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Hard Hiking Trails near La Chaux-de-Fonds

The directory currently contains 29 quality-checked routes matching this guide near La Chaux-de-Fonds. Their average mapped distance is 24.5 km and average recorded ascent is 657 m (2,156 ft); the longest route in the set is 140 km.

This subset represents 22% of the 132 quality-checked routes near La Chaux-de-Fonds. Its average distance is 24.5 km, compared with 8.7 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 657 m (2,156 ft), versus 259 m (850 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

This set contains routes rated hard or expert from their available distance and elevation measurements. Within this set, 0 routes (0%) are rated easy, 29 (100%) 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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How do these routes differ?

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

13.0 km

Jura Crest Trail

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

479 m

Jura Crest Trail

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

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0 recorded loops

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Trails

Hard

Jura Crest Trail

Neuchâtel · Switzerland

Distance
13.0 km
/ 8.1 mi
Elevation gain
888 m
Typical duration
4 hr 2 min
  • Mountain
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Jura Crest Trail

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
19.8 km
/ 12.3 mi
Elevation gain
922 m
Typical duration
5 hr 39 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Jura Crest Trail

Vaud · Switzerland

Distance
18.4 km
/ 11.4 mi
Elevation gain
697 m
Typical duration
4 hr 58 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Jura Crest Trail

Neuchâtel · Switzerland

Distance
22.2 km
/ 13.8 mi
Elevation gain
479 m
Typical duration
5 hr 33 min
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Tour du Pays de Montbéliard

Jura · Switzerland

Distance
140 km
/ 86.8 mi
Elevation gain
2,479 m
Typical duration
36 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Swiss Hiking Network – Guidepost – Seleute
Hard

Trans Swiss Trail

Jura · Switzerland

Distance
16.3 km
/ 10.1 mi
Elevation gain
618 m
Typical duration
4 hr 22 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Trans Swiss Trail

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
19.4 km
/ 12.1 mi
Elevation gain
633 m
Typical duration
5 hr 8 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Trans Swiss Trail

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
15.2 km
/ 9.5 mi
Elevation gain
596 m
Typical duration
4 hr 4 min
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Chemin des Trois-Lacs

Fribourg · Switzerland

Distance
62.4 km
/ 38.8 mi
Elevation gain
564 m
Typical duration
15 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Hard

Trans Swiss Trail

Fribourg · Switzerland

Distance
18.4 km
/ 11.5 mi
Elevation gain
290 m
Typical duration
4 hr 23 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

L'Orlogeur

Neuchâtel · Switzerland

Distance
27.2 km
/ 16.9 mi
Elevation gain
700 m
Typical duration
7 hr 5 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaBerna Etappe 4

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
16.7 km
/ 10.4 mi
Elevation gain
727 m
Typical duration
4 hr 38 min
  • Waymarked route
Photo: Trams aux Fils. Prise en août 1977 La ligne du C.J. Chemin de Fer du Jura à été construite entre 1884 et 1913 à voie métrique, sa longueur et de 51,1 Kilomètres
Hard

Chemin du Jura - Etappe 5

Jura · Switzerland

Distance
21.2 km
/ 13.2 mi
Elevation gain
129 m
Typical duration
4 hr 48 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Chemin du Jura - Etappe 3

Jura · Switzerland

Distance
16.3 km
/ 10.1 mi
Elevation gain
618 m
Typical duration
4 hr 22 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Chemin du Jura - Etappe 4

Jura · Switzerland

Distance
18.1 km
/ 11.2 mi
Elevation gain
604 m
Typical duration
4 hr 45 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaBerna Etappe 2

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
18.8 km
/ 11.7 mi
Elevation gain
483 m
Typical duration
4 hr 45 min
  • Waymarked route
Parc du Doubs Staumauer Lac de Moron
Hard

Au fil du Doubs - Etappe 1

Neuchâtel · Switzerland

Distance
18.9 km
/ 11.7 mi
Elevation gain
686 m
Typical duration
5 hr 5 min
  • Waymarked route
La Bouège / Doubs
Hard

Au fil du Doubs - Etappe 2

Jura · Switzerland

Distance
21.0 km
/ 13.0 mi
Elevation gain
770 m
Typical duration
5 hr 42 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaBerna Etappe 6

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
19.5 km
/ 12.1 mi
Elevation gain
218 m
Typical duration
4 hr 31 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaBerna Etappe 7

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
24.3 km
/ 15.1 mi
Elevation gain
583 m
Typical duration
6 hr 13 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Seeland-Solothurn-Weg

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
20.9 km
/ 13.0 mi
Elevation gain
229 m
Typical duration
4 hr 52 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
Jura Crest TrailNeuchâtel13.0 km888 m4 hr 2 minHardApril to October
Via Cluny Variante Morteau Etape 2Neuchâtel20.3 km619 m5 hr 19 minHardApril to October
Via Cluny Variante Morteau Etape 1Neuchâtel27.5 km643 m7 hr 5 minHardApril to October
Jura Crest TrailBern19.8 km922 m5 hr 39 minHardApril to October
Jura Crest TrailVaud18.4 km697 m4 hr 58 minHardApril to October
Jura Crest TrailNeuchâtel22.2 km479 m5 hr 33 minHardApril to October
Tour du Pays de MontbéliardJura140 km2,479 m36 hrExpertApril to October
Trans Swiss TrailJura16.3 km618 m4 hr 22 minHardApril to October
Trans Swiss TrailBern19.4 km633 m5 hr 8 minHardApril to October
Trans Swiss TrailBern15.2 km596 m4 hr 4 minHardApril to October

Jura Crest Trail, Via Cluny Variante Morteau Etape 2, Via Cluny Variante Morteau Etape 1 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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