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Chasseral V

Mountain Bike · Neuenburg/Jura/Berner Jura
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Many paths lead to the Chasseral, the «king of the Jura». This tour is a variation with start and finish in Biel. Scenic bike tour üover the Chasseral ridge. 
difficult
Distance 55.5 km
7:00 h
1,540 m
1,540 m
1,607 m
431 m

As far as Twann or the Twannbach gorge, the trail follows the slope along Lake Biel to Lamboing with little ascent. The route is flat again through the Diesse plain, but at Nods the steady ascent begins to the Chasseral Hotel. Here you can have a bite to eat and enjoy the unique view from the highest peak in the Jura.
The highlight is the 17-kilometre-long Jura ridge, with unobstructed views to the north and south. At the beginning, you largely stay on the high ground and only go a good 400 metres up the valley. From the Taubeloch gorge, the ridge ride is over and the last 700 metres to Frinvillier are steeply downhill. Here you need to concentrate hard and maybe even have the courage to descend and take a break. From Frinvillier, you can actually get directly to Biel through the Taubeloch Gorge, but if you manage the last, relatively short climb to Evilard, you will then ride on single trails almost to the Biel railway station.

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Author’s recommendation

Ascents with Postbus or with the Biel-Magglingen Railway
Difficulty
S2 difficult
Technique
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
1,607 m
Lowest point
431 m
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Track types

Asphalt 2.84%Forested/wild trail 62.12%Road 35.01%Unknown 0.01%
Asphalt
1.6 km
Forested/wild trail
34.5 km
Road
19.4 km
Unknown
0 km
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Safety information

Some exposed parts in the trail before Frinvillier 

Start

Biel, railway station (433 m)
Coordinates:
SwissGrid
2'585'188E 1'220'284N
DD
47.133373, 7.243400
DMS
47°08'00.1"N 7°14'36.2"E
UTM
32T 366787 5221482
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Destination

Biel, railway station

Turn-by-turn directions

Biel - Vingelz - Gaicht - Lamboing - Diesse - Nods - La Jeure - Col du Chasseral - Hotel Chasseral - Les Colisses du Haut - Les Coperies - Frinvillier - Evilard - Biel/Bienne

Public transport

Public-transport-friendly

By train to Biel

By road

From the direction of Zurich: A5 towards Biel, exit Biel-Ost

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From the direction of Jura: A16 towards Biel, exit Biel-Ost

From the direction of Bern: E27 towards Biel

Parking

Paid parking available in Biel

Coordinates

SwissGrid
2'585'188E 1'220'284N
DD
47.133373, 7.243400
DMS
47°08'00.1"N 7°14'36.2"E
UTM
32T 366787 5221482
w3w 
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Arrival by train, car, foot or bike

Equipment

Helmet, gloves, good shoes, glasses, rain and sun protection, water bottle, repair kit, first aid kit

Localization

Parts of this content were machine translated using German as the source language


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Difficulty
S2 difficult
Distance
55.5 km
Duration
7:00 h
Ascent
1,540 m
Descent
1,540 m
Highest point
1,607 m
Lowest point
431 m
Public-transport-friendly Refreshment stops available Circular route Scenic Singletrail/Free ride

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