Hikers paradise ...

Due to it’s contours Pays de Gex-Bellegarde grants you with a great diversity of excursions. In plain or mountain, on your own or with a professional, Pays de Gex-Bellegarde proposes excursions for all in a preserved environment.
Within the regional natural Parc of Haut Jura and the natural Réserve which covers the 3/4 of the territory, the informed hiker or the peaceful walker will discover wild remained spaces …

Thanks to the work undertaken for several years by the Communauté de Communes of Pays de Gex and Bellegarde, the area offers you today more than 1000 km of entirely marked out trails.

You will be able to follow the paths of  the Grande Traversée du Jura, route crossing the Jura from Nord to South for nearly 400 km. .



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  To help you on the ground ...

In order to enable you to prepare your outings efficiently and to discover all the richnesses of our region , two essential tools are placed at your disposal : the guide "Découvertes et randonnées en Pays de Gex-Bellegarde" and the la "carte des sentiers du Pays de Gex-Bellegarde". These two documents are available in all the Tourism Offices of Pays de Gex-Bellegarde, as well as in most of the news agents and bookstores of the territory. It is also possible to order them here.

The guides office of the Haute Chaîne du Jura

Possibilities of  guided excursions with the guides office of the  Haute Chaîne du Jura:
For any inscription or further information about the organized excursions contact the guides office : 04 50 20 91 43


 1000 km of paths and as many discoveries ...

The plateau of Retord, the view-points of Faucille, the high tops of the Jura, the edges of the Rhone and the path of Fort Ecluse, water in Divonne… as many ideas of walkswhich are offered to you in Pays de Gex-Bellegarde and which you will not want to miss throughout the 1000 km of marked paths.
Many topics are covered during the guided tours such as the discovery of the medicinal plants, the discovery of the mountain pasture, Crêt de la Neige, Tourbières, on the tracks of  chamois or the discovery of mountain  weather .