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Jura Crest Trail

Stage 15: Col du Marchairuz – St-Cergue

Stage · 16.9 km · 460 m ↑ · 4 h 40 min · T1

Official signposted routeBy public transport

Distance16.9 kmone way

Ascent460 mdescent 860 m

Highest point1,489 mlowest 1,045 m

Walking time4 h 40 minofficial

GradeT1hiking

Effortdemandingtime and climb

**Stage 15: Col du Marchairuz – St-Cergue**Photograph

iThe route

Stage 15 in brief

Stage 15 of the Jura Crest Trail covers 16.9 km from Col du Marchairuz to Saint-Cergue, Vaud, Switzerland.

It climbs 460 m and descends 860 m, topping out at 1,489 m near Crêt de la Neuve; it starts at 1,446 m and ends at 1,045 m.

The official walking time is 4 h 40 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; 53% of it 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 17° 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: 16.9 km
Ascent / descent: 460 m / 860 m
Highest / lowest point: 1,489 m / 1,045 m
Walking time: 4 h 40 min
Grade: T1 · hiking
Effort: demanding
Steepest kilometre: 20 %
In forest: 53 %
Best months: Jun–Aug
Finish: Saint-Cergue
Network: National route · 5
Stages: 15 / 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, wetter
Octgood, wetter
Novpossible
Decunsuitable

Climate at the high point (1,489 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°	2°	4°	7°	11°	15°	17°	17°	13°	10°	5°	2°
Average low	-4°	-4°	-2°	0°	4°	8°	10°	10°	7°	4°	0°	-3°
Precipitation	155 mm	134 mm	144 mm	129 mm	161 mm	149 mm	137 mm	143 mm	154 mm	175 mm	158 mm	183 mm
Daylight	8 h 58 min	10 h 20 min	11 h 51 min	13 h 33 min	15 h 00 min	15 h 48 min	15 h 29 min	14 h 13 min	12 h 36 min	10 h 58 min	9 h 26 min	8 h 36 min

ivForecast

This week on the route

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vAlong the way

Kilometre by kilometre

km	What	Name	Elevation
0.0	Pass	Col du Marchairuz	1,449 m
0.1	Drinking water	–	–
4.8	Viewpoint	Le Crêt de la Neuve	–
4.8	Summit	Crêt de la Neuve	1,495 m
9.2	Viewpoint	–	–
13.3	Sight	Chartreuse d'Oujon	–
16.4	Viewpoint	–	–
16.9	Town or village	Saint-Cergue	1,043 m
16.9	Railway station	St-Cergue	1,047 m

viUnderfoot

Surface, shade and gradients

Surface

Natural path 80 %
Gravel 0 %
Tarmac 20 %

Forest

under trees 53 %
measured every 50 m

Gradients

< 5 %: 39 %
5–10 %: 32 %
10–15 %: 16 %
15–25 %: 12 %
≥ 25 %: 1 %

viiiPhotos

Seen along the route

Stage 15: Col du Marchairuz – St-Cergue, km 5

ixGetting there

Start, stops and airports

Start: 46.55256° N, 6.25050° E · 1,446 m
Finish: 46.44859° N, 6.15937° E · 1,045 m
Car park at the start: yes · 14 m
Stop at the start: Le Marchairuz Col · Bus stop · 8 m
Stop at the finish: St-Cergue · Railway station · 62 m
Nearest airport: Geneva International Airport (GVA) · 36.6 km
Nearest airport: Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) · 70.3 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