The Jura ridgeway is a long-distance hiking trail along the Jura mountain range in
Switzerland
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. It starts in
Dielsdorf
Dielsdorf is a municipality, seat of the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
History
Dielsdorf is first mentioned in 861 as ''Theolvesthoruf''. The name means ''estate or farm of Theolf'' which is supposed to have ...
near
Zürich
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Zürich ...
, and follows the crest of the mountain ridge towards the southwest, to finish near
Nyon
Nyon (; outdated German: or ; outdated Italian: , ) is a municipality in Nyon District in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located some 25 kilometers north east of Geneva's city centre, and since the 1970s it has become part of the Ge ...
by
Lake Geneva
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The total distance covered is around 310 km, and can be completed in around 17 or 18 days walking. The altitude ranges from 320m to 1680m.
In German (on the eastern portion of the route), the path is known as the ''Jura Höhenweg'' (or Jura high path). More than half the route is in French-speaking areas, where it is known as the ''Chemin des Crêtes du Jura'' (Jura ridge way). It is marked with many official signposts using a white number "5".
This ridgeway forms part of the long-distance
European walking route E4
The E4 European long distance path or E4 path is one of the European long-distance paths. Starting at Tarifa Andalusia, located at the southernmost end of the Iberian Peninsula, across the Strait of Gibraltar facing Morocco, it continues throug ...
between Spain and Greece.
External links
The Jura Crest Trail at wanderland.ch* http://activityworkshop.net/hiking/jura/
Jura ridgeway on openstreetmap.org* https://web.archive.org/web/20170912220956/http://jura-hoehenwege.ch/
* http://www.wandersite.ch/Jura.html
Hiking trails in Switzerland
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