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Creux du Van – Creux du Van loop from Colombier

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Creux du Van – Creux du Van loop from Colombier

Hard

4.8

(23)

142

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Creux du Van – Creux du Van loop from Colombier

04:17

42.0km

1,250m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 3, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 11.4 km for 120 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.78 km

Cliffside Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

11.3 km

Ferme Robert

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The Ferme Robert mountain inn, built in 1750 at the foot of the Creux du Van, is at an altitude of 972 meters. It is the ideal stopover on the …

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11.5 km

Creux du Van

Highlight • Natural Monument

Magnificent playground for hikers, mountain bikers and gravel riders. Some beautiful raiders will be "flattened" by the breathtaking view and the surrounding nature.

Have fun!

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15.9 km

Grand Vy

Alpine Hut

17.1 km

Creux du Van

Highlight • Natural Monument

The highest point of the pass road.

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19.9 km

Restaurant Le Soliat

Highlight • Restaurant

Great food and nice sun terrace. Unfortunately often overcrowded ...

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20.4 km

Creux du Van

Highlight • Gorge

The Creux du Van is approximately 1,200 meters wide and 500 meters deep. The total length of the rock faces, which drop approximately 160 meters vertically, is approximately four kilometers. …

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21.3 km

Soliat Summit (1,465 m)

Highlight • Summit

The summit of Soliat (1463 m) is the highest point of the tour. The view from here is just awesome on the Jura and the Alps.

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29.1 km

Menhir

Archaeological Site

32.8 km

Bevaix Trailhead Parking

Highlight • Parking

Free parking above Bevaix. Ideal starting point for a trail tour through the forest landscape.

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42.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.9 km

7.36 km

5.55 km

4.12 km

1.09 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

17.1 km

10.9 km

6.16 km

4.45 km

2.62 km

666 m

198 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,450 m)

Lowest point (440 m)

Weather

Friday 21 August

23°C

13°C

42 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 10.0 km/h

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Comments

November 1, 2023,Mit Birgit auf dem Weg nach Lausanne: Hoch zum Creux du Van ab Lac du Neuchâtel

On the way to Lausanne, where Birgit is for training tomorrow, a short stop at Lake Neuchâtel...
In quite stormy but still dry weather up to the Creux du Van, where it was really blowing...we were also (apart from two other crazy hikers😂), the only people up there on the crete...
On the descent, because in the wind shadow of …

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July 17, 2023,Creux du Van - mit Riesenschreck 😳😏

I downloaded this tour from Boudry NE as a GPX file from Marc Schürmann from allmountain.ch (2018).
The first part of the ascent, mostly in a wooded area, is on a paved road: always with a view of the other side of the river 🤩 There would be a great hiking trail. But every Brüggli has a no-bike sign ready …

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May 10, 2025,Creux du Van ⛰️🚴😅☀️🥰

From Boudry, we cycle leisurely along the Areuse River, and the climb to Ferme Robert becomes steeper. Once at the top, we see the imposing Creux du Van from below for the first time. A beautiful path leads from here, climbing another 500 meters, easily manageable by bike. The exertion of the climb is quickly forgotten when we see the …

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Creux du Van – Creux du Van loop from Colombier

Cliffside Trail

Ferme Robert

Creux du Van

Creux du Van

Restaurant Le Soliat

Creux du Van

Soliat Summit (1,465 m)

Bevaix Trailhead Parking

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