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GR59 30 stages

The stages of the GR59

From Ballon d'Alsace to Culoz, day by day, with accommodation at every finish.

608 km 377.8 mi15,050 m 49,377 ft ascent16,000 m 52,493 ft descent
1 Ballon d'Alsace Le Plan
800 m900 m1,000 m1,100 m1,200 m1,300 m0 km5 km10 km15 km
Elevation profile: from 845 m to 1,246 m over 16.7 km.
16.7 km340 m5h30 2 Le Plan Eboulet
250 m500 m750 m1,000 m0 km5 km10 km15 km20 km
Elevation profile: from 340 m to 848 m over 25 km.
24.9 km410 m7h45 3 Eboulet Belverne
200 m300 m400 m500 m600 m700 m0 km5 km10 km
Elevation profile: from 336 m to 586 m over 14.9 km.
14.9 km280 m4h30 4 Belverne Gémonval
200 m300 m400 m500 m0 km5 km10 km15 km20 km
Elevation profile: from 320 m to 458 m over 20 km.
20 km300 m5h45 5 Gémonval Cubry
200 m300 m400 m500 m600 m0 km5 km10 km15 km
Elevation profile: from 298 m to 528 m over 19.5 km.
19.5 km470 m6h 6 Cubry Hyèvre-Magny
200 m300 m400 m500 m0 km5 km10 km15 km20 km
Elevation profile: from 272 m to 450 m over 20.3 km.
20.3 km300 m6h 7 Hyèvre-Magny Esnans
200 m300 m400 m500 m600 m0 km5 km10 km15 km
Elevation profile: from 272 m to 500 m over 18.1 km.
18.1 km740 m6h15 8 Esnans Corcelle
200 m300 m400 m500 m600 m700 m0 km5 km10 km15 km
Elevation profile: from 257 m to 588 m over 18.5 km.
18.5 km250 m5h30 9 Corcelle Vorges-les-Pins
100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m600 m700 m0 km10 km20 km30 km
Elevation profile: from 229 m to 600 m over 30.1 km.
30.1 km700 m9h15 10 Vorges-les-Pins Roche-sur-Loue
100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m600 m0 km5 km10 km15 km20 km
Elevation profile: from 221 m to 462 m over 24.2 km.
24.2 km430 m7h15 11 Roche-sur-Loue Salins-les-Bains
100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m0 km5 km10 km15 km20 km
Elevation profile: from 233 m to 413 m over 23.9 km.
23.8 km300 m6h45 12 Salins-les-Bains Vauxelle
200 m300 m400 m500 m600 m700 m0 km5 km10 km15 km
Elevation profile: from 334 m to 599 m over 16.6 km.
16.6 km700 m6h 13 Vauxelle La Châtelaine
200 m300 m400 m500 m600 m700 m0 km5 km10 km
Elevation profile: from 299 m to 572 m over 13.6 km.
13.6 km480 m4h45 14 La Châtelaine Chaussenans
200 m300 m400 m500 m600 m700 m0 km5 km10 km15 km20 km
Elevation profile: from 331 m to 580 m over 20.1 km.
20.1 km660 m6h45 15 Chaussenans Menétru-le-Vignoble
200 m300 m400 m500 m600 m700 m0 km5 km10 km15 km
Elevation profile: from 316 m to 596 m over 19.7 km.
19.6 km610 m6h30 16 Menétru-le-Vignoble Sur Roche
200 m300 m400 m500 m600 m0 km5 km10 km15 km20 km
Elevation profile: from 305 m to 528 m over 20 km.
20 km600 m6h30 17 Sur Roche Vernantois
300 m400 m500 m600 m700 m0 km10 km20 km
Elevation profile: from 348 m to 594 m over 26.1 km.
26 km480 m8h 18 Vernantois Rotalier
100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m600 m0 km5 km10 km15 km20 km
Elevation profile: from 239 m to 549 m over 23.3 km.
23.3 km640 m7h30 19 Rotalier Cuiseaux
200 m300 m400 m500 m600 m700 m0 km5 km10 km15 km20 km
Elevation profile: from 263 m to 623 m over 22.5 km.
22.5 km730 m7h15 20 Cuiseaux Roissiat
200 m300 m400 m500 m600 m700 m0 km5 km10 km15 km20 km
Elevation profile: from 278 m to 604 m over 23.3 km.
23.2 km600 m7h30 21 Roissiat Treffort
300 m400 m500 m600 m700 m800 m0 km5 km10 km15 km
Elevation profile: from 342 m to 663 m over 16.3 km.
16.3 km500 m5h30 22 Treffort Journans
200 m300 m400 m500 m600 m700 m0 km5 km10 km15 km
Elevation profile: from 313 m to 591 m over 17.3 km.
17.3 km360 m5h15 23 Journans Thol
200 m300 m400 m500 m600 m0 km5 km10 km15 km
Elevation profile: from 248 m to 487 m over 16.4 km.
16.3 km390 m5h 24 Thol Chez Perraudet
200 m300 m400 m500 m600 m700 m0 km5 km10 km15 km
Elevation profile: from 260 m to 636 m over 17.3 km.
17.3 km640 m5h45 25 Chez Perraudet Saint-Sorlin-en-Bugey
200 m300 m400 m500 m600 m700 m0 km5 km10 km15 km20 km
Elevation profile: from 245 m to 582 m over 20.4 km.
20.3 km580 m6h45 26 Saint-Sorlin-en-Bugey Le Fays
250 m500 m750 m1,000 m1,250 m0 km5 km10 km15 km
Elevation profile: from 451 m to 1,043 m over 19.5 km.
19.5 km880 m6h45 27 Le Fays Innimond
800 m900 m1,000 m1,100 m1,200 m1,300 m0 km5 km10 km
Elevation profile: from 860 m to 1,209 m over 12.8 km.
12.8 km400 m4h15 28 Innimond Peyrieu
250 m500 m750 m1,000 m1,250 m0 km10 km20 km
Elevation profile: from 290 m to 1,009 m over 27.6 km.
27.6 km740 m9h30 29 Peyrieu Île Béard
100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m0 km5 km10 km15 km20 km
Elevation profile: from 222 m to 381 m over 23.4 km.
23.4 km220 m6h30 30 Île Béard Culoz
100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m0 km5 km10 km15 km20 km
Elevation profile: from 230 m to 451 m over 20.7 km.
20.7 km490 m6h30

Stage table

StageRouteDistanceAscentDescentWalking timeHigh point
1Ballon d'Alsace → Le Plan16.7 km340 m740 m4h45 – 5h301,246 m
2Le Plan → Eboulet24.9 km410 m890 m6h45 – 7h45849 m
3Eboulet → Belverne14.9 km280 m280 m3h45 – 4h30586 m
4Belverne → Gémonval20 km300 m330 m5h – 5h45458 m
5Gémonval → Cubry19.5 km470 m430 m5h15 – 6h529 m
6Cubry → Hyèvre-Magny20.3 km300 m390 m5h – 6h450 m
7Hyèvre-Magny → Esnans18.1 km740 m530 m5h15 – 6h15501 m
8Esnans → Corcelle18.5 km250 m460 m4h45 – 5h30588 m
9Corcelle → Vorges-les-Pins30.1 km700 m630 m8h – 9h15600 m
10Vorges-les-Pins → Roche-sur-Loue24.2 km430 m530 m6h15 – 7h15463 m
11Roche-sur-Loue → Salins-les-Bains23.8 km300 m220 m5h45 – 6h45414 m
12Salins-les-Bains → Vauxelle16.6 km700 m630 m5h – 6h602 m
13Vauxelle → La Châtelaine13.6 km480 m450 m4h – 4h45572 m
14La Châtelaine → Chaussenans20.1 km660 m680 m5h45 – 6h45580 m
15Chaussenans → Menétru-le-Vignoble19.6 km610 m610 m5h30 – 6h30596 m
16Menétru-le-Vignoble → Sur Roche20 km600 m510 m5h30 – 6h30528 m
17Sur Roche → Vernantois26 km480 m590 m6h45 – 8h594 m
18Vernantois → Rotalier23.3 km640 m710 m6h30 – 7h30551 m
19Rotalier → Cuiseaux22.5 km730 m510 m6h15 – 7h15623 m
20Cuiseaux → Roissiat23.2 km600 m660 m6h15 – 7h30604 m
21Roissiat → Treffort16.3 km500 m620 m4h45 – 5h30663 m
22Treffort → Journans17.3 km360 m400 m4h30 – 5h15591 m
23Journans → Thol16.3 km390 m380 m4h15 – 5h487 m
24Thol → Chez Perraudet17.3 km640 m470 m5h – 5h45637 m
25Chez Perraudet → Saint-Sorlin-en-Bugey20.3 km580 m630 m5h45 – 6h45582 m
26Saint-Sorlin-en-Bugey → Le Fays19.5 km880 m370 m5h45 – 6h451,045 m
27Le Fays → Innimond12.8 km400 m460 m3h45 – 4h151,209 m
28Innimond → Peyrieu27.6 km740 m1,310 m8h – 9h301,012 m
29Peyrieu → Île Béard23.4 km220 m300 m5h30 – 6h30381 m
30Île Béard → Culoz20.7 km490 m420 m5h30 – 6h30453 m

Our stage plan aims for days of around 6h of actual walking and always stops where you can sleep. Nothing stops you from combining or splitting stages: all the accommodation is listed.

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