Nº 5 Jura Crest Trail
A varied hike between the upper St.Imier Valley and the Val de Ruz Valley with the winter-sports resort, Le Pâquier (hometown of ski-ace Didier Cuche). The top of the Vue des Alpes pass is not far from watch metropolis La Chaux-de-Fonds.
Characteristics
Characteristics
- City start
- Chasseral
City end- Vue des Alpes
Height Difference- 700 m
Height Difference Back- 1050 m
Hiking Time- 5 h 45
Hiking Time Back- 6 h 0
Technical requirements- Easy (Hiking Trail)
Physical requirements- Medium
Links & PDFs
Links & PDFs
Stages
Stages
- Stage 7
- Frinvillier - Chasseral
- Duration : 5 h 45
- Length : 17 km
- Technical : Easy (Hiking Trail)
- Fitness level : Difficult
- Stage 8
- Chasseral - Vue des Alpes
- Duration : 5 h 45
- Length : 20 km
- Technical : Easy (Hiking Trail)
- Fitness level : Medium
- Stage 9
- Vue des Alpes - Noiraigue
- Duration : 6 h 45
- Length : 22 km
- Technical : Easy (Hiking Trail)
- Fitness level : Difficult
- Stage 10
- Noiraigue - Ste-Croix
- Duration : 9 h 40
- Length : 32 km
- Technical : Easy (Hiking Trail)
- Fitness level : Difficult
- Stage 11
- Les Rochats - Ste-Croix
- Duration : 5 h 30
- Length : 19 km
- Fitness level : Medium
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