La Great crossing of the Jura on horseback is a linear horseback riding route (or almost!) along the Jura Mountains. From its northern end at Crosey-le-Petit, in the Doubs, between Besançon and Montbéliard, the hiking route joins Arbignieu, in the Ain, crossing the Haut-Jura Regional Natural Park. Nearly 500 kilometers in total, i.e. around twenty stages (in stopover lodges, equestrian farms, campsites, etc.) for riders wishing to explore the entire route, which can of course be discovered by sections, at the whim of the hikers.

Based on the networks of the Jura du Grand Huit and Ain à Cheval, this GTJ on horseback will have many common routes, breakaways and ramifications. It took into account all the parameters specific to leisure riding: reception adapted to the horses, length of the stages, diversity of the territories crossed... Thus the central part of the route will be accessible throughout the year, a " infidelity” made in the massif allowing riders to descend towards the plateaus and explore the Jura vineyards!

North end

Crosey-le-Petit (Doubs)

South end

Arbignieu (Ain)

Minimum altitudes and max.

↓ 234m ↑ 1m

Elevation

-

Average distance per stage

20 to 30 km

Period

April → October

Crosey-le-Petit ↔️ Arbignieu