To you ! Comfortable itinerant hikes from Monts Jura… Take the height.
Itinerary details
Description
From Lélex, you can climb the highest summit of the Jura, the Crêt de la Neige 1720m. From the Balcon du Léman, view of the most beautiful panorama in Europe, the Mont Blanc, the Alps. Your night at the Relais des Moines, a witness of the past history, during which Cistercian monks came to clear then settle and make prosper this valley where flows gently, the Valserine. The purpose of this hike is to reach the Crêt de Chalam (1545m)
Day 1: Lélex to Chézery-Forens, approx. 6:30 h.
Distance: 18.3 km
Difference in altitude: D+897 m / D-1221 m
Route: From Lélex, take the GR (red and white) towards le Ratou, le refuge de la Loge, le Crêt de la Neige and le Reculet. Leave the GR and descend to Vernay du Dessus (yellow markings), direction Rivière, then Chézery-Forens.
Stage 2: Chézery-Forens Lélex, approx. 6 hrs.
Follow the trail through the Haute Chaîne du Jura National Reserve.
Distance: 17.1 km
Difference in altitude: D+1083m /D – 758
Itinerary: From Chézery, head towards Forens (yellow markings), climb towards Cascade de l’Etrès, Petit and Grand Mannet, Crêt de Chalam (1545m), descend to Borne au Lion via Sous le Crêt, pick up the GR (red and white), descend to Les Closettes, Niaizet then Lélex.
Part of the route is located in a nature reserve, so please respect the regulations specific to this area:
Dogs are not allowed, even on a lead.
Day 1: Lélex to Chézery-Forens, approx. 6:30 h.
Distance: 18.3 km
Difference in altitude: D+897 m / D-1221 m
Route: From Lélex, take the GR (red and white) towards le Ratou, le refuge de la Loge, le Crêt de la Neige and le Reculet. Leave the GR and descend to Vernay du Dessus (yellow markings), direction Rivière, then Chézery-Forens.
Stage 2: Chézery-Forens Lélex, approx. 6 hrs.
Follow the trail through the Haute Chaîne du Jura National Reserve.
Distance: 17.1 km
Difference in altitude: D+1083m /D – 758
Itinerary: From Chézery, head towards Forens (yellow markings), climb towards Cascade de l’Etrès, Petit and Grand Mannet, Crêt de Chalam (1545m), descend to Borne au Lion via Sous le Crêt, pick up the GR (red and white), descend to Les Closettes, Niaizet then Lélex.
Part of the route is located in a nature reserve, so please respect the regulations specific to this area:
Dogs are not allowed, even on a lead.