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Superb roads, light traffic, unspoilt scenery: Switzerland is a paradise for devotees of road cycling. Level cycling paths by lakes. In the Mittelland, hill succeeds hill in countryside imbued with tradition.And then there are the Alps, with 17 passes exceeding 2000m in altitude amid the snowy peaks.
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Baselbiet
Cycling route in Binningen, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland
This getaway full of surprises and beginning in Basel follows empty back roads in Canton Basel-Landschaft (known familiarly as the Baselbiet).
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Setting off from the Swiss Federal Railways station in Basel, you use the city’s excellent network of cycle paths to escape the conurbation in double-…
- 103.4 km
- Distance
- 1,270 m
- Ascent
- 1,270 m
- Descent
Three classic passes
Cycling route in Meiringen, Canton of Bern, Switzerland
This loop featuring three major mountain passes starts in Meiringen, the village made famous by the Reichenbach Falls, where Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s fictional hero Sherlock Holmes dies – or does he?
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The first pass is the Grimsel (alt. 2165m), an irregular ascent 26km in length that leads f…
- 130.8 km
- Distance
- 3,511 m
- Ascent
- 3,511 m
- Descent
Säntis Classic
Cycling route in Weinfelden, Thurgau, Switzerland
This loop follows the route of the Säntis Classic, an annual challenge that attracts almost 2000 cyclists.
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Leaving Weinfelden in Canton Thurgau, the road rises gently in the countryside before descending to Wil. This is where you enter Canton St. Gallen.Â
The route undulates as it enters the…
- 123.8 km
- Distance
- 1,204 m
- Ascent
- 1,204 m
- Descent
Tour du Lac de Neuchatel
Cycling route in Neuchâtel, Canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Discover Lake Neuchâtel on this tour featuring 107km of cycling on segregated cycle paths with no ups or downs worth mentioning.
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The capital of its eponymous canton, Neuchâtel is a university town easily reached by train from anywhere in Switzerland. You leave the town to pedal through the vi…
- 106.8 km
- Distance
- 320 m
- Ascent
- 317 m
- Descent