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Jura Crest Trail

Stage 11: La Combaz – Ste-Croix

Stage · 14.5 km · 640 m ↑ · 4 h 25 min · T1

Official signposted routeBy public transport

Distance14.5 kmone way

Ascent640 mdescent 800 m

Highest point1,596 mlowest 1,069 m

Walking time4 h 25 minofficial

GradeT1hiking

Effortmoderatetime and climb

**Stage 11: La Combaz – Ste-Croix**Photograph

iThe route

Stage 11 in brief

Stage 11 of the Jura Crest Trail covers 14.5 km from La Combaz to Sainte-Croix, Vaud, Switzerland.

It climbs 640 m and descends 800 m, topping out at 1,596 m near Le Chasseron; it starts at 1,222 m and ends at 1,069 m.

The official walking time is 4 h 25 min.

On the SAC hiking scale it is graded T1 (hiking). In terms of effort it counts as moderate.

80% of the way is on natural paths, 0% on gravel and 20% on tarmac; 38% of it runs through forest.

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

At the high point the warmest month, August, averages 18° by day.

A bus stop or station lies within 800 m of the start or the finish.

This is one of the route's official stages.

All 16 stages of the Jura Crest Trail

Facts

Distance: 14.5 km
Ascent / descent: 640 m / 800 m
Highest / lowest point: 1,596 m / 1,069 m
Walking time: 4 h 25 min
Grade: T1 · hiking
Effort: moderate
Steepest kilometre: 17 %
In forest: 38 %
Best months: Jun–Sep
Finish: Sainte-Croix
Network: National route · 5
Stages: 11 / 16

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iiMap & profile

The line on the ground

Elevation profile

Height every 20 m

Move along the profile to follow the route on the map.

iiiWhen to go

The year month by month

Janunsuitable
Febunsuitable
Marpossible
Aprpossible
Maygood, wetter
Jungood
Julgood
Auggood
Sepgood
Octgood, wetter
Novpossible
Decunsuitable

Climate at the high point (1,596 m)

Averages 1981–2010 adjusted to the height with 6.5 °C per km; daylight at the start

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	1°	1°	4°	7°	12°	16°	18°	18°	13°	10°	5°	2°
Average low	-5°	-5°	-3°	0°	4°	7°	9°	9°	6°	3°	-1°	-4°
Precipitation	141 mm	122 mm	131 mm	116 mm	150 mm	138 mm	132 mm	133 mm	138 mm	146 mm	138 mm	162 mm
Daylight	8 h 56 min	10 h 19 min	11 h 51 min	13 h 34 min	15 h 02 min	15 h 51 min	15 h 31 min	14 h 15 min	12 h 36 min	10 h 57 min	9 h 24 min	8 h 33 min

ivForecast

This week on the route

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vAlong the way

Kilometre by kilometre

km	What	Name	Elevation
2.0	Picnic spot	Les Gillardes	–
6.8	Mountain hut	Les Illars	–
8.9	Viewpoint	–	–
8.9	Summit	Le Chasseron	1,607 m
10.3	Summit	Petites Roches	1,583 m
14.2	Town or village	Sainte-Croix	1,094 m
14.5	Drinking water	–	–

viUnderfoot

Surface, shade and gradients

Surface

Natural path 80 %
Gravel 0 %
Tarmac 20 %

Forest

under trees 38 %
measured every 50 m

Gradients

< 5 %: 32 %
5–10 %: 25 %
10–15 %: 21 %
15–25 %: 18 %
≥ 25 %: 3 %

viiiPhotos

Seen along the route

ixGetting there

Start, stops and airports

Start: 46.87579° N, 6.63718° E · 1,222 m
Finish: 46.81950° N, 6.50165° E · 1,069 m
Car park at the start: none mapped within 500 m
Stop at the start: La Combaz · Bus stop · 28 m
Stop at the finish: Sainte-Croix · Railway station · 77 m
Nearest airport: Bern Airport (BRN) · 65.6 km
Nearest airport: Geneva International Airport (GVA) · 81.5 km

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