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Jura Crest Trail

Stage 6: Weissenstein – Frinvillier

Stage · 24.0 km · 760 m ↑ · 7 h · T1

Official signposted routeBy public transport

Distance24.0 kmone way

Ascent760 mdescent 1,450 m

Highest point1,438 mlowest 550 m

Walking time7 hofficial

GradeT1hiking

Effortvery demandingtime and climb

iThe route

Stage 6 in brief

Stage 6 of the Jura Crest Trail covers 24.0 km from Weissenstein to Evilard, Bern, Switzerland.

It climbs 760 m and descends 1,450 m, topping out at 1,438 m near Hasenmatt; it starts at 1,263 m and ends at 550 m.

The official walking time is 7 h.

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; 49% of it runs through forest.

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

At the high point the warmest month, July, averages 18° 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: 24.0 km
Ascent / descent: 760 m / 1,450 m
Highest / lowest point: 1,438 m / 550 m
Walking time: 7 h
Grade: T1 · hiking
Effort: very demanding
Steepest kilometre: 18 %
In forest: 49 %
Best months: Apr · Sep
Finish: Evilard
Network: National route · 5
Stages: 6 / 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
Aprgood
Maygood, wetter
Jungood, wetter
Julgood, wetter
Auggood, wetter
Sepgood
Octgood, wetter
Novpossible
Decunsuitable

Climate at the high point (1,438 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°	5°	8°	13°	16°	18°	18°	14°	10°	6°	3°
Average low	-4°	-5°	-2°	1°	5°	8°	10°	10°	6°	3°	-1°	-3°
Precipitation	128 mm	113 mm	132 mm	123 mm	171 mm	154 mm	163 mm	162 mm	145 mm	147 mm	126 mm	155 mm
Daylight	8 h 54 min	10 h 17 min	11 h 51 min	13 h 35 min	15 h 04 min	15 h 54 min	15 h 34 min	14 h 17 min	12 h 37 min	10 h 56 min	9 h 22 min	8 h 30 min

ivForecast

This week on the route

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vAlong the way

Kilometre by kilometre

km	What	Name	Elevation
0.0	Summit	Weissenstein	1,395 m
0.0	Pass	Passhöhe Weissenstein	1,279 m
0.9	Picnic spot	–	–
2.5	Picnic spot	–	–
4.1	Picnic spot	–	–
4.4	Viewpoint	–	–
4.8	Summit	Hasenmatt	1,445 m
9.1	Viewpoint	–	–
9.5	Hostel	Obergrenchenberg	–
19.9	Town or village	Vauffelin · 0.9 km off the route	710 m
20.0	Picnic spot	–	–
20.4	Town or village	Plagne	866 m
20.5	Drinking water	–	–
23.8	Drinking water	–	–
24.0	Town or village	Evilard · 2.5 km off the route	707 m
24.0	Railway station	Frinvillier-Taubenloch	555 m
24.0	Hostel	Restaurant des Gorges	–

viUnderfoot

Surface, shade and gradients

Surface

Natural path 80 %
Gravel 0 %
Tarmac 20 %

Forest

under trees 49 %
measured every 50 m

Gradients

< 5 %: 41 %
5–10 %: 26 %
10–15 %: 14 %
15–25 %: 15 %
≥ 25 %: 5 %

viiiPhotos

Seen along the route

ixGetting there

Start, stops and airports

Start: 47.25408° N, 7.50679° E · 1,263 m
Finish: 47.16909° N, 7.25855° E · 550 m
Car park at the start: Weissenstein Nord · 10 m
Stop at the start: none within 800 m
Stop at the finish: Frinvillier-Taubenloch · Railway station · 99 m
Nearest airport: Bern Airport (BRN) · 38.0 km
Nearest airport: EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) · 38.6 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