"After 30 minutes of walking, the walls close in, the descent starts and the sound of the torrent gets louder. We cross the first footbridge over the bubbling water. Through the metal mesh of the deck, we can feel the swirl of water under our feet, the force of it tumbling and surging into chasms. There’s a wide variety of wildlife: we spy a dipper, a timid bird, playing in the eddies lapping against the rock he’s perched on. At Champ-du-Moulin, trout swim up the current. We continue the descent and it would be so tempting to slip into the clear blue-green pools. Let’s not forget we’re in the Jura... brrrr!"
La communauté des crapahuteurs (hiking club)
Info
Route: Noiraigue - Champ-du-Moulin - Boudry
Duration: 2 hrs 45 min.
Distance: 12 km (7.5 miles)
Gradient: approx - 280 m
Difficulty
Moderate: the descent is not very difficult but it’s important to wear good walking shoes.
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