by charles_lehmann | Sat 23 Aug 2025 | Bernese Alps, Hiking
The bottom of the upper Simme valley has the characteristic of many mountain valleys: a flat bottom. This flat bottom is the result of the valley having been filled over time with alluvial deposits. It is only when you reach the bottom of the cirque closing off the...
by charles_lehmann | Sun 17 Aug 2025 | Jura, Hiking
Il y a fort longtemps, nous avions effectué la traversée entre la Chaux-de-Fonds et les Ponts-de-Martel en passant par le Communal et le Grand Sommartel. Là, nous avions à disposition un peu de temps, suffisamment pour nous rendre à la Sagne, mais pas suffisamment...
by charles_lehmann | Sat 16 Aug 2025 | Jura, Hiking
As it was hot and humid (some thunderstorms were rumbling in the distance), we had thought it might be interesting to go and find some coolness in the Combe du Valanvron. Unfortunately, the temperature was just as high in the gorge.We had left La Chaux-de-Fonds to go...
by charles_lehmann | Sun 10 Aug 2025 | Jura, Hiking
We wanted to take a little altitude again to find some coolness. The Mont d’Amin is quite suitable for this in the sense that a good part of the hike takes place in shaded places. This is particularly the case between the summit ridge and the Cernil-Chollet, at the...
by charles_lehmann | Sun 3 Aug 2025 | Jura, Hiking
Some time ago we had the idea to cross the crest starting from Chaumont. Moreover, having learned about the meridian gauge of the old chronometric observatory of Neuchâtel, we wanted to see it closer.So, we took the funicular to go to Chaumont from Coudre. This...
by charles_lehmann | Sat 26 Jul 2025 | Jura, Hiking
Anyone who goes to La Chaux-de-Fonds via the Vue des Alpes tunnels (either by car or by train) will not miss between the two tunnel sections (Les Loges and Mont Sagne) a curious rocky outcrop topped by a figure. This is the Roc Mildeu. The name of this rock is often...
