Areuse Gorge Neuchâtel (T1)

Join me for a hike through the Areuse Gorge in the Canton of Neuchâtel. We will follow the river through narrow canyon sections all the way from Noiraigue to Boudry.

One of the highlights of the hike is the famous stone bridge Saut de Brot.

📍 Hike Details
Route: Noiraigue – Areuse Gorge – Boudry
Distance: 11.5km
Time: around 3h walking + time for lunch & photos
Ascent/Descent: +120m / -350m
Difficulty: T1 according to SAC classification

🚆 Logistics
Meeting point: Zurich HB under the blue angel at 08:50
From Zürich: train to Neuchâtel at 09:04
From Neuchâtel: train to Noiraigue at 10:41
We start the hike in Noiraigue at 11:05.
We end the hike in Boudry, from where we take the train back home.

🍽️ Food
We will stop for a picnic along the river, at around 13:00 - so please bring food with you. After lunch, we will arrive at Champ-du-Moulin where we will stop for a coffee at Hôtel de la Truite (subject to availability).

⚠️ DISCLAIMER

This is NOT a guided tour. Instead, this is a get-together of individuals who themselves are responsible for their judgement, choices and actions.

It is your own responsibility to prepare appropriately before the event:

You need to understand what activity is foreseen, assess the difficulty, risks and dangers and the expected weather conditions.

Furthermore, you need to assess the requirements regarding experience, capabilities and fitness condition, and judge if you personally have the necessary experience, capabilities and fitness level.

You yourself also need to assure adequate preparation, equipment (boots, clothes, gear…) and insurance cover and do everything as if you were going by yourself.

During the event it is also your own responsibility to apply your own judgement and to take considerate responsible decisions yourself, fully within your own responsibility and judgement.

The event is entirely at your own risk. The organiser also does not warrant on the accuracy or completeness of the description above. The organiser just offers you to join one another and to go together, but holds no responsibility for anything, including injuries or death that might result directly or indirectly from this event.

Please note: The hike can be cancelled due to bad weather or other unexpected events.