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  1. Le Musée du Fer de #Vallorbe organise en septembre un mois de formations et conférences autour des métiers de la forge. 🔥 🗡️

    Allez voir les cours et conf dispo, peut-être que ça vous intéressera !

    septembredelaforge.ch/

    #forge #métallurgie #DIY #Suisseromande #histoire #Fer #acier #couteau

  2. #France #Doubs #Métabief
    #Suisse #Vaud #Vallorbe
    #PisteCyclable #vélo

    Un projet de voie cyclable de 10 km, baptisée CycloMétaVal, va voir le jour d'ici fin 2028. Elle reliera Métabief (Haut-Doubs) à la frontière suisse de Vallorbe.
    L'objectif est d'offrir une alternative sécurisée à la voiture pour les frontaliers qui empruntent chaque jour la RN57.

    france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/

  3. #France #Doubs #Métabief
    #Suisse #Vaud #Vallorbe
    #PisteCyclable #vélo

    Un projet de voie cyclable de 10 km, baptisée CycloMétaVal, va voir le jour d'ici fin 2028. Elle reliera Métabief (Haut-Doubs) à la frontière suisse de Vallorbe.
    L'objectif est d'offrir une alternative sécurisée à la voiture pour les frontaliers qui empruntent chaque jour la RN57.

    france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/

  4. #TGV #Lyria pour Paris en gare de #Vallorbe... Et un train de la Schweizerische Speisewagen Gesellschaft qui nous fait rêver un instant:

    « Et le train éveilla des gares suisses de style gothique, dont les vitraux tremblèrent. Le Simplon, durant vingt-neuf minutes, donna l'audition d'une grande symphonie de fer, puis sur des chaussées, on passa la rizière du Piémont jusqu'à une station qui finissait sur rien, sur une grande citerne d'ombre, de silence, et ce fut Venise. » (Ouvert la nuit, 1922.)

  5. #TGV #Lyria pour Paris en gare de #Vallorbe... Et un train de la Schweizerische Speisewagen Gesellschaft qui nous fait rêver un instant:

    « Et le train éveilla des gares suisses de style gothique, dont les vitraux tremblèrent. Le Simplon, durant vingt-neuf minutes, donna l'audition d'une grande symphonie de fer, puis sur des chaussées, on passa la rizière du Piémont jusqu'à une station qui finissait sur rien, sur une grande citerne d'ombre, de silence, et ce fut Venise. » (Ouvert la nuit, 1922.)

  6. #Vallorbe gare frontière.

    Dix personnes attendent le TGV pour Paris.

    #CrossBorderRail to Paris is kinda ok, but the regional traffic is a joke. French region BFC says not possible to expand services to Switzerland while cross border workers spend up to two hours per way stuck in traffic.

    #Jura #Frontaliers

  7. #Vallorbe gare frontière.

    Dix personnes attendent le TGV pour Paris.

    #CrossBorderRail to Paris is kinda ok, but the regional traffic is a joke. French region BFC says not possible to expand services to Switzerland while cross border workers spend up to two hours per way stuck in traffic.

    #Jura #Frontaliers

  8. Reading Time: 2 minutes

    It’s good to browse Komoot because sometimes you find nice hikes to enjoy. Today I drove towards Vallorbe and specifically Juraparc. Juraparc is a park with bisons, wolves, alpacas, goats and bears. I saw the goats, the alpacas, the bison and deer. I didn’t look for the bears and wolves.

    The [hike itself](https://www.komoot.com/tour/1696932355?share_token=aL1IUj1tuIUs4obfx8WV7WOw5DP2Dkd5V6vWsiRNoQvZF6JkpS&ref=wtd) is quite short but it starts with an “alpine” section that almost a scramble. It may feel dangerous to proceed beyond this point but in reality the more challenging part is quite short. Walking sticks and surefootedness are useful for that section.

    After this you walk along a wider path, until you get to a trail, and then it becomes more technical again. The route takes you by clearings where it can be swampy at times. At other times the route takes you by a dried up river or stream. I did have to hop across three stepping stones at one point, to cross a stream. I considered wading through before I spotted the stepping stones.

    ## Some Road Walking

    There are two or three bits where you have to walk along the road for a bit. You eventually get to the hydroeletric power station and then you head towards the Grotte de Vallorbe, before crossing the river Orbe, and then heading to the Grotte aux Fées. The Grotte aux Fées is nice and wide, and it can be explored in more depth by cavers with experience. For this walk I did not go into the cave. I stayed in the cavern part.

    After this you have a steep winding climb until you get to the main road, and you walk along it for a few hundred meters before heading back down along the forest paths. You will cross two roads before eventually getting back to Juraparc.

    ## Bison Variety

    The restaurant beside Juraparc serves bison in a number of manners, from emincé, to steak, to entrecote, depending on your preference. they also have normal beef hamburgers and other choices.

    I am undecided about whether it is better to do this walk clockwise or anti-clockwise. I suppose it depends on whether you want to snack in the cave, near the end of the walk, or you want to go straight to the cave, and then take the long way back.

    If you come by car you can park by Juraparc, if you want to finish the walk by eating in the restaurant. The other option is to park in the grotte parkings at the bottom of the valley.

    The final option is to take the train to Vallorbe and do the walk from the train station.

    ## And Finally

    This walk provides nice landscapes along the way, and an opportunity to see interesting cave formations. It also gives you a chance to do a short, pleasant walk, rather than a long arduous one. This is a loop walk with three or four points where you can park. It also has train access. It would take one hour and 13 minutes to one hour and 36 minutes, depending on the route and time you choose.

    The start is slightly alpine, and the walk up to the caves and beyond is quite steep, so it’s worth double checking the topography, as well as taking hiking sticks for additional support.

    https://www.main-vision.com/richard/blog/12133-2/

    #alpine #hike #hiking #juraparc #switzerland #vallorbe #vaud #walking

  9. Reading Time: 2 minutes

    It’s good to browse Komoot because sometimes you find nice hikes to enjoy. Today I drove towards Vallorbe and specifically Juraparc. Juraparc is a park with bisons, wolves, alpacas, goats and bears. I saw the goats, the alpacas, the bison and deer. I didn’t look for the bears and wolves.

    The [hike itself](https://www.komoot.com/tour/1696932355?share_token=aL1IUj1tuIUs4obfx8WV7WOw5DP2Dkd5V6vWsiRNoQvZF6JkpS&ref=wtd) is quite short but it starts with an “alpine” section that almost a scramble. It may feel dangerous to proceed beyond this point but in reality the more challenging part is quite short. Walking sticks and surefootedness are useful for that section.

    After this you walk along a wider path, until you get to a trail, and then it becomes more technical again. The route takes you by clearings where it can be swampy at times. At other times the route takes you by a dried up river or stream. I did have to hop across three stepping stones at one point, to cross a stream. I considered wading through before I spotted the stepping stones.

    ## Some Road Walking

    There are two or three bits where you have to walk along the road for a bit. You eventually get to the hydroeletric power station and then you head towards the Grotte de Vallorbe, before crossing the river Orbe, and then heading to the Grotte aux Fées. The Grotte aux Fées is nice and wide, and it can be explored in more depth by cavers with experience. For this walk I did not go into the cave. I stayed in the cavern part.

    After this you have a steep winding climb until you get to the main road, and you walk along it for a few hundred meters before heading back down along the forest paths. You will cross two roads before eventually getting back to Juraparc.

    ## Bison Variety

    The restaurant beside Juraparc serves bison in a number of manners, from emincé, to steak, to entrecote, depending on your preference. they also have normal beef hamburgers and other choices.

    I am undecided about whether it is better to do this walk clockwise or anti-clockwise. I suppose it depends on whether you want to snack in the cave, near the end of the walk, or you want to go straight to the cave, and then take the long way back.

    If you come by car you can park by Juraparc, if you want to finish the walk by eating in the restaurant. The other option is to park in the grotte parkings at the bottom of the valley.

    The final option is to take the train to Vallorbe and do the walk from the train station.

    ## And Finally

    This walk provides nice landscapes along the way, and an opportunity to see interesting cave formations. It also gives you a chance to do a short, pleasant walk, rather than a long arduous one. This is a loop walk with three or four points where you can park. It also has train access. It would take one hour and 13 minutes to one hour and 36 minutes, depending on the route and time you choose.

    The start is slightly alpine, and the walk up to the caves and beyond is quite steep, so it’s worth double checking the topography, as well as taking hiking sticks for additional support.

    https://www.main-vision.com/richard/blog/12133-2/

    #alpine #hike #hiking #juraparc #switzerland #vallorbe #vaud #walking

  10. Bon… Ça valait la peine tous ces efforts, crevaison après moins de 2km de course aujourd’hui 🤷‍♂️ #cyclocross #vallorbe