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Jura Crest Trail

5Hiking route · 291 km · 13,850 m ↑ · 16 stages · T1
Official signposted routeBy public transportMulti-day
Distance291 kmone way
Ascent13,850 mdescent 13,830 m
Highest point1,674 mlowest 330 m
Walking time95 hofficial
GradeT1hiking
Effortmulti-day16 stages
Jura Crest Trail
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iThe route

Jura Crest Trail in brief

Jura Crest Trail is a 291 km long-distance trail (T1) from Dielsdorf to Saint-Cergue, Switzerland.

It climbs 13,850 m and descends 13,830 m, topping out at 1,674 m near Mont Tendre; it starts at 432 m and ends at 1,046 m.

The official walking times of its 16 stages add up to about 95 hours.

On the SAC hiking scale it is graded T1 (hiking).

57% of the route runs through forest.

The best months are June–August, judged by temperature and rain at the highest point.

At the high point the warmest month, August, averages 16° by day.

A bus stop or station lies within 800 m of the start or the finish. There is a car park near the start.

Facts

5
Distance
291 km
Ascent / descent
13,850 m / 13,830 m
Highest / lowest point
1,674 m / 330 m
Walking time
95 h
Grade
T1 · hiking
Effort
multi-day
Steepest kilometre
25 %
In forest
57 %
Best months
Jun–Aug
Start
Dielsdorf
Finish
Saint-Cergue
Network
National route · 5
Stages
16
Download GPX
iiMap & profile

The line on the ground

Elevation profile

Height every 20 m · dashed lines: stage ends
Move along the profile to follow the route on the map.
iiiWhen to go

The year month by month

  1. Janunsuitable
  2. Febunsuitable
  3. Marunsuitable
  4. Aprpossible
  5. Maygood, wetter
  6. Jungood
  7. Julgood
  8. Auggood
  9. Sepgood, wetter
  10. Octgood, wetter
  11. Novpossible
  12. Decunsuitable

Climate at the high point (1,674 m)

Averages 1981–2010 adjusted to the height with 6.5 °C per km; daylight at the start
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high1°1°3°5°10°13°16°16°12°9°4°2°
Average low-4°-5°-3°-1°3°7°9°9°6°4°-1°-3°
Precipitation157 mm136 mm144 mm125 mm160 mm148 mm136 mm141 mm150 mm170 mm157 mm184 mm
Daylight8 h 52 min10 h 16 min11 h 51 min13 h 36 min15 h 06 min15 h 56 min15 h 36 min14 h 18 min12 h 37 min10 h 56 min9 h 21 min8 h 28 min
ivForecast

This week on the route

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vAlong the way

Kilometre by kilometre

kmWhatNameElevation
0.0Town or villageDielsdorf435 m
0.0Town or villageNiederhasli · 2.1 km off the route418 m
0.3Town or villageSteinmaur · 1.4 km off the route457 m
1.7SightRegensberg–
1.7SightReformierte Kirche Regensberg–
1.9Town or villageRegensberg597 m
4.8Town or villageBoppelsen · 1.4 km off the route530 m
5.7SummitLägern866 m
11.1Town or villageEnnetbaden416 m
11.3Town or villageWettingen · 1.2 km off the route413 m
12.4SightWooden Bridge (Baden)–
12.4SightLandvogtei Castle–
12.9SightBaden railway station–
13.3SightBaden–
13.3SightCatholic town church and Sebastian's chapel (former ossuary) with church treasure–
13.4SummitSchlossberg, Aargau457 m
13.5Town or villageBaden381 m
13.6SightStein Castle–
19.3Town or villageTurgi · 0.7 km off the route341 m
21.2Town or villageGebenstorf341 m
23.5Town or villageWindisch · 0.6 km off the route363 m
24.3SightBrugg–
25.0Town or villageBrugg354 m
25.0SightBrugg railway station–
25.6Sighttown hall's fountain–
27.7Town or villageRiniken · 1.0 km off the route385 m
30.7Town or villageVillnachern · 0.9 km off the route366 m
35.0SummitLinnerberg757 m
53.4Town or villageRohr · 0.7 km off the route590 m
60.2Town or villageWisen · 0.8 km off the route699 m
61.4Town or villageTrimbach · 1.5 km off the route438 m
68.1SummitRuchen (Jura Mountains)1,123 m
73.6Town or villageEgerkingen · 1.4 km off the route433 m
75.7Town or villageHolderbank · 0.8 km off the route658 m
83.1Town or villageBalsthal493 m
100.6SummitBalmberg Pass1,078 m
108.3SummitHasenmatt1,445 m
123.3Town or villageVauffelin · 0.9 km off the route710 m
131.8Town or villageOrvin · 1.1 km off the route673 m
144.6SummitChasseral1,607 m
178.2Town or villageRochefort · 1.3 km off the route769 m
186.3Town or villageNoiraigue727 m
212.3SummitLe Chasseron1,607 m
213.8SummitPetites Roches1,583 m
217.6Town or villageSainte-Croix1,094 m
230.8Town or villageLignerolle · 1.5 km off the route790 m
235.5Town or villageBallaigues878 m
240.9Town or villageVallorbe757 m
245.1Town or villageVaulion · 1.0 km off the route939 m
247.8SummitDent de Vaulion1,483 m
253.7LakeLac Brenet · 0.5 km off the route1,002 m
267.8SummitMont Tendre1,679 m
279.5SummitCrêt de la Neuve1,495 m
288.1SightChartreuse d'Oujon–
291.6Town or villageSaint-Cergue1,043 m
viUnderfoot

Surface, shade and gradients

Forest

  • under trees 57 %
  • measured every 50 m

Gradients

  • < 5 %: 40 %
  • 5–10 %: 26 %
  • 10–15 %: 17 %
  • 15–25 %: 14 %
  • ≥ 25 %: 3 %
viiStages

16 stages from start to finish

#StageDistanceAscentDescentHighest pointWalking timeGrade
1Dielsdorf – Brugg24.9 km950 m1,000 m862 m7 h 10 minT1
2Brugg – Staffelegg17.1 km600 m340 m764 m4 h 40 minT1
3Staffelegg – Hauenstein19.8 km900 m840 m965 m6 hT1
4Hauenstein – Balsthal21.1 km950 m1,150 m1,057 m6 h 30 minT1
5Balsthal – Weissenstein20.6 km1,200 m420 m1,264 m6 h 20 minT1
6Weissenstein – Frinvillier24.0 km760 m1,450 m1,438 m7 hT1
7Frinvillier – Chasseral17.2 km1,350 m300 m1,609 m5 h 50 minT1
8Chasseral – Vue des Alpes19.7 km660 m1,000 m1,609 m5 h 35 minT1
9Vue des Alpes – Noiraigue22.2 km860 m1,400 m1,434 m6 h 45 minT1
10Noiraigue – La Combaz17.0 km950 m440 m1,462 m5 h 10 minT1
11La Combaz – Ste-Croix14.5 km640 m800 m1,596 m4 h 25 minT1
12Ste-Croix – Ballaigues18.3 km840 m1,050 m1,535 m5 h 45 minT1
13Ballaigues – Le Pont18.4 km900 m760 m1,480 m5 h 35 minT1
14Le Pont – Col du Marchairuz21.4 km1,050 m620 m1,675 m6 h 20 minT1
15Col du Marchairuz – St-Cergue16.9 km460 m860 m1,489 m4 h 40 minT1
16St-Cergue – Nyon25.3 km780 m1,400 m1,671 m7 h 20 minT1
Average stage: 19.9 km; shortest 14.5 km, longest 25.3 km.
viiiPhotos

Seen along the route

Jura Crest Trail, km 0
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Jura Crest Trail, km 25
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Jura Crest Trail, km 42
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Jura Crest Trail, km 68
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Jura Crest Trail, km 83
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Jura Crest Trail, km 104
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ixGetting there

Start, stops and airports

Start
47.48262° N, 8.45867° E · 432 m
Finish
46.44859° N, 6.15934° E · 1,046 m
Car park at the start
yes · 4 m
Stop at the start
Dielsdorf · Railway station · 56 m
Stop at the finish
St-Cergue · Railway station · 64 m
Nearest airport
Zürich Airport (ZRH) · 7.3 km
Nearest airport
EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) · 71.7 km
xNearby

More routes near Dielsdorf

All hikes near Dielsdorf
European long distance path E4Saint Gallen425 km15,783 m ↑multi-dayT1Planetenweg LägernZurich5.6 km254 m ↑1 h 50 minT2RegensbergwegZurich8.2 km355 m ↑3 hT1Regensberg Bus - Kaiserstuhl BahnhofZurich9.4 km285 m ↑3 h 15 minT1Nieder-Steinmaur - SchöfflisdorfZurich3.3 km92 m ↑1 hT1Niederhasli - Niederhasli (Bahnhof)Zurich0.3 km6 m ↑5 min

Conditions change: check the official sources, the signposts and the weather before you set off. Walking times follow DIN 33466 and do not include breaks. Route data as of 2026-10-16. Report an error