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Travel Guide France Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Ain Haut Valromey
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Haut Valromey

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Activities in Haut Valromey


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MTB route 63 blue - La Borne des 3 Cantons - Espace VTT Ain Forestière
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Mountain Biking · Ain
MTB track 14 red - Retord - les balcons du Mont Blanc - Espace FFC Ain Forestière
Toprecommended route Difficulty S1 difficult
Distance 29.5 km
Duration 3:10 h
Ascent 575 m
Descent 575 m

The Plateau de Retord is an out-of-time corner of France, located right between Geneva and Lyon, one step away from Annecy and Chambéry.

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from Aintourisme,   Bugey Sud Grand Colombier Tourisme
Hiking Trail · Ain
Hiking in Bugey: La Ronde des Plans
Toprecommended route Difficulty T1 easy
Distance 13.1 km
Duration 2:00 h
Ascent 309 m
Descent 309 m

Hike through the valleys and ridges of the Plateau de Retord and allowing you to enjoy a magnificent panorama of Mont Blanc and the Alps from the ...

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Mountain Biking · Ain
MTB route 59 red - Tour of the Great Mountain - FFC Ain Forestière area
Toprecommended route Difficulty difficult
Distance 27.6 km
Duration 1:35 h
Ascent 520 m
Descent 520 m

A quite technical route offering beautiful views throughout the course. Enjoy the view of the Jura and Alps mountain ranges, especially Mont Blanc, ...

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from Office de Tourisme Haut-Bugey,   Aintourisme
Mountain Biking · Ain
Blue MTB route 63 - The marker of the 3 cantons - Ain Forestière MTB area
Toprecommended route Difficulty easy
Distance 10.8 km
Duration 0:52 h
Ascent 190 m
Descent 190 m

Medium difficulty circuit following a figure-8 loop. The forest route follows the same path as the cross-country ski trails.

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from Office de Tourisme Haut-Bugey,   Aintourisme
Hiking Trail · Ain
Sentier de randonnée - Tour de la Grande Montagne
Toprecommended route Difficulty difficult Open
Distance 18.3 km
Duration 5:45 h
Ascent 490 m
Descent 490 m

Ideal hike for the nature lovers : mountain flowers, lynx and chamois. The path leads to Plateau du Retord and the crête with a sightseeing on the ...

from Office de Tourisme Haut-Bugey,   Aintourisme
Hiking Trail · Ain
Hike: on the steps of the WW2 French resistance.
Toprecommended route Difficulty T1 difficult
Distance 18.3 km
Duration 5:00 h
Ascent 532 m
Descent 532 m

Thematic trail on the Plateau de Retord, in the footsteps of the first maquisards of the Ain, starting from the Les Plans station or the village of ...

from Aintourisme,   Bugey Sud Grand Colombier Tourisme
Hiking Trail · Ain
Nature trail "Sentier de la Boucle d'Oreille"
Toprecommended route Difficulty T1 easy
Distance 4.6 km
Duration 2:00 h
Ascent 71 m
Descent 113 m

The objectives of this nature trail are numerous, notably the enhancement of biodiversity in mid-mountain areas and the knowledge of nature’s ...

from Aintourisme,   Bugey Sud Grand Colombier Tourisme
Hiking Trail · Jura Mountains
Hike: Tour de Retord
Toprecommended route Difficulty T1 difficult
Distance 18.6 km
Duration 6:00 h
Ascent 390 m
Descent 390 m

From the ski resort of Les Plans d'Hotonnes, the Plateau de Retord offers all its mountain characteristics: combes and forests, isolated typical ...

from Bugey Sud Grand Colombier Tourisme,   Bugey Sud Grand Colombier Tourisme
Hiking Trail · Jura Mountains
Hiking on the Grande Traversée du Jura: 3 days from Plateau de Retord to Grand Colombier
Toprecommended route Difficulty difficult
Distance 50.7 km
Duration 14:45 h
Ascent 1,700 m
Descent 1,700 m

Southern crossing of the Grande Traversée du Jura on foot from Valserhône station to Culoz station in 3 days.

from Bugey Sud Grand Colombier Tourisme,   Bugey Sud Grand Colombier Tourisme
Mountain Biking · Ain
Mountain bike trail 11 - Le tour de la Chèvre - Espace FFC Ain Forestière
Toprecommended route Difficulty S1 easy
Distance 8.3 km
Duration 0:40 h
Ascent 253 m
Descent 253 m

The Plateau de Retord is an out-of-time corner of France, located right between Geneva and Lyon, one step away from Annecy and Chambéry.

from Aintourisme,   Bugey Sud Grand Colombier Tourisme
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    Haut Valromey: Plateau de retord (Les Plans d'Hotonnes)
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Blue MTB route 63 - The marker of the 3 cantons - Ain Forestière MTB area by Anaïs
March 31, 2025 · Outdooractive Editors
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Parcours planifié le 16 juil. 2024 22:40:55 by Jérôme
July 18, 2024 · Community
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Micro-adventure: Crossing the Bugey via the Grand Colombier by Exaucé
July 04, 2024 · Community
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