Multiday gravel bike trip on Grandes Traversées du Jura

From Mandeure in the Doubs to Culoz in the Ain, this gravel route partly follows the existing mountain bike route and escapes from it when the paths become too technical to offer trails, forest roads or roads rarely used by vehicles to better match to the particularities of the gravel bike.

Like the mountain bike routes, the gravel path allows you to discover the immense variety of landscapes of the Jura Mountains. Facing the Alps, you will discover the Jura massif through its valleys and plateaus.

Along the 384 km of the Grande Traversée gravel marked trail, numerous 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.