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The starting point for this hike is the car park at the football stadium in the village of La Sagne, 7 km from the town of Le Locle.
(S/E) A path runs alongside the building in the car park; take it towards "Mont Dar, Tête de Ran", marked in yellow. Follow this main path through the Combe des Quignets and you will reach the Relais du Mont Dar, an alpine restaurant.
(1) Continue straight ahead along the path that climbs towards Tête de Ran. After about 350 m, turn right onto the path through the pasture. Pass two buildings and then, at an intersection, continue straight ahead towards Tête de Ran.
(2) When you reach the car park, turn right. As soon as you are on the path, take the trail on the right called Chemin des Crêtes, which climbs steeply (yellow signposts).
(3) Tête de Ran: summit of the Swiss Jura (1,422 m). You have a view to the south-east of Lake Neuchâtel and the Swiss Alps in the distance. To the north is the town of La Chaux-de-Fonds. Continue along Chemin des Crêtes.
(4) Cross the road and continue straight ahead to reach Mont Racine (1,420 m).
(5) Continue along the Chemin des Crêtes. Walk for about 450 m until you reach a junction of yellow-marked trails.
(6) Continue straight on Chemin des Crêtes, and do not turn right at the next junction unless you are tired.
(7) When you reach the building, turn right, make a sharp right turn and continue to the intersection with a yellow-marked path.
(8) First turn right then left to enter the pasture, heading north, following a path marked in yellow. You will reach an intersection.
(9) Turn left towards Chemin des Statues.
(10) Turn left: you are now on Chemin des Statues. Along this path, you will find 120 works carved from tree stumps by Georges-André Favre.
(11) Leave Chemin des Statues by turning right. Cross a wooden bridge and you will come to a road. Cross over and take the path opposite through the pasture, which leads to another road.
(12) Follow this road to the right to return to the car park where you started (S/E).
I'd already done this route but starting from the col and the Tête de Ran. I prefer this one
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