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The easiest way to get there is by train (line R21, towards Travers, departing from Neuchâtel, approximately 20 mins, with a train every half hour). Alternatively, you can drive to the station car park.
(S/E) The walk starts at the station car park; simply follow ‘le creux du Van’. Take Rue des Tilleuls, heading due east, until it ends. Turn right to cross the level crossing, then the River Areuse.
(1) Just after crossing the river, turn left, pass Vers-chez-Joly and leave the road at the first junction. Go through a barrier of triangular concrete blocks (a remnant of theSecond World War defences).
(2) Start of the circular route. Head right towards “Les Œillons”, crossing a woodland. Head south-west, then west, until you reach Les Œillons Farm.
(3) Turn left (due south) and follow the winding path up to the summit.
(4) At the summit, head due south along the path that skirts the cliff.
(:5) Once you reach the other end of the cliff, begin the descent along the winding path, following signs for “Ferme Robert”, which leads to Fontaine Froide (in the Creux du Van).
(6) Ignore the old, overgrown path; follow the track to the left, still winding down, towards “La Ferme Robert”
(7) After passing the farm and the Refuge du Van, turn left and follow the signs for “Noiraigue” to return to the start of the circular route and the road you took at the beginning.
(2) Turn right and, following the route back in the opposite direction to the outward journey, head for Noiraigue station (S/E).
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