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 WALKING IN JURA - FRANCHE COMPTE

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IGN MAPS
Michelin Local Maps

IGN Tourism, Outdoor Activities and Regional Discovery Maps
Topo Guides with Day Walks
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The Jura: Walking the High Route - Winter Ski Traverses, Kev Reynolds - The Jura High Route is 299km long, stretching from Dielsdorf, outside Zurich, to Borex, a small village to the north of Geneva. Along the way, it passes over the highest summits of the Swiss Jura. It traverses meadowland and forest and visits isolated farms, secluded villages locked in a world all their own, historic small towns, ruined castles. There are stretches of riverside walking and belvedere paths that trace the very crest of the ridge with huge views to embrace an ever-varied panorama. Limited availability.

The French equivalent of Ordnance Survey Maps

IGN Tourism, Outdoor Activities and Regional Discovery Maps - An extensive series of maps published by the IGN in cooperation with local authorities, ramblers' associations, cycling clubs, etc. The maps are designed to provide information on places of interest, recreational facilities, various types of accommodation, local and long-distance footpaths, bridleways, cycling and mountain bike routes, etc. Various scales, mainly 1:50,000. Some titles will have limited availability - in case of difficulty please email.
 

Walks in the Doubs No.1: West - The western sheet of a three map series covering the department of Doubs in the French Jura. Each map covers approximately 50 x 50 km. Centred on Besancon, this sheet extends from the western extremity of the department to Rougement in the north-east corner and to Aubonne & Levier in the south-east. The maps have a topographic base with an overprint highlighting recreational facilities and various types of accommodation in the area, as well as local and long distance footpaths, including the GR5, and mountain bike routes graded according to four degrees of difficulty. Map legend is in French only.

Walks in the Doubs No.2: East - The eastern sheet of a three map series covering the department of Doubs in the French Jura. Each map covers approximately 50 x 50 km. This map extends from Arc-sous-Cicon and La Longeville in the south-west of the sheet to the northern and eastern limits of the department. The maps have a topographic base with an overprint highlighting recreational facilities and various types of accommodation in the area, as well as local and long distance footpaths, including the GR5, and mountain bike routes graded according to four degrees of difficulty. The Swiss Jura is shown in black and white only, with no overprint. Map legend is in French only. Limited availability.

Walks in the Doubs No.3: South - The southern sheet of a three map series covering the department of Doubs in the French Jura. Each map covers approximately 50 x 50 km. This sheet extends from the southern tip of the department to Eternoz and Grand Combe-Chateau.

Territoire de Belfort - Tourist map of one of France's smallest departments. The map covers an area of approximately 30 x 50 km. A topographic base has an overprint highlighting places of interest, accommodation, recreational facilities, bridleways and mountain bike routes within the department. Local and long distance footpaths, including the GR 5, are shown in the whole area covered by the map. Map legend is in French only.

Route of the Pines in the Jura - Detailed contoured map with hiking paths and mountain bikes routes across the pine forests between Levier and Champagnole in the foothills of the Jura. The overprint also highlights sport and recreational facilities and various types of accommodation in the area. The map covers an area of approximately 30 x 22 km. Map legend includes English.

Jura no.1: West - A contoured topographic map of the western part of Jura extending as far east as Mouchard. An overprint highlights GR routes & local footpaths and shows recreational facilities, such as footpaths, horse riding and Mountain Bike itineraries. The overprint also indicates various types of accommodation, tourist facilities places of interest, etc. Map legend includes English.

Haut-Jura Regional Park - Detailed contoured map of the beautiful regional park at the very heart of the Jura Mountains, around Morez and St-Claude. Extensive overprint highlights numerous hiking paths, mountain bike routes grades according to the degree of difficulty, various types of accommodations, recreational facilities etc. On the reverse there are lists of facilities in the area. The map covers approximately 37 x 50km (23 x 31 miles). Map legend includes English. Limited availability.

Michelin Local France Bas-Rhin/Haut-Rhin/Territoire de Belfort Map (Michelin Local France Maps). Limited availability.

Haute Saone/Vosges  (Michelin Local Maps)- Detailing the Haute-Saone / Vosges region of France. 

Bourgogne Franche-Compte (French Road Maps)

Topo Guides with Day Walks - The extensive list of topo-guides to the long-distance footpaths in France published by the Federation Francaise de la Randonnee Pedestre has now been expanded to include guides to local walks, the PRs (Promenades et Randonnees). Each guide offers a selection of walks of various length and difficulty, overprinted on extracts from the 1:25,000 or 1:50,000 topographic survey. The text is in French. Some titles will have limited availability - in case of difficulty please email.

Several of the guides listed in the "Topo-guides to Long-distance Footpaths" series also include day walks in addition to the long-distance routes, as indicated in the description of each title.