Cycling holidays Jura-Route the Wild West Swiss
Cycling: Jura Route

Arrival to Basel
Basel – Porrentruy
Luggage check-in in Basel. With the pulse of Basel still in your ears, you climb the first heights of the Jura, find your footing and peace along the wooded Swiss-French border stream La Lucelle, and slowly immerse yourself in the gentle hilly landscape of the Ajoie.
The medieval town of St. Ursanne awaits on the banks of the mysterious Doubs River, just beyond the next Jura chain. Another sweaty climb to the high plateau of the Franches Montagnes, a wide, peaceful landscape with meadows, fir trees, grazing cows and horses.
From the plateau of the paradisiacal Franches-Montagnes with its dark moor ponds up to Switzerland's largest solar power station. Then through a quiet, ruggedly contemplative landscape down to La Chaux-de-Fonds, the cradle of the Swiss watchmaking industry (UNESCO World Heritage Site).
From La Chaux-de-Fonds through the high moor Les Ponts-des-Martel to Couvet.
Couvet – Ste-Croix
Continue on the trail of the Green Fairy through the Val-de-Travers. Ste-Croix and L'Auberson are known for the manufacture of music boxes, music boxes and artificial puppeteers.
A short guest appearance on the plain awaits you before the TGV swings over the rails in Vallorbe. The journey over the Dent de Vaulion leads you into the Vallée de Joux. In this high valley lies the cool and clear Lac de Joux.
Along Lac de Joux to Le Brassus.
Le Brassus – Nyon
Up to the Col du Marchairuz. Up here, you'll find hundreds of anthills and rows of artfully crafted stone walls in the quiet Parc Jura vaudois. Finally, it's effortless to roll down into the serenity of Lac Léman to Nyon. After arriving in Nyon, collect your luggage and depart.
Departure or extension

Tour character
The Jura-Route with its diverse topographyis aimed at athletic bikers. It has an almost «exotic» character and leads through little known landscapes in the scarcely populated border country of France. Longers and steeper slopes can usually be shortened by train or cable cars where you can transport your bike as well.
Furthermore, the tour leads over lonely plateaus, some with spectacular views of the Swiss middle land and the high Alps (Freiberge, Balcon du Jura vaudois, Vallée de Joux, Parc naturel régional Jura Vaudois). The tour is almost entirely done on asphalt streets and is therefore perfect for racing bikes. For those who like it a little more leisurely, we recommend an electric bike
Learn more about the watchmakers in the Vallée de Joux here.
The Jura Route at SwitzerlandMobility
Season 1 15.04.2023 - 12.05.2023 23.09.2023 - 15.10.2023 daily | Season 2 08.04.2023 - 14.04.2023 13.05.2023 - 22.09.2023 daily | |
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Jura Route Jura-Route the Wild West Swiss, 10 days, CH-JURBN-10X | ||
Base price | 1'425.- | 1'475.- |
Surcharge Single Room | 429.- | 429.- |
Category: Charming middle-class hotels, simple B&B in Travers
Season 1 Apr 15, 2023 - May 12, 2023 Sep 23, 2023 - Oct 15, 2023 daily | Season 2 Apr 8, 2023 - Apr 14, 2023 May 13, 2023 - Sep 22, 2023 daily | |
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Basel | ||
Extra night double room (BB) | 95.- | 95.- |
Extra night single room (BB) | 130.- | 130.- |
Nyon | ||
Extra night double room (BB) | 85.- | 85.- |
Extra night single room (BB) | 125.- | 125.- |
Included:
- Overnight stays according to the itinerary incl. breakfast
- Daily luggage transfers
- Admission to the watch museum in La Chaux-de-Fonds
- Costs for luggage pick-up at the station (for direct arrival and departure)
- Subsidy for arrival by train
- Carefully elaborated route description
- Travel documents (1 x per room) incl. SwitzerlandMobility Plus subscription
- Service hotline
Note:
- Tourist tax, if due, is not included in the price!
- Reservation fee of CHF 15 per adult (incl. legally required customer money protection)
Arrival/Departure:
- Arrival by public transport to Basel. For direct arrival: Drop off your luggage at the luggage counter by 10:00 a.m. at the latest.
- Departure by public transport from Nyon. In case of direct departure: Suitcases will be returned to the luggage counter by 5:00 p.m. at the latest.
Travel documents "digital”
In future we will reduce the amount of printed documents. You will receive instructions to help you find your way around using the SwitzerlandMobility app. We will provide you with further information online. In advance you will receive a small package of documents with the following contents:
- Description of how to use the necessary apps
- Detailed programme for the individual stages
- Annual subscription to SwitzerlandMobility Plus
- Luggage tags
- Any vouchers
On the way, you can easily find your way with the SwitzerlandMobility app and other freely accessible aids. Background information and all other documents are delivered electronically and can be downloaded to your mobile phone in advance.
Let us know if you don't want to do without maps. We will send them to you free of charge.