Long-distance hikes in the Ain
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes,France
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Maps and trails
The most beautiful long-distance hikes in the Ain
Long-Distance Hiking
· Ain
GR® 59 - From Coligny to Culoz
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
198.2 km
56:50 h
5,681 m
5,940 m
Coming from the Ballon d'Alsace via Besançon, the GR®59 crosses the Revermont, a balcony over the Bresse, climbs the peaks of southern Bugey (1,217 m), before descending into the Belley basin and joining Culoz and the GR®9.
Long-Distance Hiking
· Ain
GR® 9 (Mijoux-Culoz)
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
103.1 km
32:40 h
4,330 m
3,580 m
The GR® 9 begins in St-Amour 39. In the department of Ain, it goes all over the oriental crest, by Colomby de Gex, goes through the gap Nantua-Bellegarde, visits plateau de Retord and goes through Grand-Colombier, before diving in the Rhône valley.
Long-Distance Hiking
· Ain
Grande Traversée du Jura on foot: from Borne au Lion to Culoz
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
100.5 km
31:45 h
3,586 m
4,642 m
La grande Traversée du Jura is a Grande Randonnée (GR®) trail that runs through the Jura Mountains from Mandeure, near Montbéliard in the Doubs in the north, through the Jura to Culoz in the Ain in the south.
Long-Distance Hiking
· Ain
GR® de Pays - Beaujolais-Bugey by the Dombes
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
74.1 km
18:40 h
792 m
259 m
The GR® de Pays Beaujolais-Bugey by the Dombes connects the Lyonnais hills to the south of the Bugey. It crosses the vineyards of Beaujolais, follows the Saône towpath before crossing the Dombes wetlands.
Long-Distance Hiking
· Ain
GR® de Pays - Tour du Pays de Lhuis et d'Izieu (5 days)
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
86.6 km
25:00 h
2,210 m
2,619 m
The GR® de Pays Tour du Pays de Lhuis et d'Izieu is a 5-day walking loop that traverses the heights of the southern Bugey region before skirting the Rhône. The itinerary takes in many typical Bugey villages and hamlets.
Long-Distance Hiking
· Ain
GR® de Pays - Tour of the Ain Valley in the Land of Cerdon (3 days)
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
58 km
16:55 h
1,660 m
1,815 m
The GR® de Pays Tour de la Vallée de l'Ain au Pays du Cerdon starts on the banks of the Ain, crosses Jujurieux and its thirteen castles, then visits the wine-growing area of Cerdon.
Long-Distance Hiking
· Ain
GR® de Pays - Grand Tour de la Valserine (5 days)
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
97.7 km
31:15 h
2,750 m
3,848 m
5 days of itinerant hiking between the Retord plateau and the Jura Mountains ridges.
Long-Distance Hiking
· Ain
GR® de Pays Tour du Revermont (7 days)
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
119.9 km
34:10 h
3,547 m
3,547 m
The GR® de Pays Tour du Revermont offers seven days' hiking on the limestone hills of the Revermont, the foothills of the Jura Massif. It can be shortened thanks to a number of itineraries.
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to the end of the world - Villanders>Finisterre by Michael
September 18, 2023
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