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Jura Route

Bicycle tour
Time required: 2 - 4hLength: 36.00 km

Season

All season

Contact

Parc naturel régional du Doubs
6 Place du 23 Juin, CP 316
2350 Saignelégier

www.parcdoubs.ch/

Parc du Doubs - Past dark moorland ponds up to a solar power plant and whistling windmills, edged by sycamores strung with lichen and via the flat ridge of the Mont Soleil to the contrast of La Chaux-de-Fonds, into the mercurial timepiece metropolis.

The route shows almost everything the Doubs has to offer: the Freiberge hills with the pines on lush meadows, lonely farmhouses and pretty villages. And the watch-making centre La Chaux-de-Fonds with the UNESCO label. Only the river remains hidden.

Route-information

Route-information

Length
36.00 km
Altitude difference ascent
540 m
Altitude difference descent
500 m
Time required
2 - 4h
Level technique
Middle
Level condition
Middle
Height profile view map

Arrival

Starting point
Saignelégier (Altitude: 978 m)
Destination
La Chaux-de-Fonds (Altitude: 1013 m)

Suitable for

The offer is suitable for

  • Adults
  • Children >12 years

The offer has been particularly developed for

  • Upper Secondary School Classes

Routes in the vicinity

Parc naturel régional Jura vaudois

La Grande Traversée Hiking

Enjoy fabulous views, typical forests and wooded pastures along the Jura Crest trail. After the climb to the Mont Tendre (1679 m), the route leads down the Pied du Jura foothills through typical villages.

Hiking trail
Time required: 18 hoursLength: 46.00km
Naturpark Pfyn-Finges

The classic wine-path

Experience the wine area and get to know the world of wine. Along the 6km wine trail you will discover wine villages, the wine regions and the wine technology.

Theme trailHiking trail
Time required: 2 hours 15 minutesLength: 6.30km
Naturpark Pfyn-Finges

Panorama E-Bike Tour

The perfect route for an e.bike tour. Ride along the Valais language border and at the same time through diverse typical Valais villages such as Muras, Veyras and Miège. Enjoy the wonderful panorama over the valley.

E-bike itinerary
Time required: 5 hoursLength: 25.00km
Naturpark Pfyn-Finges

Cycling route: Gampel - Siders

Start with the cable car ride: Gampel - Jeizinen. From Jeizinen the route leads to Erschmatt and/or Feschel-Guttet. Between Leuk and Varen one crosses the Dala gorge. The descent goes directly down through Salquenen to the railway station at Sierre.

Bicycle tour
Time required: 2 hours 30 minutesLength: 30.00km
Naturpark Pfyn-Finges

Via Cook: Sierre - Leuk

The artists' village of Veyras, where Rainer Maria Rilke lived, the Raspille Gorge, the Valais Wine Museum in the Zumofenhaus in Salgesch and the village of Varen are all well worth seeing. Another possibility goes through the forest of Pfyn/Finges.

Hiking trail
Time required: 4 - 6hLength: 14.00km
Parc naturel régional Jura vaudois

Circuit gourmand Pied du Jura

All along this loop, you’ll be tempted to stop in each village where you’ll find savoury regional products. Groceries, butcher shops, cheese shops, and charming inns all offer culinary delights to whet your appetite !

Bicycle tourE-bike itinerary
Time required: 2 hoursLength: 26.00km
Naturpark Pfyn-Finges

Natura Trail - Pfyn-Finges 2

The second stage takes you to wine-growing villages through the Mediterranean vineyard.

Theme trailHiking trail
Time required: 4 hoursLength: 14.30km

Map