LAKES - ROUTE

 
 
START AT THE LAKE GENEVA
THE «SWISS RIVIERA»
PAYS D'ENHAUT VALLEY
THE EPITOME OF SWISS DAIRY FARMING
PRETTY PICTURE-BOOK CHALETS IN THE SIMMENTAL VALLEY
INTERLAKEN AND THE JUNGFRAU REGION
A MECCA FOR TOURISTS WORLDWIDE
LUCERNE AND LAKE LUCERNE
AND PERHAPS A SIDE-TRIP TO MT RIGI OR MT PILATUS?
EINSIEDELN
FAMOUS PLACE OF PILGRIMMAGE ON THE WAY OF ST JAMES
RAPPERSWIL ON LAKE ZURICH
THE CITY OF ROSES AND CHILDREN'S ZOO
HEIDILAND
AT LAKE WALEN WITH A MAGNIFICENT MOUNTAIN BACKDROP
 
The Lakes Route is aptly named because from its start in Vevey on Lake Geneva in the south, the route skirts 16 lakes before reaching its destination at Lake Constance in the north.
To get from one lake to the other is not always a walk in the park ... you will have some hills to contend with - some of steeper and some less steep grades. Make no mistake. This route is a challenge both with regard to the total distance covered and to the topography encountered. But the great thing is that should the going get too tough you can always load your bike on to the train and take the comfortable way out. If you complete the Lakes Route you can pat yourself on the back and know that you've really experienced Switzerland.
 
PACKAGES
OPTIONS START-FINISH TOUR
DAYS-NIGHTS
OVERNIGHTS
DISTANCES
 
A Relax Vevey - Meiringen
3 / 2
Gruyères - Boltigen
183km
B Relax Meiringen - Rorschach
5 / 4
Horw - Unterägeri - Rapperswi-Jonal - Buchs
307km
C Relax Vevey - Rorschach
8 / 7
Gruyères - Boltigen - Iseltwald - How - Unterägeri - Rapperswi-Jonal - Buchs
490km
D Power Vevey - Rorschach
6 / 5
Gstaad - Iseltwald - Unterägeri - Rapperswil - Buchs
490km
 
FOR INDIVIDUALS - SWISSTRAILS À LA CARTE

Plan your own individual bike tour: the entire route from Vevey to Rorschach as well as all the stage destinations listed in the Ģelevation profileģ are available to you with SwissTrails ā la carte - you can choose the duration of the trip as well as the start and end destinations and accommodation (hotel and budget).
(PRICES in CHF / EURO)

DAYS-NIGHTS
2 / 1
3 / 2
4 / 3
5 / 4
6 / 5
7 / 6
8 / 7
OPTION HOTEL
218 / 145
356 / 237
509 / 339
647 / 431
785 / 523
953 / 635
1091 / 727
OPTION BUDGET
171 / 114
262 / 174
367 / 244
459 / 306
550 / 366
670 / 446
761 / 507
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ELEVATION PROFILE AND ROUTE STAGES / DESCRIPTION / PRICES
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LAKES - ROUTE GUIDED GROUP TOURS

 
 
 
The Lakes Route deserves its name fully well, because it passes past 16 lakes between its starting point in Vevey on Lake Geneva and the destination at Lake Constance. The route passes through some excellent tourist regions and locales. Anyone who has done the Lakes Route will have definitely seen and experienced a sizeable bit of Switzerland. The route past the 16 lakes is naturally flat, but in between the water bodies you need to negotiate some gradients steep and gentle. An ideal route for the e-bike FLYER too (this can be hired from SwissTrails).
 
Packages
OPTIONS START-FINISH TOUR
 
 
A Part 1 Vevey - Meiringen
 
B Part 2 Meiringen - Rapperswil
 
C Part 3 Rapperswil - Rorschach
 
 
ELEVATION PROFILE AND ROUTE STAGES / DESCRIPTION / PRICES
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