Jura Crest Trail, Stage 15/16

National route No. 5, Stage 15: Col du Marchairuz – St-Cergue

Description

National route: No. 5 (Dielsdorf – Nyon)
Length: 17 km
Ascent • Descent: ↑ 460 m • ↓ 860 m
Lowest point • Highest point: 1037 m • 1490 m
Hiking time: 4 h 40 min
Grade: easy
Fitness level: medium

National route No. 5: Jura Crest Trail: Stages; 0. Chasseral – Vue des Alpes; 0. Le Pont – Col du Marchairuz; 0. Hauenstein – Balsthal; 0. Ste-Croix – Ballaigues; 0. Ballaigues – Le Pont; 0. Vue des Alpes – Noiraigue; 0. Noiraigue – Les Rochats; 0. Balsthal – Weissenstein; 0. Weissenstein – Frinvillier; 0. Frinvillier – Chasseral; 0. Les Rochats – Ste-Croix; 0. Staffelegg – Hauenstein; 0. St-Cergue – Nyon; 0. Brugg AG – Staffelegg; 0. Col du Marchairuz – St-Cergue; 0. Dielsdorf – Brugg

The trail leads through parkland-like landscape with scattered alpine huts and a lacework of kilometre-long dry stone walling, partly through a nature reserve established in 1972. It’s worth making a short stop to the ruins of the ancient monastery Oujon.

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