It is an impressive 15-minute ride up to an altitude of more than a thousand metres, from where you can enjoy a magnificent panoramic view of the Three Lakes area, Morat and Bienne, the alpine foothills and a stretch of the Alps up to Mont Blanc.
The educational trail "Le Sentier du Temps" ("the time trail") starts from Chaumont and takes you on a journey through evolution, every step of the 4,500 metre path representing a million years.

Location:
Chaumon, above Neuchâtel.

Opening hours:
Available from the internet site, or call +41 (0)32 720 06 00.

How to get there:
The funicular railway leaves from La Coudre, which may be reached on bus line 7 from the centre of town.