Strecke4: St.Gingolph - Col du Pillon - Château dOex - Gruyères

You have 22 km to Aigle to find your rhythm, then it's go time. If you decided against the cog railway to Leysin (1,253 m), the ride up to Le Sepey (974 m) is partly steep uphill. With my 30 kg of luggage, it's a real challenge. Then there's a recovery phase to Les Diableres. The last 3-4 km to the Col du Pillon, with 300 meters of elevation gain, will test everything you have. At the pass summit, a nice restaurant invites you to stop and rest. Then 50 km of recovery is on the agenda. Between Château-d'Oex and Gruyères, almost all inns have Tuesday/Wednesday as rest days. Overnight stay in Gruyères is recommended. Attention: it's 'only' 1,300 meters of elevation gain.