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Jura Crest Trail

Stage 2: Brugg – Staffelegg

5Stage · 17.1 km · 600 m ↑ · 4 h 40 min · T1
Official signposted routeBy public transport
Distance17.1 kmone way
Ascent600 mdescent 340 m
Highest point764 mlowest 339 m
Walking time4 h 40 minofficial
GradeT1hiking
Effortdemandingtime and climb
Stage 2: Brugg – Staffelegg
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iThe route

Stage 2 in brief

Stage 2 of the Jura Crest Trail covers 17.1 km from Brugg to Küttigen, Aargau, Switzerland.

It climbs 600 m and descends 340 m, topping out at 764 m; it starts at 355 m and ends at 622 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; 62% of it runs through forest.

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

At the high point the warmest month, July, averages 23° 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

5
Distance
17.1 km
Ascent / descent
600 m / 340 m
Highest / lowest point
764 m / 339 m
Walking time
4 h 40 min
Grade
T1 · hiking
Effort
demanding
Steepest kilometre
11 %
In forest
62 %
Best months
Mar–Apr · Sep
Start
Brugg
Finish
Küttigen
Network
National route · 5
Stages
2 / 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

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

Climate at the high point (764 m)

Averages 1981–2010 adjusted to the height with 6.5 °C per km; daylight at the start
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high2°4°9°13°17°21°23°22°18°12°6°2°
Average low-4°-4°-1°2°6°10°12°11°8°4°0°-3°
Precipitation106 mm93 mm108 mm97 mm136 mm131 mm134 mm132 mm111 mm116 mm107 mm129 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 villageBrugg354 m
0.0Town or villageHausen · 1.9 km off the route380 m
0.0SightBrugg railway station–
0.1Town or villageGebenstorf · 2.3 km off the route341 m
0.1Town or villageWindisch · 0.8 km off the route363 m
0.1Drinking water––
0.3Drinking waterStadthausbrunnen–
0.4Sightrifleman's fountain–
0.4Drinking waterVolksbankbrunnen–
0.4Sightformer old post–
0.5SightZum Pfauen–
0.5SightFormer Latin school–
0.5Sightreformed city church, Brugg–
0.5SightFrölich house–
0.6Sightformer salt house–
0.6SightZum Roten Bären, Brugg–
0.6SightSpiegelgasse fountain–
0.6SightFormer city hall–
0.6Sighttown hall's fountain–
0.6SightBrugg Black Tower–
0.8Drinking waterBelartbrunnen–
0.8SightBrugg–
1.0Viewpoint––
1.2Shelter––
1.4Picnic spotHexenplatz–
1.9Picnic spot––
2.1Drinking waterMühlehaldebrunnen–
2.2SightMühlehalde terraced housing estate–
2.7Town or villageRiniken · 1.0 km off the route385 m
2.8ViewpointStäbliplatz–
3.0Town or villageUmiken365 m
3.1Drinking water––
3.9Drinking water––
4.6Drinking water––
5.7Town or villageVillnachern · 0.9 km off the route366 m
5.7ViewpointSchihalden–
6.3Picnic spot––
10.0SummitLinnerberg757 m
10.2Viewpoint––
11.4Picnic spot––
13.4Picnic spot––
14.2Picnic spot––
15.1Drinking water––
15.1Picnic spot––
17.0Shelter––
17.1Town or villageKüttigen · 2.3 km off the route417 m
17.1PassStaffelegg621 m
viUnderfoot

Surface, shade and gradients

Surface

  • Natural path 80 %
  • Gravel 0 %
  • Tarmac 20 %

Forest

  • under trees 62 %
  • measured every 50 m

Gradients

  • < 5 %: 49 %
  • 5–10 %: 29 %
  • 10–15 %: 15 %
  • 15–25 %: 6 %
  • ≥ 25 %: 1 %
viiiPhotos

Seen along the route

Stage 2: Brugg – Staffelegg, km 0
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Stage 2: Brugg – Staffelegg, km 0
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Stage 2: Brugg – Staffelegg, km 0
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Stage 2: Brugg – Staffelegg, km 0
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Stage 2: Brugg – Staffelegg, km 0
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Stage 2: Brugg – Staffelegg, km 0
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ixGetting there

Start, stops and airports

Start
47.48119° N, 8.20869° E · 355 m
Finish
47.43384° N, 8.06052° E · 622 m
Car park at the start
yes · 19 m
Stop at the start
Brugg · Railway station · 41 m
Stop at the finish
Staffelegg Passhöhe · Bus stop · 6 m
Nearest airport
Zürich Airport (ZRH) · 25.6 km
Nearest airport
EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) · 53.4 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