#157 of 300 · Jura Mountains
Creux du Van
SwitzerlandNeuchâtel
SwitzerlandA vast semicircle of limestone cliffs 160 m high in the Swiss Jura, climbed from Noiraigue by the 14 hairpins of the Sentier des Quatorze Contours to the rim at Le Soliat, where ibex and chamois graze near the edge.
- Distance
- 13 km
- Loop
- Ascent
- 750 m
- High point 1,463 m
- Time
- 4 h 30 min
- Day hike
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Sustained climbing or a long day, no exposure.
- Best months
- May–Oct
- When the route is usually in condition
- Start
- Noiraigue
- Jura Mountains
Route
- Noiraigue
- Ferme Robert
- Le Soliat
- Noiraigue
Wildlife along the route
This hike hasn't been surveyed yet. Its species list is built from iNaturalist records around the route by the survey script — see how the data is made.