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DeutschItinerary: La Petite Ronde (1126 m, above Les Verrières) – customs post Les Verrières – triple point France-Neuchâtel-Vaud – point at ca. 1180 m near the La Tiole farm above Ballaigues
Distance covered: 32,2 km
Walking time: 9 hours 30 minutes
Vertical distance: 1390 m uphill, 1340 m downhill
A long, somewhat frustrating day, but one I enjoyed. It had rained last night, so there was more mud and puddles on the few paths I took. But mainly there were no paths. The fields were mainly long, wet grass, so shoes and trousers were soon soaked. In the forests, wet shrubs and bushes made sure the rest of me was wet, at least until the sun came out. Several steep descents and climbs.
Hôtel-Restaurant du Cygne, Les Charbonnières
Photos: two typical obstacles, and a unique boundary marker (behind Le Suchet)
Rupert, we are following your progress daily and with great admiration as the little red flags start to encircle Switzerland. What long days of walking! May your feet, and the rest of you, grow stronger by the day! Angela
I like that painted border marker