque de Ladoye; but the finest of all is the Cirque de Baume, with fantastic views from its crags. From the top of the crags a steep path runs down to the caves at the foot, formed by a former source of the river Dard, which after heavy rain still emerges here in the form of a waterfall. The amphitheater-like Creux de Revigny, between Lons-le-Saunier and Pont-de-Poitte, also contains many caves.