Hike /Canton du Jura
Northern Loop (Les Breuleux)
Les Breuleux
- Distance
- 4.7 km
- Duration
- 1:20 h
- Ascent
- 112 m
- Descent
- 111 m
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Fitness
- Easy
- Route type
- Loop
01/ Overview
The route
A short Jura loop through open meadows, the village and quiet stretches of woodland. Near Petit Crêt, the Northern Loop reaches its highest point at around 1'120 m.
The Northern Loop begins in Les Breuleux at the Restaurant de la Balance. Covering just under five kilometres, the themed trail initially leads out of the village into open meadows and pastures. Marked hiking trails alternate with longer stretches outside the marked network. With no significant ascent, the route crosses the expansive Jura landscape and returns to a settled area near the houses of Les Breuleux. After around half an hour, the Auberge au Carrefour stands directly on the route.
The trail then climbs back into open countryside. In the final third, it reaches its highest point near Petit Crêt at around 1'120 m; overall, the elevation difference remains manageable at just over 110 metres. Towards the end, the loop enters the forest before returning to the first houses. After around one hour and twenty minutes, it finishes back at the starting point in Les Breuleux.
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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Outbound
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
Send the link to friends or your hiking group.
Export GPX File
For hiking apps, GPS watches and navigation devices.
Print Route Sheet
A4 with map, elevation profile, waypoints and emergency numbers.
