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Jura Crest Trail

Stage 3: Staffelegg – Hauenstein

Stage · 19.8 km · 900 m ↑ · 6 h · T1

Official signposted routeBy public transport

Distance19.8 kmone way

Ascent900 mdescent 840 m

Highest point965 mlowest 612 m

Walking time6 hofficial

GradeT1hiking

Effortdemandingtime and climb

iThe route

Stage 3 in brief

Stage 3 of the Jura Crest Trail covers 19.8 km from Biberstein to Trimbach, Aargau, Switzerland.

It climbs 900 m and descends 840 m, topping out at 965 m near Geissflue; it starts at 622 m and ends at 671 m.

The official walking time is 6 h.

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; 67% 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 22° 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: 19.8 km
Ascent / descent: 900 m / 840 m
Highest / lowest point: 965 m / 612 m
Walking time: 6 h
Grade: T1 · hiking
Effort: demanding
Steepest kilometre: 17 %
In forest: 67 %
Best months: Mar–Apr · Sep
Start: Biberstein
Finish: Trimbach
Network: National route · 5
Stages: 3 / 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

Janpossible
Febpossible
Margood
Aprgood
Maygood, wetter
Jungood, wetter
Julgood, wetter
Auggood, wetter
Sepgood
Octgood, wetter
Novpossible
Decpossible

Climate at the high point (965 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	3°	4°	8°	12°	16°	20°	22°	22°	17°	13°	7°	4°
Average low	-3°	-3°	0°	2°	7°	10°	12°	12°	8°	5°	1°	-2°
Precipitation	105 mm	94 mm	108 mm	101 mm	140 mm	132 mm	138 mm	137 mm	118 mm	120 mm	108 mm	131 mm
Daylight	8 h 52 min	10 h 16 min	11 h 51 min	13 h 36 min	15 h 06 min	15 h 56 min	15 h 36 min	14 h 18 min	12 h 37 min	10 h 56 min	9 h 21 min	8 h 29 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	Biberstein · 2.7 km off the route	413 m
0.0	Pass	Staffelegg	621 m
0.0	Shelter	–	–
1.4	Picnic spot	–	–
2.5	Picnic spot	Benkerjoch	–
2.6	Drinking water	–	–
2.7	Picnic spot	–	–
2.7	Pass	Benkerjoch	674 m
6.3	Pass	Salhöhe	761 m
6.6	Viewpoint	Schiihütte Salhöhe	–
6.8	Pass	Salhöhe	779 m
8.3	Viewpoint	–	–
8.8	Summit	Geissfluegrat	908 m
9.0	Viewpoint	–	–
9.6	Summit	Geissflue	963 m
10.0	Pass	Schafmatt Passhöhe	820 m
10.1	Picnic spot	–	–
11.0	Pass	Schafmatt	793 m
11.1	Town or village	Rohr · 0.7 km off the route	590 m
17.8	Pass	Wisnerhöchi	779 m
17.8	Town or village	Wisen · 0.8 km off the route	699 m
19.2	Town or village	Trimbach · 1.5 km off the route	438 m
19.6	Town or village	Läufelfingen · 2.1 km off the route	557 m
19.8	Shelter	–	–

viUnderfoot

Surface, shade and gradients

Surface

Natural path 80 %
Gravel 0 %
Tarmac 20 %

Forest

under trees 67 %
measured every 50 m

Gradients

< 5 %: 36 %
5–10 %: 30 %
10–15 %: 17 %
15–25 %: 15 %
≥ 25 %: 2 %

viiiPhotos

Seen along the route

ixGetting there

Start, stops and airports

Start: 47.43384° N, 8.06052° E · 622 m
Finish: 47.37794° N, 7.87248° E · 671 m
Car park at the start: yes · 24 m
Stop at the start: Staffelegg Passhöhe · Bus stop · 17 m
Stop at the finish: Hauenstein Löwen · Bus stop · 10 m
Nearest airport: Zürich Airport (ZRH) · 36.8 km
Nearest airport: EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) · 44.6 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