Hike /Canton du Jura
2 Balade air: At the Foot of the Great Kings (Haute Sorne)
Soulce
- Distance
- 9.8 km
- Duration
- 3:00 h
- Ascent
- 454 m
- Descent
- 237 m
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Fitness
- Moderate
- Route type
- One way
01/ Overview
The route
Woodland, open uplands and a steep ascent characterise this themed trail near Soulce. Close to Montenol, the route reaches its highest point at around 1,050 m and ends above the village.
The «Au pied des grands rois» themed trail begins at the Soulce, milieu du village bus stop. It passes the Saint-Laurent church as it leads through the village, then soon climbs into the forest. The long ascent defines the first half of the route, gaining around 450 metres in elevation on a yellow-marked hiking trail.
After just over four kilometres, the route reaches its highest point near Montenol at around 1,050 m. Here, the forest increasingly gives way to open meadows and pastures, and the trail begins to descend again. In the second section, a longer stretch does not follow a marked hiking route and leads across open terrain back towards Soulce.
After almost ten kilometres, the three-hour hike ends above Soulce. The Soulce, milieu du village bus stop is around 900 m from the finishing point, requiring an additional walk.
Route data: République et Canton du Jura (SDT) · opendata.swiss BY · Source
02/ Along the route
What's along the way
Where the route climbs and where it descends. Hover the profile to find the spot on the map.
03/ Conditions
Current conditions
What to know before you set off. Closures and snow are re-checked every day.
How we check: Every night we match the route against the official closures and detours from the Federal Roads Office (FEDRO). Any reported closure that touches the route shows up here.
How we check: We look up a live public transport connection from your starting point to the stop closest to the trailhead. If it ends further away, the nearest stop may be a cable car or bus that isn't running right now.
How we check: Snow depth estimated daily at the lowest and the highest point of the route. Estimates: check the situation on site.
04/ Getting there
Getting there
From your door to the trailhead and home again, by train and bus or by car. Computed live from the timetable.
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Return
05/ Weather
Weather on the way
Forecast for the lowest and the highest point of the route.
Weather
06/ Trail & landscape
Trail & landscape
Which paths you walk on and the landscape they lead through.
Larches count as conifer forest here.
07/ Export
Take the route with you
Load the track onto your GPS device, print a route sheet for the trail or send the route to your hiking group.
Share
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Export GPX File
For hiking apps, GPS watches and navigation devices.
Print Route Sheet
A4 with map, elevation profile, waypoints and emergency numbers.
