Youth Group tourForget traffic jams, leave the city behind. Less than an hour from Lyon, the Ain unfurls its trails like an invitation: breathtaking views of Mont Blanc, hidden chapels at the bend of a path, winegrowing villages that smell of the terroir. Each hike is a moving postcard: a climb, an ancient stone, a breathtaking view. Simple, accessible, invigorating…
Group hiking and landscape
Autumn hiking
Hiking on the PlateauLet yourself be guided by a mountain guide! He knows the trails like the back of his hand, can spot discreet fauna and reveal the little secrets of the landscape. An easier climb, a break in the right place, an unexpected discovery…
Spring: the meadows of the Plateau de Retord light up with wild flowers. Summer: the turquoise of the Haut-Bugey lakes contrasts with the shade of the undergrowth. Autumn: the Bugey crests take on coppery hues in the breeze. Winter: the silence of the Jura mountains envelops every step. The Ain changes its scenery with every season… Just follow the path.
Winter hiking
Natural heritage of the DombesA castle overlooking a plain, mysteriously named chimneys, the silence of the maquis in the breeze of the Plateau de Retord… In the Ain, history isn’t something you read, it’s something you walk through. Put on your shoes, the past awaits you at the bend in the path.
To the west, the plains: Bresse, Dombes, ponds shimmering under the open sky, fields undulating in the wind. To the east, the mountains: Bugey, the highest peaks of the Jura massif, ridges that outline the horizon, deep forests where silence settles. The Ain is the perfect balance between land and altitude. One department, two atmospheres.
Hiking at Rocher de Jarbonnet
Hiking on the highest Jura peaks
Lake Nantua
Dombes ponds, seen from the sky
The Bresse bocage
