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Hiking Route · Jura Mountains
3 day-hike in Jura: hiking trails through Plateau de Retord and Grand Colombier
recommended route Difficulty difficult
Distance 50.7 km
Duration 15:01 h
Ascent 1,700 m
Descent 1,700 m

Southern crossing of the Grande Traversée du Jura on foot from Valserhône railway station to Culoz railway station in 3 days.

from Bugey Sud Grand Colombier Tourisme,   Bugey Sud Grand Colombier Tourisme
Hiking Route · Jura Mountains
Hike: Tour de Retord
recommended route Difficulty difficult
Distance 18 km
Duration 6:00 h
Ascent 390 m
Descent 361 m

From the ski resort of Les Plans d'Hotonnes, the Plateau de Retord offers all its mountain characteristics: combes and forests, isolated typical ...

from Bugey Sud Grand Colombier Tourisme,   Bugey Sud Grand Colombier Tourisme
Mountain Biking · L'Ain
Mountain bike loop number 16 starting from Les Plans d'Hotonnes - Bugey's federal MB base.
recommended route Difficulty S1 difficult
Distance 23.6 km
Duration 2:00 h
Ascent 625 m
Descent 420 m

The Plateau de Retord is an out-of-time corner of France, located right between Geneva and Lyon, one step away from Annecy and Chambéry.

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from Montagne de l'Ain,   Bugey Sud Grand Colombier Tourisme
Hiking Route · Jura Mountains
Le Retord Sud : l'alpage
recommended route Difficulty easy
Distance 7.9 km
Duration 2:45 h
Ascent 200 m
Descent 111 m

Walk in the big plains of the Plateau du Retord and enjoy your time peacefully. There are some typical farms, proof that people used to live in ...

from Marie Jacques Terre Valserine,   Montagne de l'Ain
Long-Distance Hiking · Jura Mountains
The Grand Traverse of the Jura foot trail (GTJ) - GR®509
recommended route Difficulty moderate closed
Distance 394 km
Duration 105:56 h
Ascent 11,556 m
Descent 11,658 m

The Grand Traverse of the Jura (GTJ) takes itinerant hikers along the Jura crescent on the paths of the mythical GR®5 and GR®9.

from Grande Traversée du Jura,   Grande Traversée du Jura
Bike Riding · Mostviertel
Rad-Pilgern nach Lourdes
recommended route Difficulty moderate
Distance 3,477.7 km
Duration 243:50 h
Ascent 9,184 m
Descent 9,213 m

Rad-Fernreise von Amstetten (NÖ) nach Lourdes. Österreich haben wir mit dem Zug durchquert. Bei Schlechtwetter und bei der Heimreise sind wir in ...

from Willi H.,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
Mountain Biking · Jura Mountains
Grandes Traversées du Jura (GTJ) : Mountain bike route from Mandeure to Culoz via the Grand Colombier Massive
recommended route Difficulty S2 difficult closed
Distance 369.7 km
Duration 42:07 h
Ascent 7,400 m
Descent 7,483 m

The Grande Traversée du Jura by mountain bike allows you to discover the Jura Mountains over nearly 400 km: this route is a little bit harder than ...

from Bugey Sud Grand Colombier Tourisme,   Bugey Sud Grand Colombier Tourisme
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Mountain bike loop number 16 starting from Les Plans d'Hotonnes - Bugey's federal MB base. by Alexis
August 20, 2021 · Community
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When did you do this route? August 20, 2021
Photo: Alexis Penot, Community
Photo: Alexis Penot, Community
Photo: Alexis Penot, Community
Photo: Alexis Penot, Community
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PLATEAU de RETORD (01) by Sebastien
May 05, 2020 · Community
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The E4 through France by man
April 26, 2020 · Community
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