Mont Tendre is the highest point in the Swiss Jura mountains at 1,679 metres.
It’s another of those great, steep, deserted Jura roads climbing through the woods – with Alps views at the top.
Here is a comprehensive map of almost a 100 road bike cycling climbs all across Switzerland.
Hopefully to help me plan some trips. 
The plan was to cycle up Col de la Joux Verte.
I knew the road was still closed, but it’s been so warm we thought with mountain bikes that we’d be OK.
That funny white thing with wings is a giant monument to the French Resistance.
Glieres was a major base in WW2 for the Maquis.
Big Climbs in 2008 (excludes repeats). Click Ride Icons for link to details. I have split climbs into a few geographic categories: France: Blue = French Alps ; Green = French Jura Mountains Switzerland: Red = Swiss Alps ; Pale Blue = Swiss Jura Mountains Small Red flag = small cols (passes) that I have [...]
