Hiking & nature

Winter hiking in Val-de-Travers

Various routes to get away from it all

On a winter or snowshoe hike in the Val-de-Travers, you can leave everyday life behind and set off through the quiet, snow-covered landscape of the Neuchâtel Jura.

In the Val-de-Travers you have various marked routes with different levels of difficulty – hiking heaven, leading you through forests and across meadows to breathtaking viewpoints. Typical villages await you in the valleys, while the forests convey an impression of the High North with their dense fir trees.

You can take the train from Bern directly to Neuchâtel in just 35 minutes. There you change trains and travel on to the chosen starting point of your snowshoe tour.

Snowshoe and winter hiking trails

The various proposed routes begin at different starting points. Below are the two most popular winter hiking and snowshoe trails in detail:

La Robella–Chasseron

The snowshoe tour begins in La Robella and takes you all the way to the peak of Le Chasseron. Once you have reached the top, you have a breath-taking view of Lake Neuchâtel and the surrounding Alps. The entire winter hiking trail is well signposted and usually rolled.

Starting and end point	La Robella (the starting point can be reached by chairlift or snowshoes from Buttes)
Distance	9.6 km
Hiking time	4 hours
Altitude difference	400 m
Degree of difficulty	difficult

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Noiraigue–Boudry

Winter hiking is also hiking in winter. The winter hike starts at the station in Noiraigue and leads through typical villages along the Areuse to Boudry. The hike is well signposted and creates a mystical atmosphere, especially in winter.