Grande Traversée of the snow-covered Jura : Snowshoe trekking

Practical information

Welcome: Meet on day 1 at La Chapelle des Bois from 5pm at the gîte in the village center.

End of stay : Day 6 at La Chapelle des Bois at 5pm or at Morez train station at 4:45pm. The return shuttle on the last day to your car or to the station is included in the price of the stay.

Participants : A minimum of 2 people is required to organize this trip.

Access: Chapelle des Bois is accessible by car or train from Morez station. Shuttle service between Morez station and Chapelle des Bois, subject to reservation.

Accommodation: 5 nights in gîtes, hotels or B&Bs, in rooms of 2, exceptionally 3. WC and shower in bedroom or on landing. This is not a hotel service, but it does allow you to stay in rooms of 2 every night. Dinner and breakfast are served hot.
Please note that you’ll need to bring a pillowcase, a sleeping bag and your own soap. Some gites do not provide sheets.
Day 1: Gite d’étape, room for 2 – Day 2: Hotel or Chambre d’hôtes, room for 2 – Day 3: Hotel, room for 2 – Day 4: Hotel, room for 2 – Day 5: Auberge, room for 2

Supervision: Free hiking. No accompaniment.

Luggage transport : maximum 1 piece of luggage (not too bulky – 60 cm max.) per person, weighing no more than 10kg.

Internal transfers: Two transfers by minibus on days 4 and 6, included in the program.

Materials provided: materials are not provided. If you don’t have your own equipment, you can rent it in the store located at the first accommodation with a special rate of €30/person for the 5 days of snowshoeing.

Snow conditions: Winter hiking evolves with the seasons. Occasionally, some stages are completed on foot, with snowshoes on the bag. We don’t cancel our snowshoeing holidays in the event of a lack of snow; the winter atmosphere and light will always be present. The GTJ route sometimes crosses wet areas that are impassable without snow, but we’ll point out the alternatives in the route book. Winter transforms the mountains: the colors change and the sun, lower down, offers sunset lights all day long.

Level: Hilly or mountain itinerary with an average ascent and descent of 200 m. Short stages, so that whatever the snow conditions, you’ll be able to cover them with complete peace of mind. You can also take a midday break at a refuge for lunch or visit the museums in the villages you pass through.

Lunch: If you have not taken the “picnic” option (extra charge), lunch can be ordered from your accommodation provider, or during village visits. For this package, drinks during and outside meals are at your own expense.

Hiking file: We provide you with a complete hiking file that will allow you to hike without a guide. It consists of a topo-guide (booklet) with a detailed description of the itinerary and 2 IGN 1:25,000 topographic maps showing (with a highlighter) the hiking routes. We also recommend that you bring a compass and know how to “read” a map. This logbook will be given to you on the day of departure.