Jura: Hotels and accommodations

In the Jura ski areas, Nordic skiing encompasses 1,000 km of marked trails; the winter activities also include snowshoeing, dog sledding, tobogganing and biathlon.

For a stay in the Jura, you may want to find and book a hotel.

Winter

The Jura has nearly 5,000 km of maintained and signposted paths as well as almost 100 official hikes. In addition, there are more than 2,000 marked trails.

Nature

The Jura combines plains, the vineyards of Revermont and its reculées, a landscape of lakes, as well as uplands with streams and waterfalls. Many natural sites are preserved or protected by the Haut-Jura Regional Nature Park, Natura 2000 sites and classified natural sites.

The Cascades du Hérisson consist of 31 successive waterfall stages. They are fed by the Hérisson Torrent, whose source comes from the lakes of Bonlieu and Ilay.

The trail along the Cascades du Hérisson is 7 km long, follows a round trip route, climbs approximately 300 metres in elevation, is rated difficult and takes almost three hours to complete there and back.

The Vallée du Hérisson, Plateau des 7 lacs is part of the Grands Sites de France network.

Lac de Chalain is the largest natural lake in the Jura and has turquoise water linked to its geological history.

Lac de Vouglans is 35 km long, has emerald-green water and offers activities in summer.

Trails and sports

The Route des Lacs connects museums, exhibitions, craft sites, regional cuisine, reculées, viewpoints and natural sites. Along it, 20 lakes in the region can be discovered by car.

For mountain bikers, the Jura has four mountain biking bases bearing FFC or FFVélo certification, two developed bike parks and two Ludy parks. Cycling is also possible on 180 km of seven véloroutes, including EuroVelo 6.

Culture

The Maison du Parc naturel régional du Haut-Jura presents the permanent interactive exhibition « Haut-Jura, Terre Vivante! ». It covers the region’s landscapes, wildlife, flora, local know-how, industry and forests.

Workshops, museums and themed houses in the Haut-Jura provide access to traditional and contemporary local crafts and their contribution to the development of the region.

The Musée du Jouet in Moirans-en-Montagne presents toys ranging from antiques to retro consoles.

The Grande Saline de Salins-les-Bains includes a 13th-century underground gallery and a still-functioning hydraulic pump from the 19th century. The saltworks operated for 1,200 years until 1962 and transported saltwater between 1780 and 1895 through a 21 km pipeline to the Saline Royale d’Arc-et-Senans.

Cuisine

The Fruitière de Grande-Rivière offers a discovery gallery with areas dedicated to historical tools, museography, interactive displays, cheese production and video.

Comté is produced artisanally every day in the Jura Massif at more than 150 village dairies known as fruitières.

There are four geographical appellations in the Jura: Arbois, Château-Chalon, L’Étoile and Côtes du Jura.

Other regional location pages: La Chaux-Du-Dombief, Entre-Deux-Monts, Prémanon, Lamoura, Les Planches En Montagne, Arsure-Arsurette, Les Bouchoux, Morez, Saint-Laurent-En-Grandvaux, Grande-Rivière, Bellefontaine, Foncine-Le-Haut, Villard-Sur-Bienne, Villard-Saint-Sauveur, Saint-Claude, Lajoux, Bois-D'amont, Fort Du Plasne, Les Rousses.

To the overarching travel overview: Franche Comte.