Activities
No matter which season you choose to visit us there will be plenty of indoor and outdoor activities.
La praz is part of the Jura Regional Park a 530 km2 natural reserve featuring solitary forests, mystical marshland, jagged limestone rocks and glades as well as pastureland surrounded by stonewalls. With its well-marked 523 km network of trails, the park is especially attractive for hikers, bikers and mountain bikers. There are also plenty of pools around and great opportunities for boating on the Lac de Joux.
In winter, bikes and hikes are exchanged for cross-country skis, downhill skis, snowshoes or sleds. The Vallée de Joux offers one of the biggest cross-country skiing domains in Central Europe: 220 km of skiing tracks lay at your feet. The closest access is the Mollendruz, a 10 min drive. And what is more fun than to iceskate on a 22km long lake: the Lac de Joux. The lake freezes over in winter to become the largest natural ice rink in Europe.
The area has also plenty to offer in terms of cultural visits with the Clunesian village of Romainmôtier featuring the oldest abbey in Switzerland and plenty of castles in the surrounding villages like L’Isle and La Sarraz and the cities of Lausanne and Geneva.
Below is just a small sample of the many possibilities to spend your days at La Ferme de la Praz:
Hike to Dent de Vaulion
Hike to the Dent de Vaulion (1483 m), have a wonderful pique-nique while admiring the panoramic view of mountain peaks and lakes.
Visit Juraparc & the Grottes de Vallorbe
Take the family to Juraparc and see how bears and wolves live together. Have a cheese fondue at the restaurant before visiting the Grottes de Vallorbe.
Lac de Joux
Go down to the lac de Joux and spend some time hiking around the lake – rent a pedalo, stand-up paddle board, sailboat or surfboard and have fun on the water. Try a swim!
Hike to Les Croisettes
Walk from Petra-Felix up to the mountain restaurant Les Croisettes. Enjoy the herd of Highlander cows and their babies on the way up. Take a rest and try some of the delicious home made pies or have one of the many excellent meals before walking down again.
Bike to Romainmotiers
Bike to Romainmôtier, visit the abbey and have a tea in one of the 3 tearooms. Ebike from St - Cergue to Romainmôtier, a 54 km bike route visit the Zoo de la Garenne, a blacksmith who makes authentic Swiss cowbells, and the castle of L’Isle along the way. Hike 2 hours from the historic village of Romainmôtier to La Sarraz. Enjoy the beautiful nature: the Nozon gorge with its waterfalls, the “Cascade du Dard” and “Tine de Conflens”. (The second one is also known as the Grand Canyon of the Vaud Jura).
Montricher culture & cheese
Watch how the local cheese is made in the Fromagerie Gourmande in the neighbouring village of Montricher, visit the “Maison de l’écriture” with its very unique architecture; spend some time in the library or walk through the exhibit.