Cycle Touring in Switzerland

9 Swiss National cycle routes including 3 Alpine Star tours

Neil Forsyth, Judith Forsyth (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

272 Seiten

2008
Cicerone Press (Verlag)
978-1-85284-526-1 (ISBN)

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This guidebook describes nine Swiss National cycle routes including three difficult Alpine Star tours. The numbered National (R) routes are signposted, and include the Jura, Rhone, Rhine, Engadine and Bernese Oberland. Routes range from gentle three day rides to strenuous routes for the experienced cyclist.

A guidebook to nine cycling tours for road and touring bikes, based on Switzerland's national cycle routes. Not only does Switzerland hold many of Europe's highest mountains, glaciers and azure lakes but there is also a wonderful 3300km national Swiss cycling network. Between 1998 and 2006 40 million CHF was invested in cycle routes, planning and signposting. The design philosophy is to guide cyclists onto quiet roads and cycleways (unpaved), and the signing means you don't have to spend the whole time looking at maps or a GPS!
This book is aimed at experienced cyclists who wish to go to Switzerland to test themselves and their bikes, and new cyclists who would like to ride amid exhilarating scenery, but without much sweat and certainly no tears.
The nine national routes are described, followed by a series of tours radiating from Interlaken and finally in the Alpine Star, a trio of tours for the very fit.

Since the early 1980s, Judith and Neil have explored much of southern Germany, eastern France and Switzerland by bicycle, including crossing the Alps from Heidelberg to Brissago on Lago Maggiore. They are both very fond of Switzerland, especially its superbly laid out and signposted cycle routes.

Contents

Introduction
An overview of the routes
How to use this guide
Staying Alive: Safety and route finding
Getting there and getting about
Money
What to take
Landscape
Weather
Accommodation
Food and drink
Notes on the tables
The Routes
1 The Rhône Route, R1
2 The Rhein Route, based on R2
3 The North-South Route, based on R3
4 The Alpine Panorama Route, R4
5 The Mittelland Route, R5
6 An Engadine Circuit, and beyond, based on R6
7 The Jura Route, R7
8 The Aare Route, based on R8
9 The Lakes Route, R9
10 The Berner Oberland
11 The Alpine Star

Appendix 1 Useful websites and information sources
Appendix 2 Recommended accommodation
Appendix 3 Glossary of cycling terms

Erscheint lt. Verlag	22.4.2008
Zusatzinfo	colour photographs and maps
Verlagsort	Kendal
Sprache	englisch
Maße	116 x 172 mm
Gewicht	330 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Motor- / Rad- / Flugsport
Themenwelt	Reiseführer ► Europa ► Schweiz
ISBN-10	1-85284-526-0 / 1852845260
ISBN-13	978-1-85284-526-1 / 9781852845261
Zustand	Neuware