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Jura Crest Trail

Stage 13: Ballaigues – Le Pont

Stage · 18.4 km · 900 m ↑ · 5 h 35 min · T1

Official signposted routeBy public transport

Distance18.4 kmone way

Ascent900 mdescent 760 m

Highest point1,480 mlowest 742 m

Walking time5 h 35 minofficial

GradeT1hiking

Effortdemandingtime and climb

iThe route

Stage 13 in brief

Stage 13 of the Jura Crest Trail covers 18.4 km from Ballaigues to Le Pont, Vaud, Switzerland.

It climbs 900 m and descends 760 m, topping out at 1,480 m near Dent de Vaulion; it starts at 870 m and ends at 1,005 m.

The official walking time is 5 h 35 min.

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

80% of the way is on natural paths, 0% on gravel and 20% on tarmac; 59% of it runs through forest.

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

At the high point the warmest month, August, averages 19° 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.

This is one of the route's official stages.

All 16 stages of the Jura Crest Trail

Facts

Distance: 18.4 km
Ascent / descent: 900 m / 760 m
Highest / lowest point: 1,480 m / 742 m
Walking time: 5 h 35 min
Grade: T1 · hiking
Effort: demanding
Steepest kilometre: 15 %
In forest: 59 %
Best months: Apr · Jun–Aug
Start: Ballaigues
Network: National route · 5
Stages: 13 / 16

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iiMap & profile

The line on the ground

Elevation profile

Height every 20 m

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iiiWhen to go

The year month by month

Janunsuitable
Febunsuitable
Marpossible
Aprgood
Maygood, wetter
Jungood
Julgood
Auggood
Sepgood, wetter
Octgood, wetter
Novpossible
Decpossible

Climate at the high point (1,480 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	2°	3°	6°	9°	13°	17°	19°	19°	15°	11°	6°	3°
Average low	-4°	-4°	-2°	1°	5°	9°	10°	11°	7°	4°	0°	-3°
Precipitation	129 mm	112 mm	117 mm	103 mm	134 mm	122 mm	113 mm	117 mm	124 mm	137 mm	130 mm	151 mm
Daylight	8 h 57 min	10 h 19 min	11 h 51 min	13 h 34 min	15 h 01 min	15 h 50 min	15 h 30 min	14 h 14 min	12 h 36 min	10 h 57 min	9 h 25 min	8 h 35 min

ivForecast

This week on the route

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vAlong the way

Kilometre by kilometre

km	What	Name	Elevation
0.0	Town or village	Ballaigues	878 m
0.0	Drinking water	Fontaine	–
0.6	Picnic spot	–	–
5.1	Shelter	Pavillon de l'Ile	–
5.2	Town or village	Vallorbe	757 m
5.4	Drinking water	–	–
5.5	Picnic spot	–	–
8.3	Mountain hut	Refuge du Béboux	–
9.1	Mountain hut	Chalet du Pré du Creux	–
9.7	Town or village	Vaulion · 1.0 km off the route	939 m
11.2	Viewpoint	Roche à l'Aigle	–
12.5	Summit	Dent de Vaulion	1,483 m
12.9	Mountain hut	Cabane du Ski Club de Vallorbe	1,410 m
15.6	Pass	Col de Pétra Félix	1,144 m
17.8	Picnic spot	–	–
18.3	Sight	Le Pont	–
18.3	Lake	Lac Brenet · 0.6 km off the route	1,002 m
18.4	Railway station	Charbonnieres	1,025 m

viUnderfoot

Surface, shade and gradients

Surface

Natural path 80 %
Gravel 0 %
Tarmac 20 %

Forest

under trees 59 %
measured every 50 m

Gradients

< 5 %: 37 %
5–10 %: 26 %
10–15 %: 19 %
15–25 %: 17 %
≥ 25 %: 2 %

viiiPhotos

Seen along the route

ixGetting there

Start, stops and airports

Start: 46.72918° N, 6.41042° E · 870 m
Finish: 46.66761° N, 6.32486° E · 1,005 m
Car park at the start: yes · 129 m
Stop at the start: Cure · Bus stop · 19 m
Stop at the finish: Le Pont · Railway station · 88 m
Nearest airport: Geneva International Airport (GVA) · 59.2 km
Nearest airport: Dole Tavaux Airport (DLE) · 82.5 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