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Jura Crest Trail

Stage 8: Chasseral – Vue des Alpes

Stage · 19.7 km · 660 m ↑ · 5 h 35 min · T1

Official signposted routeBy public transport

Distance19.7 kmone way

Ascent660 mdescent 1,000 m

Highest point1,609 mlowest 869 m

Walking time5 h 35 minofficial

GradeT1hiking

Effortdemandingtime and climb

iThe route

Stage 8 in brief

Stage 8 of the Jura Crest Trail covers 19.7 km from Nods to Fontainemelon, Bern, Switzerland.

It climbs 660 m and descends 1,000 m, topping out at 1,609 m near Chasseral; it starts at 1,609 m and ends at 1,283 m.

The official walking time is 5 h 35 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; 47% of it runs through forest.

The best month is September, 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.

This is one of the route's official stages.

All 16 stages of the Jura Crest Trail

Facts

Distance: 19.7 km
Ascent / descent: 660 m / 1,000 m
Highest / lowest point: 1,609 m / 869 m
Walking time: 5 h 35 min
Grade: T1 · hiking
Effort: demanding
Steepest kilometre: 21 %
In forest: 47 %
Best months: Sep
Start: Nods
Finish: Fontainemelon
Network: National route · 5
Stages: 8 / 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, wetter
Julgood, wetter
Auggood, wetter
Sepgood
Octgood, wetter
Novpossible
Decunsuitable

Climate at the high point (1,609 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°	16°	13°	9°	4°	2°
Average low	-4°	-5°	-2°	0°	4°	7°	9°	10°	6°	3°	-1°	-4°
Precipitation	131 mm	116 mm	130 mm	116 mm	163 mm	141 mm	148 mm	154 mm	140 mm	147 mm	130 mm	158 mm
Daylight	8 h 54 min	10 h 18 min	11 h 51 min	13 h 35 min	15 h 04 min	15 h 53 min	15 h 33 min	14 h 16 min	12 h 37 min	10 h 56 min	9 h 23 min	8 h 31 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	Nods · 2.5 km off the route	912 m
0.0	Sight	Communication Tower Chasseral	–
0.0	Viewpoint	Chasseral panorama	–
0.0	Summit	Chasseral	1,607 m
5.2	Drinking water	–	–
6.0	Drinking water	–	–
6.0	Shelter	–	–
7.8	Shelter	–	–
13.7	Drinking water	–	–
16.5	Summit	Mont d'Amin	1,417 m
16.5	Mountain hut	CAS Chalet du Mont-d'Amin	1,383 m
19.7	Pass	Vue des Alpes	1,283 m
19.7	Town or village	Les Hauts-Geneveys · 2.5 km off the route	982 m
19.7	Town or village	Fontainemelon · 2.3 km off the route	884 m
19.7	Viewpoint	Vue-des-Alpes	–
19.7	Shelter	–	–

viUnderfoot

Surface, shade and gradients

Surface

Natural path 80 %
Gravel 0 %
Tarmac 20 %

Forest

under trees 47 %
measured every 50 m

Gradients

< 5 %: 41 %
5–10 %: 30 %
10–15 %: 13 %
15–25 %: 14 %
≥ 25 %: 2 %

viiiPhotos

Seen along the route

Stage 8: Chasseral – Vue des Alpes, km 4

Stage 8: Chasseral – Vue des Alpes, km 5

Stage 8: Chasseral – Vue des Alpes, km 10

Stage 8: Chasseral – Vue des Alpes, km 15

ixGetting there

Start, stops and airports

Start: 47.13303° N, 7.05971° E · 1,609 m
Finish: 47.07255° N, 6.87044° E · 1,283 m
Car park at the start: none mapped within 500 m
Stop at the start: none within 800 m
Stop at the finish: Vue-des-Alpes · Bus stop · 15 m
Nearest airport: Bern Airport (BRN) · 41.3 km
Nearest airport: EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) · 62.6 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