Lajoux – Les Molunes – Bellecombe – Les Moussières – La Pesse – Septmoncel – Les Bouchoux
With an average altitude of about 1,200 m, the Hautes Combes area is a good reflection of the Haut-Jura Regional Park.
Take a look at the traditional villages with their wooden-shingled houses, emerging from long valleys and the extensive spruce forests that reach up to the sky and sometimes form breath-taking natural amphitheatres.
Altitute : 900 to 1,545 m
Cross-country skiing (over 200 km of trails)
Lajoux : 5 Nordic ski trails (1 green, 2 blue, 1 red and 1 nordicross trail) and a multi-activity trail
La Pesse : 6 Nordic ski trails (3 green, 1 blue, 1 red and 1 black trail) and a multi-activity trail
Les Moussières : 3 Nordic ski trails (1 green and 2 blue trails) and a multi-activity trail
Les Molunes : 3 Nordic ski trails (1 green, 1 blue and 1 red trail)
Bellecombe : 1 Nordic ski trail (1 black trail)
Alpine Skiing
Lajoux : 1 ski lift (1 green and 1 blue piste) and a button lift (ESF)
La Pesse : 1 ski lift (1 piste, 1 half-pipe and 1 button lift)
Les Moussières : 2 ski lifts (1 green and 1 blue piste, 1 boardercross and 1 button lift (ESF))
Septmoncel (le Manon) : 3 ski lifts (1 blue, 1 green and 1 red piste)
Nordic Activities
14 snowshoe circuits and 3 multi-activity trails: Over 50 km of marked trails
Lajoux / Le Manon : 5 snowshoe circuits and 1 multi-activity trail
La Pesse : 3 snowshoe circuits and 1 multi-activity trail
Les Moussières : 2 snowshoe circuits and 1 multi-activity trail
Les Molunes : 2 snowshoe circuits
Bellecombe : 1 snowshoe circuit
Septmoncel : 1 snowshoe circuit
Huskies :
3 trails in La Pesse (5, 8, 10 and 15 km, depending on snow conditions). Trekking by dog sled in Bellecombe, Les Moussières and Septmoncel.
Equipment Hire
In Lajoux :
Benoit-Jeannin Sports : +33 3 84 41 27 89
Mermet Equip’Fond : http://www.skidefondjura.fr/
In La Pesse :
Michel Sports : http://www.michel-sports.fr
In Les Moussières :
Gros Sport : +33 3 84 41 61 72
In Manon :
Hôtel Gruet : +33 3 84 41 22 16
Ski Schools
ESF Haut-Jura Lajoux : http://haut-jura.esf.net/ (+33 3 84 41 26 07)
ESF Haut-Jura La Pesse : http://haut-jura.esf.net/ (+33 3 84 42 70 56)
ESF Haut-Jura Les Moussières : http://haut-jura.esf.net/ (+33 3 84 41 60 70)
Professional Mushers
In Pontoux :
Antartica : http://www.chiensdetraineaux.fr/
In Bellecombe :
D’un bout à l’autre : http://www.dunboutalautre.com
In Les Moussières :
Des chiens et de hommes : http://www.dcdh-jura-traineaux.com
La Pourvoirie : http://www.chambre-hote-jura.fr/randonnee-chiens-de-traineaux-jura-la-pesse/
In La Pesse :
Eisbar & Cie – Deffontaine Olivier : +33 3 84 42 74 35
La Ferme des Huskies : http://www.raids-traineaux.com
In Bouchoux :
Mush in Jura : https://www.facebook.com/mushinjura (+33 6 76 67 17 70)
Activities Providers
Antipode : Based In La Pesse, a company specialising in the manufacture and sale of sleds and towing equipment : http://www.antipodesled.com
Mountain Guides
Benoit Pasquier : http://www.saint-claude-haut-jura.com/ete/benoit-pasquier-accompagnateur-et-apiculteur.html#.VL-InCys1c9
Humbert Lucas : www.lucas-humbert-aem.fr
Jura Randonnées : http://www.jura-rando.com/
La Chandoline – Valérie Dalmais : http://www.lachandoline.com
Mountain Guides :
André Duraffourg : +33 3 84 42 73 93
Eric Regard : +33 3 84 41 61 12
Fabrice Bouvier : +33 3 84 42 71 19
Points of Interest
“Rural Museum of Olden Day Life and Occupations” museum of Haut-Jura, located in La Pesse.
The Grenier Fort (hut used to limit the risk of fire) and the Regional Natural Park in Lajoux, and the “Layetterie” (chest of drawer makers).
Cheese dairy at Les Moussières.
Lapidary workshop in Septmoncel.
Points of Interest
The Nordic area in the upper Massacre forest is maintained in partnership with the Les Rousses resort.
The craftsmanship of painting animals onto objects, felting, natural hot water bottles and lamp makers.
Comté and Bleu de Gex cheese dairies at Lajoux and Les Moussières.
Production and sale of goats cheese at “La Chèvre Belle” in Les Bouchoux.
Must-sees
The Crêt de Chalam (1,545 m), a peak emerging from the forest and the “mutated spruce” in the Massacre forest.
Breath-taking views of the Monts-Jura peaks at Les Molunes.
Webcams
Bellecombe : http://m.webcam-hd.com/espace-nordique-jurassien/hautes-combes_bellecombe-bouleme
Lajoux : http://m.webcam-hd.com/espace-nordique-jurassien/hautes-combes_la-joux
Les Molunes : http://m.webcam-hd.com/espace-nordique-jurassien/hautes-combres-les-molunes
La Pesse : http://www.espacenordiquejurassien.com/webcams.html
