Stage 16: St-Cergue – Nyon
Stage 16 in brief
Stage 16 of the Jura Crest Trail covers 25.3 km from Nyon to Saint-Cergue, Vaud, Switzerland.
It climbs 780 m and descends 1,400 m, topping out at 1,671 m near La Dôle; it starts at 406 m and ends at 1,045 m.
The official walking time is 7 h 20 min.
On the SAC hiking scale it is graded T1 (hiking). In terms of effort it counts as very demanding.
80% of the way is on natural paths, 0% on gravel and 20% on tarmac; 41% 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, July, 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.
Facts
- Distance
- 25.3 km
- Ascent / descent
- 780 m / 1,400 m
- Highest / lowest point
- 1,671 m / 392 m
- Walking time
- 7 h 20 min
- Grade
- T1 · hiking
- Effort
- very demanding
- Steepest kilometre
- 26 %
- In forest
- 41 %
- Best months
- Jun–Aug
- Start
- Nyon
- Finish
- Saint-Cergue
- Network
- National route · 5
- Stages
- 16 / 16
The line on the ground
Elevation profile
Height every 20 mThe year month by month
- Janunsuitable
- Febunsuitable
- Marpossible
- Aprpossible
- Maygood, wetter
- Jungood
- Julgood
- Auggood
- Sepgood, wetter
- Octgood, wetter
- Novpossible
- Decunsuitable
Climate at the high point (1,671 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° | 3° | 7° | 11° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 13° | 9° | 4° | 2° |
| Average low | -5° | -5° | -3° | 0° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 6° | 3° | -1° | -4° |
| Precipitation | 156 mm | 133 mm | 148 mm | 135 mm | 165 mm | 151 mm | 140 mm | 147 mm | 160 mm | 182 mm | 163 mm | 188 mm |
| Daylight | 9 h 00 min | 10 h 20 min | 11 h 51 min | 13 h 33 min | 14 h 59 min | 15 h 47 min | 15 h 27 min | 14 h 13 min | 12 h 36 min | 10 h 58 min | 9 h 27 min | 8 h 37 min |
This week on the route
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Kilometre by kilometre
| km | What | Name | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | Town or village | Nyon | 401 m |
| 0.0 | Town or village | Prangins · 1.7 km off the route | 413 m |
| 0.0 | Town or village | Duillier · 2.7 km off the route | 444 m |
| 0.0 | Shelter | – | – |
| 2.4 | Town or village | Eysins · 0.7 km off the route | 438 m |
| 4.1 | Town or village | Arnex-sur-Nyon | 457 m |
| 5.6 | Town or village | Borex | 475 m |
| 5.8 | Town or village | Crassier · 1.1 km off the route | 476 m |
| 7.1 | Town or village | Chéserex · 1.4 km off the route | 529 m |
| 7.7 | Town or village | La Rippe · 1.3 km off the route | 535 m |
| 7.8 | Drinking water | – | – |
| 16.7 | Drinking water | – | – |
| 18.3 | Summit | La Dôle | 1,677 m |
| 18.3 | Viewpoint | Panorama | – |
| 19.3 | Pass | Col de Porte | 1,557 m |
| 22.7 | Mountain hut | Refuge de la Barillette | – |
| 22.7 | Shelter | – | – |
| 24.9 | Picnic spot | – | – |
| 24.9 | Town or village | Saint-Cergue | 1,043 m |
| 25.3 | Railway station | St-Cergue | 1,047 m |
Surface, shade and gradients
Seen along the route
Start, stops and airports
- Start
- 46.38381° N, 6.23565° E · 406 m
- Finish
- 46.44859° N, 6.15937° E · 1,045 m
- Car park at the start
- yes · 33 m
- Stop at the start
- Nyon · Railway station · 62 m
- Stop at the finish
- St-Cergue · Railway station · 62 m
- Nearest airport
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) · 18.9 km
- Nearest airport
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) · 51.7 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