Grandes Traversées du Jura (GTJ) : Mountain bike road from Mandeure to Culoz via Plateau d'Hauteville
Mountainbike
Tour data
394.47km
232
- 1,341m
8,208hm
8,301hm
06:00h
- Brief description
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The Grande Traversée du Jura by mountain bike allows you to discover the Jura Mountains over nearly 400 km: this route is a little easier than the variant passing through the Grand Colombier.
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difficult
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- Route
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Belvédère de Mandeure2.2 kmChassagne5.4 kmGrattery7.9 kmPont-de-Roide-Vermondans11.1 kmFerme du Lomont22.3 kmLe Tremblais23.2 kmChamesol24.5 kmLa Tannerie25.2 kmCascade de Tuf28.8 kmPlainchamp29.7 kmLe St-Hipp'31.6 kmLes Terrasses31.6 kmSaint-Hippolyte31.6 kmCité Vauchamp32.7 kmMontandon38.9 kmLa Monnoise41.5 kmÉglise de l'Assomption43.0 kmHôtel de France43.0 kmTrévillers43.0 kmFessevillers46.9 kmÉglise Saint-Maurice47.2 kmLes Aleines51.4 kmLa Closure52.6 kmLe Moulin du Plain56.1 kmCascade du bief de Gigot57.8 kmRefuge de la Forge59.1 kmGoumois (493 m)60.3 kmLe Theusseret62.9 kmLa Charbonnière du Haut70.4 kmAu Bois de la Biche75.6 kmFournet-Blancheroche78.5 kmBlanche Roche79.9 kmLes Carterons82.7 kmLes Potières85.0 kmPartie de Bise89.1 kmLe Barboux90.0 kmChez Rotta93.3 kmLe Pissoux95.1 kmLa Courpée102.6 kmLes Seignes109.7 kmLe Trépied109.8 kmMorteau110.7 kmLe Cul de la Lune111.1 kmL'Éboulement112.0 kmMorestan114.8 kmLa Moilleseule115.5 kmLe Beugnon115.9 kmGrand'Combe-Châteleu116.0 kmCombe Benoît124.0 kmLes Rochettes125.2 kmFerme Auberge de la Perdrix129.1 kmLa Perdrix129.1 kmLa Pria129.8 kmLes Alliés131.1 kmChapelle des Étraches134.1 kmLes Étraches134.2 kmLes Granges Caning135.7 kmLa Tuilerie138.4 kmLe Frambourg146.0 kmLa Cluse-et-Mijoux146.0 kmÉglise Saint-Pierre146.1 kmLes Sédelles146.3 kmLes Huets147.8 kmLes Gauffres Dessous148.7 kmLes Gauffres Dessus150.3 kmLa Joux Verte (1,070 m)151.4 kmChalet de la Pierre au Prêtre152.5 kmGranges Bailly154.9 kmLe Grand Essart162.4 kmLes Hôpitaux-Neufs166.9 kmFantaskid 2169.3 kmFantaskid 1169.3 kmMétabief169.9 kmLongevilles-Mont-d'Or172.9 kmHôtel Restaurant Les Sapins173.5 kmNoirmont 1185.5 kmNoirmont 2185.5 kmChalet de la Source185.6 kmPetite-Chaux189.5 kmVeuillet191.3 kmChaux-Neuve192.7 kmLa Fringale192.9 kmLe Lernier193.7 kmLes Landrys208.5 kmChapelle-des-Bois209.2 kmÉglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste209.3 kmLes Clochettes du Risoux209.3 kmLes Antoine209.9 kmChez Michel210.5 kmChez l'Aimé (1,141 m)212.4 kmLe Grand Remblais217.4 kmLe Chalet des Ministres218.7 kmPlan Pichon220.1 kmCombe Séche224.4 kmLa loge à Ponard226.8 kmLes Rousses229.5 kmPrémanon d'Amont234.2 kmPrémanon235.3 kmBistrot Polaire235.6 kmLa Serra244.7 kmL'Entracte247.8 kmLamoura247.9 kmÉglise Saint-François-de-Sales248.0 kmChez Feodor251.5 kmLajoux251.6 kmLe Manon253.1 kmLes Alouettes254.0 kmLa Refate254.8 kmLes Molunes257.7 kmLes Molunes258.0 kmLe Bas de Laisia259.2 kmLes Rasses261.9 kmLe Dépontet262.2 kmLe Pré Fillet262.7 kmRavit'haut264.6 kmLes Moussières264.7 kmÉglise Saint-Joseph264.8 kmLa Mura265.7 kmPré Grandvaux266.5 kmAuberge des Érables271.0 kmL'Embossieux271.0 kmEn Darapes271.1 kmLes Petites Molunes271.9 kmCrêt272.5 kmÉglise Saint-Oyant272.5 kmLa Pesse272.6 kmChez Burdet272.7 kmSous le Bourbouiller272.9 kmLe Berbois (1,280 m)276.2 kmChalet de la Fauconière286.7 kmLe Relais Nordique287.7 kmGiron287.8 kmÉglise Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption287.9 kmMarnod294.6 kmLongesfan295.8 kmSaint-Germain-de-Joux296.7 kmÉglise Saint-Nicolas296.9 kmLa Voute297.9 kmLalleyriat303.1 kmLe Poizat305.0 kmLe Replat305.9 kmAuberge de Cuvéry322.9 kmCuvéry322.9 kmLe Raimont323.5 kmPra Devant325.9 kmCrêt du Nû (1,351 m)330.1 kmLes Terments (1,197 m)332.4 kmLe Bon Plan335.9 kmLes Plans d'Hotonnes335.9 kmLe Jorat347.3 kmLes Loges352.1 kmCol de Valorse (1,099 m)359.2 kmCol de la Croix de l'Orme (1,099 m)360.5 kmLa Praille361.8 kmAuberge gîte La Praille361.9 kmLa Ferme Guichard364.5 kmLe Puys des Barres372.0 kmVogland377.3 kmSammonod377.6 kmTurignin378.5 kmPoint de vue sur les gorges de Thurignin378.9 kmLa Pièce380.3 kmÉglise romane de l'Assomption380.4 kmVieu380.5 kmChapelle de la Doue381.8 kmLa Doue381.8 kmChongnes382.0 kmSource du Groin382.6 kmVaux-Morets383.0 kmChamp Perrot384.5 kmEn Lapeneyaz385.1 kmBonnie and Clyde386.3 kmMarlieu387.6 kmPalud391.3 kmBéon391.6 kmLe Chevalier du Valromey391.8 km
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- Description
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From Mandeure in the Doubs to Culoz in Ain, the trail allows you to discover the incredible diversity of the Jura Mountains at your own pace. Don't be fooled by the northern GTJ mountain biking. The ascent to the Maîche plateau then the path along the green banks of the Doubs river can be a bit technical. You will discover rural landscapes punctuated by very beautiful Comtois farms as far as Pontarlier. The majestic Fort de Joux marks the entrance to the kingdom of spruce and fir. In front of you, the large forest areas open up and the mountain biking sanctuary is looming, Métabief, a paradise for mountain biking with downhill free-ride and enduro trails. You are at the foot of the summit of Mont d'Or which will delight you with its magnificent panorama of the Alps.
You are in the Haut Jura Regional Natural Park with its contrasting reliefs oscillating between 600 and 1700 m in altitude which allow the cohabitation of typical fauna and flora. Chapelle des Bois marks the southern end of the Department of Doubs. Linger along the Mortes and Bellefontaine lakes bordered by a magnificent peat bog. The Jura department welcomes you. After the Station des Rousses you arrive in the land of the Hautes Combes, meadows and sumptuous forests which are home to rare fauna… be careful, you are in the land of the Capercaillie and the Eurasian Lynx. In Lajoux, the Maison du Parc naturel régional du Haut-Jura will introduce you to the Jura culture. Then you will ride in the Hautes Combes Jurassiennes, a mecca for cross-country skiing. La Pesse, from the local name of the spruce, will allow you to savor the wild atmosphere of the land of the crêts. That of Chalam marks the end of the Jura. It is by a beautiful descent that you will enter Ain. But be careful, you will have to go up to Bugey and its peaks. The Retord plateau will delight lovers of wide open spaces and silence. For the end of the trip, two options are available to you, one more bucolic and heritage via La Praille, and the Valromaysan treasures and the other more mountainous via Arvière then the mythical and famous Grand Colombier before descending towards Culoz.
Throughout the 415 km of the marked trail of the Great Mountain Bike Crossing, 150 accommodations await you. From the stopover gîte to the hotel, including guest rooms, inns, refuges and campsites.
Find all the information relating to accommodation / catering along the route, news (temporary diversions), preparation advice and official tracks on the Grande Traversée du Jura VTT website.
It takes between 6 and 9 days to complete the entire route depending on your level.
The return is from the Culoz train station (Lyon - Geneva line) to Mandeure.
Recommended route: Culoz - Lyon then Lyon - Montbéliard (direction Nancy).
From Montbéliard: join the start in Mandeure 14 km away by cycle path crossing Sochaux-Montbéliard via Exincourt, Audincourt and Valentigney. - Highest point
- 1,341 m
- Endpoint
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Le point de d'arrivée est situé à Culoz dans l'Ain
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- Additional information
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APIDAE tourism data updated on 11/04/2023 by "Office de Tourisme Bugey Sud Grand Colombier".
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