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Hiking Trail · Bugey Sud

Hike: Gorges de Thurignin

recommended route Difficulty T1 difficult closed

Distance 14.2 km

Duration 4:15 h

Ascent 334 m

Descent 334 m

From Artemare to the heights of Belmont Luthézieu to discover the secrets of the Seran river.To discover along the way: the Thurignin Gorges, the ...

Bugey Sud Grand Colombier Tourisme

Hiking Trail · Ain

Hike: Golet au loup

recommended route Difficulty T1 easy closed

Distance 7.1 km

Duration 2:00 h

Ascent 140 m

Descent 138 m

Hiking circuit following the course of the river, the Séran and allowing the discovery of the site of the Virgin of Fierloz and the Cerveyrieu ...

from Bugey Sud Grand Colombier Tourisme, Bugey Sud Grand Colombier Tourisme

Road Bike · Ain

L'Ain à Vélo touring - The Bugey, paradise for mountain pass hunters (3 days)

recommended route Difficulty difficult

Distance 130 km

Duration 7:26 h

Ascent 2,096 m

Descent 2,120 m

Watch out for gravel between Col de la Rochette and Ruffieu. Very dangerous descent, route not recommended (August 2025).

from Patricia Sallet, Aintourism

Road Bike · Ain

Col du Grand Colombier from Artemare

recommended route Difficulty difficult Open

Distance 15.4 km

Duration 2:15 h

Ascent 1,243 m

Descent 3 m

The most difficult ascent of the giant!

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from Patricia Sallet, Aintourism

Hiking Trail · Bugey Sud

Hiking on the foot of the Grand Colombier

recommended route Difficulty T1 difficult closed

Distance 19.9 km

Duration 5:30 h

Ascent 450 m

Descent 486 m

A long hike from Artemare to cross the slopes of the Grand Colombier massif as the writer Paul Claudel did in his time, often along the rivers of ...

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from Bugey Sud Grand Colombier Tourisme, Bugey Sud Grand Colombier Tourisme

Long Distance Cycling · Jura Mountains

The Great Crossing of the Jura (GTJ) by bike

recommended route Difficulty moderate Multi-day route

Distance 374.2 km

Duration 26:49 h

Ascent 5,322 m

Descent 5,406 m

The Great Crossing of the Jura by bike extends over 360 km across the Jura Mountains and the Haut Jura Regional Natural Park. It allows you to ...

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from Carline Baric, Grande Traversée du Jura

Road Bike · Ain

Cycling tour: Geological curiosities of Valromey

recommended route Difficulty easy

Distance 37.1 km

Duration 3:00 h

Ascent 657 m

Descent 657 m

This circuit located on the southern part of Valromey will take you from one geological curiosity to another with the possibility of accessing the ...

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from Bugey Sud Grand Colombier Tourisme, Bugey Sud Grand Colombier Tourisme

Road Bike · France

GTJ by bike: from Bellegarde-sur-Valserine to Culoz

recommended route Difficulty difficult Stage 7

Distance 61.3 km

Duration 4:00 h

Ascent 899 m

Descent 1,014 m

The Great Jura Crossing by bike stretches over 360 km across the Jura Mountains and the Haut Jura Regional Natural Park. We present this route ...

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from Carline Baric, Grande Traversée du Jura

Thematic Trail · Ain

Hiking loop: Le tour du Fierloz

recommended route Difficulty moderate

Distance 4 km

Duration 1:06 h

Ascent 82 m

Descent 82 m

A short loop allowing you to discover the Fierloz Plateau from Artemare.

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Thematic Trail · Ain

Hiking loop: Le tour du Fierloz

recommended route Difficulty moderate closed

Distance 4 km

Duration 1:06 h

Ascent 82 m

Descent 82 m

A short loop allowing you to discover the Fierloz Plateau from Artemare.

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Bugey Sud Grand Colombier Tourisme

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Canyoning · Rhône-Alpes
Canyon aventure (confirmé) avec Taupe Canyon
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Canyoning · Bugey Sud
Canyoning in the Gorges du Groin near Annecy

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March 21, 2026

REB
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April 28, 2026

Descente col de la Rochette -> Ruffieu désormais praticable (à partir de février 2026). Montée vers Ambléon fermée (éboulement, avril-juin 2026), passage interdit mais possible à vélo. Voir https://www.inforoute01.fr/

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Written March 21, 2026

Road Bike
L'Ain à Vélo touring - The Bugey, paradise for mountain pass hunters (3 days)
July 07, 2022

Clémentine Denis
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July 07, 2022

Rando très sympa mais attention, la partie autour du Fierloz est fermée depuis le 22 juin pour risque d'incendie. Passages dans les bois agréables et les gorges de Thurignin sont belles malgré que la cascade soit à sec.

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Written July 07, 2022

Hiking Trail
Hike: Gorges de Thurignin

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