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CYCLING IN SWITZERLAND
National Itineraries
Swiss National Bike Routes
Switzerland, a small country, is a VERY GREAT PARADISE for cycling.
You can criss-cross the whole territory in all directions by a multitude of routes (national, regional, local), all marked out and secure. A marvel.
The relief is marked mountainous over a significant proportion of the country. So among the 9 major national routes you have to make your choice according to the terrain and your own physical-sports profile.
If you are, like us, more a cyclist or a peaceful cyclo-camper than an ultra-sporty cyclist, you can still enjoy superb alpine panoramas. Indeed some routes start from very high in the mountains to reach the low plains of the country with a profile almost always descending: Route du Rhône and Route du Rhin (both from Andermatt). You can also add the Route n°3 North-South Basel-Chiasso, provided you start from the south on the Italian side and zap the Chiasso-Andermatt section. Andermatt is thus at the origin of 3 roads with strong relief but with soft use.
This is how we were able to realize in 2014… a cycle tour along, around and across Switzerland.
Below you will find the GPS files (GPX and KML formats) of the 9 "National Routes" of "Cycling in Switzerland".
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VIEW LARGE MAP with the 9 national routes |
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1 - Rhone Route |
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2 - Rhine Route |
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3 - North-South Route |
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4 - Alpine Panorama Route |
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5 - Mittelland Route |
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6 - Graubünden Route |
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7 - Jura Route |
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8 - Aare Route |
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9 -Lakes Route |
| Description | L. (km) | dH (m) | Profile | Map | Track | Details on Veloland.ch |
| « Route n°1 » Rhone Route Andermatt - Genève |
323 | + 2702 - 3710 |
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GPX (ZIP) |
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| « Route n°2 » Rhine Route Andermatt - Basel |
400 | + 2 028 - 3 213 |
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GPX (ZIP) |
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| « Route n°3 » North-South Route Basel - Chiasso |
338 | + 3 635 - 3 618 |
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GPX (ZIP) |
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| « Route n°4 » Alpine Panorama Route St. Margrethen - Aigle |
421 | + 7 749 - 7 445 |
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GPX (ZIP) |
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| « Route n°5 » Mittelland Route Romanshorn - Lausanne |
347 | + 1 786 - 1 810 |
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GPX (ZIP) |
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| « Route n°6 » Graubünden Route Martina - Bellinzona |
208 | + 4 411 - 5 225 |
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GPX (ZIP) |
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| « Route n°7 » Jura Route Basel - Nyon |
258 | + 4 457 - 4 316 |
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GPX (ZIP) |
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| « Route n°8 » Aare Route Oberwald - Koblenz |
289 | + 1 856 - 3 301 |
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GPX (ZIP) |
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| « Route n°9 » Lakes Route Montreux - Rorschach |
468 | + 3 692 - 3 684 |
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