25^Apr Sat
10:10

Let's start a bit earlier to the Creux du Van to meet the Ibex colony on top. This hike will then continue through the gorge Areus.  

Route: T2, have shoes with good grip. If you don't know what the T-Scale is, read this blog (click here).

Pace: Moderate pace, for which you won't have any problem if you're doing sports regularly.

Meeting point: Noiraigue station - 09:10

Transportation: Public transport from Zurich HB (07:04) to Neuchatel, change to Noiraigue arriving (09:03).

To do before the hike

• The day of the hike AND one hour before the hike, come have a look at the comments at the bottom of this page to know about potential last minute updates.
• Prior to the hike, please download the GPX file and have it imported in a GPS application on your phone. See my Facebook post about GPS apps. You can download the file from this event page.
  

Known bug: Make sure the file you have downloaded has a .gpx extension. If not, just rename it, as it might happen that you get a ".gpx.xml" file instead of just ".gpx" when downloading from a phone.

Schedule (approx.)

• 9h10: We start hiking from the starting point mentioned above.
• 11h00: Creuz-du-Van (Picknick)
• 12h30: Ferme Robert (Coffe or Beer stop in the buvette)
  
• 14h00: Champ-du-Moulin (Optional: Take the train back from there = 7km or 2h30 less)
  
• 16h25:.Train from Boudry back to Zurich

Social event

For those that missed last weekend Pizza at Il Ponte del Sole in Solothurn - another chance for the famous Pizza - will be organized in WhatsApp Group before Thursday evening

Gear

Hiking shoes with good grip, sun cream, enough water and picknick plus whatever else you need for a good day in the mountains. In the morning it is cold and on top it could be windy - take enough warm clothes with you! 

Additional notes

• Out of respect for the others, please be on time. My events usually start exactly at the indicated time.
• Some of the hikes I organize (not necessary this one - that's just a copy paste) may require experience / minimum pace, in which case I might need to contact you. Please keep an eye on your emails.

A few things about Hiking Buddies platform:

• The organizer is no professional guide. Participants are responsible for themselves, must do their own research about the route, and must be able to navigate by themselves (in case the groups split for some reason, for example).
• Unjoining
• If you have a No Show in your profile ( = you did not show up to a hike you signed up to in the past), I may exclude you from the event