Besançon Grandes Heures Nature

Outdoor activities in the Grand Besançon

In Besançon, historical heritage and natural environments have been in dialogue for more than 2000 years. Come and immerse yourself in active or sporty mode in these spaces that mix nature and culture!

From the historical heart of Besançon, you will be in touch with nature and will be able to practise or start outdoor activities: canoeing on the Doubs, hiking on the GR145/Via Francigena or the paths of the hills, trail, bicycle... A little further away, a few minutes from the city: climbing and even free flight are possible! These itineraries and activities will guide you through different worlds: the Doubs valley, the Chailluz forest, the first plateau of the Jura, areas rich in heritage, cultural, landscape, fauna and flora interests. Welcome to Besançon, land of outdoor activities!

Many features will help you practice of outdoor activities :
• get your location on the detailed IGN maps with the GPS
• training workouts
• record your chronos
• description of the route and points of interest
• monitoring alert to be notified if you move away from the route
• call or send an emergency SMS in case of problems
• sending predefined SMS to your contacts
• classification by age class on the challenges
• reporting a problem on the route
• adding comments
• sharing on social networks
• Weather in 5 days (Openweathermap)
...

Access to all features requires that you use a Trace de Trail account.

Remark : Continued use of GPS running in the background can greatly decrease battery life.