Hike /Canton du Jura
Iron Circuit (Lajoux)
Lajoux JU
- Distance
- 5.7 km
- Duration
- 1:30 h
- Ascent
- 140 m
- Descent
- 161 m
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Fitness
- Easy
- Route type
- One way
01/ Overview
The route
This short iron-themed trail links the woods and open pastures around Lajoux. Near Le Chételat, the circuit climbs to just over 1,000 metres.
The Circuit du fer begins in Lajoux, with the starting point around 350 m from the Lajoux JU, poste bus stop. Initially, the iron-themed trail leads out of the village and down into the woods. Around half of the almost six-kilometre circuit runs outside the marked hiking trail network, while other sections follow a yellow-marked hiking trail.
Beyond the first stretch of woodland, meadows and pastures open up. Gently rising and falling, the route climbs near Le Chételat to its highest point at around 1,030 m. Open terrain then alternates with further stretches of woodland before the first houses of Lajoux reappear. After around an hour and a half, the circuit ends near the Lajoux JU, poste bus stop.
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.
