Switzerland, its incredible and romantic Lake Geneva, its mountain and forest frescoes: here you are launched into a new Collection. This section that follows the iconic GR 5 takes you on a beautiful crossing of the Jura and the Doubs, from Nyon in Switzerland to Montbéliard in France.



Far from being… read more

For this second stage, I suggest you continue the GR 5 and leave Switzerland for France. From La Cure, head towards the bucolic village of Les Rousses whose cafés invite you to idleness. Before that, take the temperature of the La Chaille reach waterfall and its noisy and tumultuous waters. Its idyllic… read more

During this new stage on the GR 5 which winds through the Jura massif, I suggest you go deeper into the most mysterious corners of the beautiful Mont Noir forest. At the exit of Chapelle-des-Bois, you begin a slight drop on the ramifications that run through this large and majestic forest. Preserved… read more

At the start of this fourth stage, I invite you to visit the Church of the Assumption erected in the heart of the village of Mouthe. The building, destroyed and rebuilt several times over the ages, has a very singular Comtois bell tower surmounted by an imperial dome.



On leaving the village, you step… read more

At the start of this fifth stage, I suggest that you go to a supermarket to fill your backpack with food. Until the end of the seventh stage in Villers-le-Lac, shops and services are scarce.



You leave the village of Hôpitaux-Neufs in the direction of Fourgs, halfway through this portion of the GR 5. The… read more

At the start of this sixth stage, I suggest you follow the GR 5 with a first ascent to the gates of Fort Malher. During this climb, do not hesitate to turn around to take advantage of the pretty points of view that are available to you. In the cool rays of the rising sun, the Château de Joux takes on… read more

At the start of this seventh stage, I suggest a first beautiful ascent to the summit of Mont Châteleu. This medium mountain of 1,301 meters above sea level is one of the last you will come across in the Jura massif, since the end of this stage marks the end of the crossing of the massif.



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At the start of this eighth stage, I advise you to start with a trip to the grocery store to make sure your backpack is full of food. Along the Doubs gorges, nature takes precedence over urbanization and shops are almost non-existent. You will only find civilization in Goumois, your destination for the… read more

At the start of this ninth stage, you continue your route along the pleasant flow of the Doubs. In the gorges, nature abounds. The fauna and flora are preserved and some animals such as deer or wild boar, not very shy, do not hesitate to show the tip of their nose.



The adventurous route, punctuated by… read more

Departing from Goumois, you start this new stage on the banks of the Doubs. In the morning light, as long as a mist escapes from the surface, you can take advantage of this charmingly colored river during your first steps. Rest assured, you will not leave it permanently since you will find it at the… read more

At the end of the day, I suggest another night in a bivouac, far from all shops. Thus, at the start of this eleventh stage, do not hesitate to take advantage of the Saint-Hippolyte supermarket to fill your backpack with food.



You then start your stride on the beautiful paths of the GR 5. After a first… read more

At the start of this twelfth and final stage, I suggest a first stop in the heart of the Hollard forest to discover the incredible geology of the Sarrazin bridge. According to legend, this bridge cultivates the legend of a Saracen horseman who succumbed to the fall of the latter. Feel free to explore… read more