About Us

The mission of the Grandes Traversées du Jura association is to promote the development of non-motorized outdoor hiking tourism on the Franco-Swiss Jura massif.

It develops itineraries and coordinates their development and maintenance. It animates and federates the actors of the hike of the Jura Mountains.

A network of over
180 members

  • Regional or departmental structures for tourism and hiking, including the French Hiking Federation, the Regional Cycling Committee FFC, the Regional Cycling Tourism League FFCT, the Espace Nordique Jurassien, Romandie Ski de Fond, regional and departmental committees tourism, etc.
  • Nearly 150 tourist accommodations welcoming hikers
  • Municipal and inter-municipal structures in charge of maintaining the GTJ routes
  • Tourist offices, shops and taxis
  • Organizers of hiking trips

A team

Florent Vacher
President
Cyril Henry
Association Director
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Communications Manager
Melanie Arbez
Route and Customer Service Manager
Alain LANGELEZ
Tourism development project manager

Our projects

The GTJ Development Program
revolves around four areas of intervention
main:

  • Development and planning routes
  • Promotion roaming in the Jura Mountains
  • Development of a roaming at the service of the hiker
  • Animation of a network of professionals