Ideal for a 1st approach to winter snowshoeing.

The high valleys of the Jura between Lajoux and La Pesse offer a Nordic landscape perfectly suited to snowshoeing.

The network of gîtes and refuges offers gentle itineraries in an unspoilt environment.

With its beautiful curves and enchanted forests, I invite you to spend 4 days exploring these endearing landscapes....

Day 1: Le Manon - Les Molunes - Bellecombe - overnight in a gîte
12km / Min. altitude 1165m / Max. altitude 1320m / Ascent +310m/-210m
Lodging in a gîte, ½ board in the evening, packed lunch for the afternoon.
Contact and equipment check before departure (snowshoes can be hired nearby).
You'll discover our unique landscapes, punctuated by magical forests and long valleys, the combes, where man has settled, forming a characteristically scattered habitat!
It's a fun, gentle day before you reach our gîte at the very bottom of Bellecombe.

D2: Bellecombe- crêt au merle-borne au lion-crêt de Chalam- La Pesse - overnight in gîte
13km / Min. altitude 1217m / Max. altitude 1545m / Ascent +460m/-505m
Lunch: picnic, accommodation in a gite ½ board in the evening
A panoramic day today that will take us along a magnificent ridgeline suspended between the Jura plateaux and the Valserine valley. After lunch at la borne au lion and before heading back to La Pesse, we'll set off to conquer the crêt de Chalam, the highest point on the penultimate plateau! From the summit, an exceptional panorama awaits us over the Jura mountains and perhaps the Alps if the weather is with us!

D3: La Pesse- la Bramande - Les Moussières - Les Molunes - overnight in a gîte
11.4km / Min. altitude 1115m / Max. altitude 1340m / Ascent +200m/-390m
Picnic lunch, accommodation in a gîte ½ board in the evening
Another magnificent route through meadows and secret coombs today. The day will start with the discovery of the Combe de Malatrait and then the charming village of Les Moussières.
Today we'll be on all or part of the Grande Traversée du Jura, an emblematic route that we'll be following all the way to our final accommodation in Les Molunes.

D4: Les Molunes - Septmoncel - Bèlvédère de la Luette - Le Manon
11.5 km/Min. altitude 918m/Max. altitude 1210m/Advance +400m/-350m
Picnic lunch.
The last day of our adventure through these magical landscapes. Today we take a look at the sunny slopes overlooking Saint Claude and discover some lovely viewpoints overlooking the village of Septmoncel. Crafts and industry have made this part of the mountain famous, as can be seen on the lapidary trail! Return to our starting point via the wide valleys and green pastures of the Couronne.
End of activity scheduled for mid-afternoon.