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Easy Hiking Trails near La Chaux-de-Fonds

The directory currently contains 23 quality-checked routes matching this guide near La Chaux-de-Fonds. Their average mapped distance is 1.8 km and average recorded ascent is 36 m (118 ft); the longest route in the set is 5.2 km.

This subset represents 17% of the 132 quality-checked routes near La Chaux-de-Fonds. Its average distance is 1.8 km, compared with 8.7 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 36 m (118 ft), versus 259 m (850 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

Every route in this set is rated easy by the directory’s distance-and-elevation model. The rating does not verify surface, exposure or current hazards. Within this set, 23 routes (100%) are rated easy, 0 (0%) are rated hard or expert, and 0 (0%) are recorded as loops. Ratings are computed from available distance and elevation data and do not establish current terrain or access.

Data refreshed September 2026

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A closer look at the first 6 routes in this page’s default ordering. These comparisons describe this sample, not the entire destination or a field-tested recommendation.

Shortest mapped distance in this sample

1.3 km

Le Belvédère - Forêt de Boudry

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

6 m

Mont Dar - fixme

6 of 6 have ascent data. Missing measurements are excluded.

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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Trails

Easy

La Côte-aux-Fées - fixme

Neuchâtel · Switzerland

Distance
1.4 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
57 m
Typical duration
23 min
  • Coastal
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Mont Dar - fixme

Neuchâtel · Switzerland

Distance
2.4 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
6 m
Typical duration
30 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
La Vue des Alpes
Easy

Mont d'Amin - Vue des Alpes

Neuchâtel · Switzerland

Distance
3.0 km
/ 1.9 mi
Elevation gain
130 m
Typical duration
49 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Mont d'Amin - fixme

Neuchâtel · Switzerland

Distance
2.4 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
34 m
Typical duration
33 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Bullet-Fiez-Chasseron-pt1558
Easy

Chasseron-Les Illars

Vaud · Switzerland

Distance
2.3 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
140 m
Typical duration
41 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Les Coperies-Jurahaus

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
5.2 km
/ 3.2 mi
Elevation gain
40 m
Typical duration
1 hr 9 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Route de Diesse, the main street of Lamboing , seen in the direction of Diesse , roughly westward.
Easy

Les Moulins - Lamboing

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
1.1 km
/ 0.7 mi
Elevation gain
59 m
Typical duration
20 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Switzerland, La Sagne. Old farmhouse
Easy

La Sagne crêt - Marmoud

Neuchâtel · Switzerland

Distance
1.0 km
/ 0.6 mi
Elevation gain
22 m
Typical duration
14 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Ferme-restaurant du Sollier sur l'envers du Chasseron, commune de Sainte-Croix
Easy

Le Sollier - fixme

Vaud · Switzerland

Distance
1.2 km
/ 0.7 mi
Elevation gain
25 m
Typical duration
17 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Les Recrettes - fixme

Neuchâtel · Switzerland

Distance
0.7 km
/ 0.4 mi
Elevation gain
40 m
Typical duration
12 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Peseux, Switzerland
Easy

Peseux (temple) - Corcelles

Neuchâtel · Switzerland

Distance
0.8 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
12 m
Typical duration
12 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Laupen
Easy

Bösingen - Laupen

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
1.6 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
62 m
Typical duration
25 min
  • Waymarked route

The shortlist, side by side

The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
La Côte-aux-Fées - fixmeNeuchâtel1.4 km57 m23 minEasyApril to October
Le Belvédère - Forêt de BoudryNeuchâtel1.3 km75 m23 minEasyApril to October
Mont Dar - fixmeNeuchâtel2.4 km6 m30 minEasyApril to October
Mont d'Amin - Vue des AlpesNeuchâtel3.0 km130 m49 minEasyApril to October
Mont d'Amin - fixmeNeuchâtel2.4 km34 m33 minEasyApril to October
Diesse - Montagne Diesse/ChâtillonBern2.6 km9 m34 minEasyApril to October
Chasseron-Les IllarsVaud2.3 km140 m41 minEasyApril to October
Les Coperies-JurahausBern5.2 km40 m1 hr 9 minEasyApril to October
Ferme de Soliat - Chez les Favre? - fixmeNeuchâtel1.4 km0 m18 minEasyApril to October
Les Moulins - LamboingBern1.1 km59 m20 minEasyApril to October

La Côte-aux-Fées - fixme, Le Belvédère - Forêt de Boudry, Mont Dar - fixme currently rank highest in this filtered set according to the directory score. Open an individual route to inspect its mapped line, elevation profile, data source and planning caveats. Check live access, conditions and local rules with an official source before travelling.

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