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OutdOOr SwiSS Made

Get-up-and-Go!individual vacatiOnS in Switzerland

Offers 2016

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theme paGecycling Switzerland 9

Hiking Switzerland 31

the Swiss Parks 53

world Heritage experience Switzerland 53

Mountainbiking Switzerland 65

canoeing Switzerland 73

Skating Switzerland 73

Offers abroad 77

OutdOOr SwiSS Madeis there a better way to discover a country, its landscapes and cities, its culture and peculiarities than hiking or on a bike ... at a leisurely pace, keeping your eyes peeled for the little things on the wayside, unhindered by the limited view of a car window?

Swisstrails is tHe specialized provider of multi-day tours on the diverse and compact Switzerland Mobility route network. we make your outdoor experience easy with our numerous and just as indispensable and convenient services. Having invested specifically in the expansion of our offerings in the recent years, we now have a seamless, globally unique network of routes and services.

Our all-round service for our foreign guests or the luggage transport to / from domicile for our guests from Switzerland testify to this. above all, we have offerings in the most varied requirement categories for the sporty and the less sporty, in the widest range of comfort and prices, and for the most diverse interests, and in all corners of Switzerland.

whoever travels with Swisstrails should be able to do so individually, according to their own rhythm and ideas. we ensure this with our guaranteed, high level of service. Because your trip should be above all: an incredible experience! everything else you can confidently leave to us ...

we are looking forward to serve you!

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profileYour Performance Profile

difficult Sporting challenge Good physical condition Greater differences in altitude

moderate Enjoyment with smaller challenges Normal physical condition Average differences in altitude

easy Pure delight For everyone, even families Flat Routes

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Your Accommodation

top class Hotels of high standards Special locations and infrastructure: e.g., Wellness

standard Selected middle class hotels WC and shower always in the room

budget Budget Hotels Local Inn Hostel Sleep-in-Straw

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Your Choice

Which region?Which linguistic area?special themes?specific route?

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For cyclists and mountain bikers, there is a great variety of rental options availab-le. what's unique: Your material comes to you, that is, to your place of stay, at more than 500 points in the whole country. See page 6.

Have you already come across a ready package? Or would you rather like to have an la carte offer? Further info on page 7.Further info on page 7.

additiOnal ServiceSOF SwiSStrailS

each of our offersincludes the following:

Overnightstaysinthe desired accommodation categoryBreakfast(usuallybuffet)DailyluggagetransportGuidebook(canbeindividually ordered via www.swisstrails.ch)Detailedtourdocumentation7-dayHelpline,820hours

enjoy yourself!

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luGGaGe tranSPOrt FrOM/tO dOMicileOur offer to guests from Switzerland

allrOund ServiceOur offer to guests from abroad

On the morning of the first day of the vacation, our couriers ring the doorbell of our Swiss guests and take charge of their entire luggage along with the bikes. this way, a family can travel complete-ly relaxed using the public trans-portation to the starting point of their planned bicycle tour (and travel back home from their des-tination point), where their bikes await them (while the luggage is already in the first accommoda-tion).

this service can be availed for a moderate flat fee of cHF 40./ per person, which is the only ad-dition to the inclusive price of the offer. an exclusive service from Swisstrails for families, e-Bike riders, top class guests.

the complete service for our guests, who arrive by flight, begins with meeting them in person at the airport. From there, the guests are transferred to hotel close to the airport, where they can relax after their flight. as part of a personal briefing, guests are usually intro-duced to the details of their booked tour on the day of their arrival. the next morning, they are transferred from the first hotel directly to the starting point of the tour.

at the end of the tour after the last overnight stay at the destina-tion point the guests are trans-ferred by Swisstrails directly to the airport for their return flight. they

never have to worry about their luggage right from the time of their arrival at the airport until their departure they can enjoy unen-cumbered.

also those arriving by car can take advandays of this allround Ser-vice: they drive directly to the free-of-cost parking place on the company premises of Swisstrails. the same services provided to guests arriving by flight are also provided here (briefing, transfers, luggage and bicycle transport).

Please note: these additional ser-vices are in the published package price (they correspond to a sur-charge of cHF 40./ per person).

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luGGaGe tranSPOrtSwissTrails offers daily luggage transport along all national and regional routes of Schweiz Mobil by our own couriers: Your luggage will be transported by SwissTrails from one place of stay to another, and never passes through the hands of strangers.

number/WeiGht/markinGYou are entitled to 1 piece of luggage, weighing a maximum 20 kg, per person. You can also book additional pieces of luggage (cHF 20./piece/date). important: You luggage will be transported only if it is marked with the appropriate (yellow) Swisstrails label, and has the transport voucher filled in by you in it. You will receive the label and the voucher along with your tour documents.

onlY luGGaGe transportif you have reserved your accommodations by yourself, you can also book only luggage trans-port with Swisstrails. in this case, we will need the addresses of your accommodations. You need to ensure that our courier can pick up and drop the luggage from the place specified by you (e.g., Bed & Breakfast) between 9 am and 6 pm.

Bike rentalSThanks to the collaboration with the national bike rental Rent a Bike, SwissTrails is in a position to provide a wide choice of models, on all the routes of Schweiz Mobil, at any preferred starting point and around 500 contract accommodations.

tourinG bike standarda solid bike of the Swiss qual-ity brand tdS velos, specially built and equipped for the Swisstrails tours spanning several days.

tourinG bike top classergonomically designed han-dlebar grips, saddle, saddle support and frame, a high-end basic fittings and low weight make for a completely novel riding experience.

racinG bike steVens aspina climbing-friendly racing bike with its light fittings, it uses every calorie spent in gaining altitude.

mtb steVens Jurathe full suspension bike capable of rising up to high expectations and has a frame geometry suited for long distances.

e-bike flYer c8.1the Flyer c8.1 rolls completely relaxed, with a high level of comfort and thereby offers a wide reach. Battery: 15 ah / 36 v. Motor: 36 v / 250 w.

besides these: tandem children's bikes/carriage trailers

prices luGGaGe transfer (per person, in cHF, incl. of vat)

days 1 2 3 4 5 6 additional day1 2 persons 240. 320. 400. 480. 80.

3 4 persons 180. 240. 300. 360. 60.

above 5 persons 80. 120. 160. 200. 240. 40.

prices bike rental With packaGe (per bike, in cHF, incl. of vat)

days / nights 2/1 3/2 4/3 5/4 6/5 7/6 8/7touring Bike Standard / tandem 41. 62. 68. 81. 91. 100. 107.

touring Bike top class / racing Bike / MtB / e-Bike Flyer 68. 93. 112. 130. 148. 161. 175.

children's bike / trailer / carriage 21. 31 . 34. 40. 45. 50. 53.

prices bike rental (per bike, in cHF, incl. of vat)

days / nights 2/1 3/2 4/3 5/4 6/5 7/6 8/7touring Bike Standard / tandem 59. 89. 98. 116. 130. 143. 154.

touring Bike top class / racing Bike / MtB / e-Bike Flyer 98. 133. 160. 186. 212. 231. 250.

children's bike / trailer / carriage 30. 45 . 49. 58. 65. 72. 77.

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accOMMOdatiOnWith SwissTrails you have three accommodation categories to choose from Top Class, Standard or Budget. In the budget category, you can again choose from four different types of accommodation.

la carte tOurSThe ideal formula for individualists: You decide your own schedule and the level of your daily requirements. You are free to mix the different types of accommodations, or you can book only individual services.

free choice of routesYou decide your starting date and the number of tour days desired, with luggage transport and possibly other services of your choice.

free choice of stopoVers and lodGinG cateGoriesPlease indicate your desired sdays destination we will be happy to make you a suitable offer.

free choice of bike rentalsall available rental materials, depending on your needs. From the starting point to the destination point of your choice.

onlY luGGaGe transportYou can book only luggage transport with Swiss trails (from/to any accommodation along the Switzerland Mobility route network)

accommodation onlYwith Swisstrails you have a choice of over 500 contract accommodations.

eVen last minute bookinGwithin 3 working days before start of the tour, with an express surcharge of cHF 40. per order.

top classFour-star hotels at a special location (e.g., lake) and or with special infrastructure (e.g., wellness). at select destinations.

standardSelected mid-class hotels (all rooms with shower/wc) with a few exceptions on all routes.

budGet: budget hotelsSimple hotel room (Single room, double room, triple) with wc and shower on the floor.at select destinations.

budGet: local inntypical local, mostly rural inns with clean rooms (room with shower / wc).On select routes.

budGet: hostelMulti-bed rooms in hotels, hostels, B&Bs, youth hostels, agro tourism, and the like. at select destinations.

budGet: sleep-in-straw!Overnight stay at the farm in the barn, incl. breakfast. at select destinations.

prices accommodation (per person/night, in cHF, incl. of vat)

category additonal night surcharge next category upgrade singel supplement triple room reductiontop class 135. + 40. - 7.

Standard 90. + 45. + 40. - 7.

Budget Hotels 75. + 15. + 35. - 5.

local inn 70. + 5. + 20. - 5.

Hostel 45. + 30.

Sleep-in-Straw 35. + 10.

prices la carte (per person, in cHF, incl. of vat)

days / nights 2/1 3/2 4/3 5/4 6/5 7/6 8/7 9/8 10/9top class 254. 429. 619. 794. 969. 1173. 1348. 1523. 1698.

Standard 218. 356. 509. 647. 785. 953. 1091. 1229. 1367.

local inn 178. 280. 396. 499. 599. 735. 838. 941. 1045.

Hostel 171. 262. 367. 459. 550. 670. 761. 852. 944.

Sleep-in-Straw 154. 229. 319. 395. 484. 573. 648. 723. 798.

General inFOrMatiOnsWitZerland mobilitYthe routes of Switzerland Mobility are signposted uniformly in the cycling, hiking, mountain biking, skating and canoeing sections, and the web site www.switzerlandmobility.ch also gives printable route maps to any desired scale, in addition to a host of other information. a route guide is available in German and French for every route and in english as well for 4 routes. Swisstrails is the contracted ground the operator on behalf of switzerlandmobility for all the 23 national and a growing number of regional routes.

this is hoW it WorksHere is how you can book a trip with Swisstrails:Bytelephone:+41(0)434226022duringourworking hours (please see below)Bye-mail:[email protected]:www.swisstrails.chBycontactingyourlocaltravelagent

we will require the following details from you:Thedesiredtravelrouteandtripvariant (e.g. rhone-route, variant Standard)Incaseoflacartebookings:Desiredcourseofthe program with days destinations / dates.

the best way to do this is to use the la carte reservation forms under www.swisstrails.chSurnames/FirstnamesofallthetravellersinyourgroupIncaseyouareclaiminganydiscountsforchildren: dates of birth (d / M / Y) of these childrenYourcompletepostaladdress,telephonenumber (if possible even mobile), e-mail-address.

You can also book your Swisstrails trip through our travel or-ganizers all over the world. the latest list is available on our website www.swisstrails.ch. we normally confirm your book-ing immediately. You will receive the formal confirmation along with the hotel addresses / invoices within app-roxi-mately 10 working days following the receipt of your booking. after this, an advance payment of 30% of the tour price will have to be paid within 10 days. the balance amount should be paid 30 days before the start of the journey. Please read our cancellation terms and General travel conditions and contrac-tual conditions on Page 138 in this catalogue.

accommodationPlease see page 7.

traVel documentsYou will receive the following from us:Yourtravelprogramwiththeaddressesofallthe accommodations that you have bookedLocationplansoftheaccommodationsthatarenotdirectly on the routeGeneralinformationaboutyourtripThevouchers:1foreachaccommodationand1foreach luggage transport and for the bike rental if necessary.Theofficialguidebookforyourroute (from the book publisher)Andinadditiontothis,ourownpracticalinformationHikingandskatingroutes:completemapmaterial (notcontainedintheofficialrouteguides!)

the consolidated price is inclusive of 1 dossier per room. addi-tional dossiers (for instance, for roommates having different residential addresses) can be obtained for cHF 30. / dossier.

luGGaGe transportPlease see page 5.

bike rentalSwisstrails delivers your rental bikes directly at the first ho-tel at your desired start location; they can be returned at the desired target location in the last hotel, or at the given loca-tion as per the detailed program, in case you havent booked a hotel at the target location. For details, please refer to Bike rentals, page 6.

traVel to Your first & last stopthe to and from plus any transfers are not included in the package rates. For visitors from outside Switzerland, please see the various Swiss Pass rail options. For clients living in Switzerland please review the half-fare tickets.to simplify your land transportation, Swiss trails offers mini-bus trans-fers to your first stop and can also pick you up from your last stop. For clients arriving Switzerland with their own vehicle, parking is provided free of cost at our Swisstrails Bike & Hike terminal in zurich-altstetten.

helplinewe all speak english and are accessible via the telephone number +41 (0)43 422 60 22 from 1st april to 31st October 7 days a week from 8 in the morning to 8 in the evening. in par-ticular, we will also be available in the evenings after working hours and on weekends in case of urgent questions and prob-lems during your trip.

reserVation bookinG feesFor trips covering several days: cHF 40. per booking (regard-less of the number of persons travelling). daily excursions/canoeing, rafting): cHF 20. per booking. last minute booking surcharges (within 3-days of trip begin): cHF 40.. For week-end and day trips no surcharges apply.

childrenchildren are welcome on all journeys and at all the lodgings. You can find information about offers for small children under the individual routes in this catalogue. children are entitled to the following price reductions if accompanied by at least 1 adult.

trips spanning several days (children up to and including 11 years):30%offallhotelpackages10%offallhostelandsleep-in-straw packages

the hotelier has the right to put up the children with discount-ed rates in the parents rooms (but is not under obligation to do so), depending on availability.

in case you are claiming discounts for children, please specify the date of birth (day / month / year) of your children at the time of booking.

GroupsGroups can avail of attractive special offers with Swisstrails:From10personsonwardsgroupdiscountof10%onall the published prices. Swisstrails is a competent operator for you. we are familiar with all routes and suitable accommodations in all price rang-es, and we provide our rented cycles (even the e-bikes) at any desired location within Switzerland.

prices and serVicesall the prices are in Swiss Francs and are inclusive of taxes and vat.

Our rates include the following services:Overnightatthedesiredaccommodationcategories(page5).Breakfast(usuallyabuffet)DailyluggagetransportationRouteguideanddetailedtraveldocumentation7-dayEnglishspeakingHelpline,8amto8pm

General conditionsPlease see page 76.

tour operatorSwisstrails GmbHvulkanstrasse 1168048 zrichtelefon +41 (0)43 422 60 22Fax +41 (0)43 422 60 [email protected]

our office hours Winter (november - march)Monday to Friday: 09:00 - 12:00 hours 14:00 - 17:00 hours

summer (april - october)Monday to Friday: 08:00 - 17:00 hoursSaturday: 09:00 - 12:00 hours

in case of emergencies (april - October)daily (incl. Sat. / Sun.): 08:00-20:00 hoursHelpline: +41 (0)43 422 60 22

imprinteditor / author: Swisstrails GmbH

design:Freistil kommunikationsdesign, lucerne www.freistil.ch

photographs:christof Sonderegger, rheineckFurther photographers

print: konradin druck GmbH, Germanywww.konradinheckel.de

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Bern

BoltigenGruyres

Meiringen

Montreux

Villeneuve

Luzern

Giswil

UntergeriRapperswil

Rorschach

Buchs

St. Margrethen

Solothurn

Aarau

Koblenz

Interlaken

Saignelgier

Couvet

Micourt

Lac de Joux

NyonPrangins

Genve

Ste-Croix

St. Moritz

ScuolThusis

Splgenpass

Ilanz

Bellinzona

Lugano

Chiasso

Chur

Biel

Yverdon-les-Bains

Avenches

Murten

Zrich

Winterthur

Romanshorn

Hemberg

LinthalBeckenried

SrenbergThun

Basel

Biasca

Locarno

St.Gallen

Airolo

Flelen

Rheinfelden

Stein am RheinKreuzlingen

Schahausen

Bad Zurzach

Andermatt

Disentis

Lausanne Oberwald

Furkapass

Brig

Sion

Martigny

all national and regional routes in cycling Switzerland are uniformly signposted. the national routes have single digit numbers and the regional routes have two-digit numbers. the route is well sign-posted, hence you can happily leave the guidebook (included with every booking) in the saddlebag.

route paGe

rhone route 10

rhine route 12

north-South route 13

alpine Panorama route 15

Mittelland route 16

Graubnden route 18

Jura route 20

aare route 21

lakes route 22

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Rhone Route

tHe Sun, wine and culture tOur

a bicycle tour of superlatives with exceptional, top class hotels, the unesco World heritage sites the swiss alps Jungfrau-aletsch and the lavaux, vineyard terraces, along the rhone and lake Geneva. at the same time, also a perfect illustration of the exclusive services of swisstrails.

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start near the glacierYou start off at the top of the Furka Pass, with a racy descent past the rapidly melting rhone Glacier, from which the river bearing the same name emerges. 23 kilometres of ices at a stretch! the Great aletsch Glacier is the biggest and lon-gest outlet glacier in the alps. Over thousands of years, the glacier has shaped the magnificent high mountain landscape around Jungfrau, aletsch and Bietschhorn, which is a uneScO world Heritage Site since 2001. From the spectacular lookouts, you can look right in the middle, into the icy heart of the world Heritage. On the riederalp, in the villa cassel, is the Pro natura centre aletsch, the gateway to the world Heritage (entry included). the glacier winds elegantly past the majestic al-pine three-thousanders and four-thousanders.

descent, towards the sun and the lakeafter a rapid downhill ride from the riederalp by bike, starting from Brig, the valley of the rohne widens: the main valley is now wider, the sun warms the dry mountain slopes. a thermal head-wind (valley wind) makes it advisable for cyclists to cover the distances well before noon. the af-ternoons are best spent in the thermal baths (Bri-gerbad, Saillon-les-Bains) along the route. High up

guards a round tower, Martigny on the rhone el-bow; St-Maurice at the narrowest point in the val-ley watches over a golden treasury of the church. in the lower rhone valley, the dents-du-Midi dominate the high alpine scenery, until you finally arrive in le Bouveret on the shore of lake Geneva. lake Geneva is like a small silver sea surrounded by snowy peaks.

Wine omnipresent on the waysidethe unique lavaux vinorama, which is a part of to the uneScO world Heritage, is a discovery centre for wines and the wine region. around 170 wines of the region are presented, of which, every week, a few chosen wines can be tasted at the bar or in the tasting area. a film in eight languages shows the work programme of the wine makers in the lavaux region for the whole year.

a premium offerthe destinations in the hotels of the category top class are definitely worth a glance for hotels like the eurotel in Montreux, the Mirabeau in lausanne or the la Barcarolle in Prangins un-doubtedly belong to the highlights of this bicycle tour. and at Swisstrails, Premium also means: no lugging around of baggage. thanks to our bi-cycle and luggage service from / to domicile and the daily luggage service on the go, you can enjoy unencumbered not only your bike tour, but also your arrival to the start on the Furka Pass and the journey home from Geneva or Prangins a real holiday experience, exclusively with Swiss trails and of course, also for our guests from abroad, because they also benefit on this tour from the ex-clusive Swisstrails allround service, with Meet & Greet at the airport (for guests arriving by flight),

reserved, free parking (for arrival by car) and the included transfers from zurich on the Furka Pass to the starting point and return from Prangins / Geneva.


PREMIUMFurkapass Genf8 days / 7 nights

day 1 arrival at FurkapassFurkapass - Obergesteln 21 km

day 2 Obergesteln Mrel riederalp 41 kmday 3 riederalp naters Brigerbad Saillon 90 kmday 4 Saillon Martigny 15 kmday 5 Martigny Montreux 50 kmday 6 Montreux lausanne 32 kmday 7 lausanne Prangins 47 kmday 8 Prangins Genf 27 km departure or additional night in Geneva

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prices (cHF) 1316. per personregion valais, lake Geneva regionfeatures world Heritage Swiss alps Jungfrau-aletsch world Heritage lavaux vineyard terraces nature Parks Binntal & Pfyn-Fingesprofile easycategory top classservices luggage transfer from/to residence 40. p.P.

Option allround Service (10 d./9 n.) 1626. p.P.season June to mid-OctoberWebcode vpbrhone

Bern

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Montreux

Luzern

Zrich

Genve

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standarddisentis Schaffhausen6 days / 5 nights

day 1 arrival at disentis disentis ilanz 29 kmday 2 ilanz chur 32 kmday 3 chur Buchs 49 kmday 4 Buchs walzenhausen 59 kmday 5 walzenhausen kreuzlingen 46 kmday 6 kreuzlingen Schaffhausen 46 km departure or additional night in Schaffhausen


prices (cHF) 785. per personregion Grisons, eastern Switzerlandfeatures Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the alps Heidiland rhinefalls in Schaffhausen Parc adulaprofile easycategory Standardservices Option allround Service (8 d./7 n.) 1005. p.P.season May to OctoberWebcode vbrhein

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the rhine route follows the alpine river from mountain source to the large rhine port at Basel. a vastly varied trip through diverse landscapes hewn by the mighty river over the ages.

Bern

Luzern

Zrich St.Gallen

Kreuzlingen

Schahausen

Buchs

Walzenhausen

Disentis

Illanz Chur

Rhine Route

disentis Schaffhausen

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budGetBasel locarno/lugano6 days / 5 nights

day 1 arrival at BaselBasel Brugg 57 km

day 2 Brugg lucerne 56 km day 3 lucerne Gersau 28 kmday 4 Gersau Hospental / andermatt 63 kmday 5 Hospental Bellinzona 86 kmday 6 Bellinzona locarno / lugano 22/31 km

departure, additional night in locarno / lugano


prices (cHF) 595. per personregion Basel, lake of lucerne, ticinofeatures Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the alps

three castles of Bellinzonelegend of tell at lake of lucernelocarnese National Park Project

profile Moderatecategory Budget, multibeded roomsservices luggage transfer from/to residence 40. p.P.

Option allround Service (8 d./7 n.) 725. p.P.season June to OctoberWebcode vdnorsue


Bern

Zrich

Basel

BellinzonaLocarno

Lugano

Luzern Gersau

Hospental

Brugg

tHe claSSicalPine crOSSOver

the northSouth route leads through the large scenic Swiss regions of the Jura, Mittelland, central Switzerland and over the alps to the south. it follows many historically and culturally significant traffic routes and visits many places of interest.

North-South Route

Basel locarno

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standardrorschach Montreux7 days / 6 nights

day 1 arrival at rorschach rorschach urnsch/Hemberg 57/69 kmday 2 urnsch/Hemberg linthal 65/76 kmday 3 linthal Beckenried 70 kmday 4 Beckenried Srenberg 56 kmday 5 Srenberg thun 63 kmday 6 thun Gruyres 94 kmday 7 Gruyres Montreux 66 km

departure or additional night in Montreux


prices (cHF) 953. per personregion appenzell, Bernese Oberland,

lake of lucerne, lake of Geneva regionfeatures also for road bikes, 100 % asphaltic

uneScO Biopshere entlebuchGruyre Pays-d'enhaut & Gantrisch

profile Difficultcategory Standardservices Option allround Service (9 d./8 n.) 1173. p.P.season June to OctoberWebcode vbalppan

Basel

Zrich

Rorschach

Hemberg

LinthalBeckenried

SrenbergThun

Bern

GruyresMontreux

St.Gallen

the alpine Panorama route crosses the northern alpine foreland with its many passes and gorges, tradition-rich culture, settlements and mountain farms. the strenuous, stamina-testing trip is rewarded with spectacular views.

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rorschach Montreux

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PREMIUM FAMILYregensdorf Yverdon-les-Bains 5 days / 4 nights

day 1 arrival at regensdorf regensdorf aarau 63 kmday 2 aarau Solothurn 53 kmday 3 Solothurn Biel Murten 62 km day 4 Murten Yverdon-les-Bains 40 kmday 5 departure


prices (cHF) 544. per personregion zurich, Solothurn, three-lakes region, lake Geneva regionfeatures Many swimming facilities attractive mix of accommodations nature reserves and historical sitesprofile easycategory Premium offer for familiesservices luggage transfer from/to residence 40. p.P.

Option allround Service (6 d./5 n.) 674. p.P.season april to OctoberWebcode vpmittel

travel in switzerland for several days on bicy-cles with your family. is that possible at all? and if yes, is it possible to do it without stress? this was exactly what we wanted to try out and so the brunner family started out on two wheels to conquer the mittelland.

Text: Katrin Brunner

while my daughters and my husband will travel on their own bicycles, i want to try out an electro bike, a flyer, this once. the Mittelland route is especially appropriate for this. i promise myself a comfort-able ride, without the battery, that should last for 40 to 50 km depending on the gradient, running out within an hour. and since we as a family also want to test the new service of Swisstrails Bike and luggage transport from/to residence at the same time on the Mittelland route, the bicycles and the luggage of our children is fetched from home, and i can also test my rented electro bike right at the starting location of the tour with Swisstrails in regensdorf. while the Swisstrails courier is already transporting our luggage to the first stage stop, we cycle our way in the direction of Baden through Furttal, which is still shaped by agricultural to some extent.

bathing like the romans the Brunner family conquers the historic town of Baden in aargau. even the ancient romans knew to appreciate the healing properties of the thermal springs in their aqua Helvetica. the Mittelland route continues to meander through the hills of the still young Jura and we trundle along with it. Father and daughters are able to keep up with me very well as i begin to love my flyer more and more. it is

i who finds the castles of wildegg, Habsburg and lenzburg that crown the hills to be fascinating. the others merely find them to be pretty. earlier we gave a thought to the overnight accommodation on offer. Sleep-in-straw, standard hotel or top class. we elected to use a colourful mix of the offered comfort level options, and begin with the standard hotel variant.

the plan for the second day was to reach Solothu-rn. My e-bike performs well today as well. along the river aare, we are amazed by the sight of the Gsgen nuclear power plant, which is visible from far with its cooling tower. the Mittelland route becomes flat, then flatter. we are astonished by the many small nature reserves and places soaked in history worth seeing in the heavily commercially and agriculturally used Swiss Mit-telland. we pass aarburg with its castle visible, which is poised very cheekily on a beak of rock. in the baroque city of Solothurn.

sand beach, almost like it is by the seaa feeling like being by the sea. Sand beach, sun, and an espresso. instead of a waterline, the horizon is formed by the Jura range. Since todays stretch is completely flat and a light cold wind is building a pleasant tail wind, there is enough time to visit the lakeside town of Biel. the sand beach there also gives rise to Mediterranean feelings as before. the charming mix of languages that can be heard ev-erywhere, which change rapidly from Swiss German to French and back, also match the ambience. the next destination is Murten.

we prefer to cycle our way further along the Mur-ten and the neuenburger lake towards Yverdon the

next day. Both the lakes, and the innumerable op-portunities for a quick jump into the water and gain-ing a tan resembling a vacation in the caribbean are simply too alluring. as we reach estavayer-le-lac a little later, given the brilliant summer weather we also leave out the Froschmuseum which is a backup plan in case of bad weather, and our daugh-ters jubilantly display their skills on the unique wa-ter ski lift. 20 kilometres later arriving in Yverdon-les-Bains we are soaking in sweat in spite of the various bathing breaks in the lake and are happy once again that our luggage is already awaiting us. we end our family trip along the Mittelland route after five days. the route continues up to lausanne and could be extended to the rhone route or even up to Geneva. Perhaps next time and with some added relaxation days in another top class hotel in Prangins near nyon, directly next to the lake like the villas of film stars.

regensdorf Prangins

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Basel

BernMurten

Solothurn

Aarau

Luzern

Yverdon-les-Bains

Zrich

Regensdorf


standardchur St. Moritz3 days / 2 nights

day 1 arrival at chur chur thusis 25 kmday 2 thusis Bergn 30 kmday 3 Bergn St. Moritz 39 km departure or additional night in St. Moritz


prices (cHF) 356. per personregion Grisonsfeatures Beverin Nature Park and Parc Ela

rhaetian railway in the albula/Bernina landscapesprofile Moderatecategory Standardservices Option allround Service (5 d./4 n.) 576. p.P.season June to OctoberWebcode vb1graub

PaSSaGeS tHrOuGH tHe SwiSS nature Park

the Graubnden route leads along breathtaking stretches through glorious alpine landscapes, from chur over the albulapass to engadine and on a second branch of the route, along the Hinterrhein over the Bernhardinpass down to Bellinzona.

this tour can be extended, for example, up to innsbruck for another 5 days: www.swisstrails.ch

Graubnden Route

chur St. Moritz

2000

1000

Zrich

Bern

Luzern

Chur

Bergn

St. Moritz

Thusis

inn-radWeG / donau radWeGSt. Moritz innsbruck Passau wien Budapest

part 1 St.Moritz innsbruck (5 d./4 n.) prices (cHF) from 647., depending on season/categoryWebcode vb2graub

part 2 innsbruck Strass kufstein wasserburg Mhl dorf Braunau Passau/Schrding (5 d./4 n.)

prices (cHF) from 562., depending on season/categoryWebcode avinnpas

part 3 Schrding/Passau donauschlinge/umgebung linz wallsee/ardagger Marbach/Maria taferl wachau (ruhetag) tulln wien (10 d./9 n.)

prices (cHF) from 598., depending on season/categoryWebcode avpaswie

part 4 wien Bratislava Mosonmagyarovar Gyr komarom esztergom Budapest (8 d./7 n.)

prices (cHF) from 618., depending on season/categoryWebcode avwiebud

the water from the Swiss alps flows not only in to the north Sea and the Mediterranean, but also into the Black Sea. that's why follow the inn river from the upper engadin in the Olympic city of innsbruck and through the aus-tro-Bavarian border up to Budapest.

On twO wHeelS tO venice and BudaPeSt

The cycle route Bella Italia & Inn and Donau cycle route cYclinG sWitZerlandwww.swisstrails.ch

cYcle route bella italiaSt. Moritz - Bozen venedig

part 1 St. Moritz Bozen (4 d./3 n.)prices (cHF) from 509., depending on season/categoryseason June to octoberWebcode vbbelita1

part 2 Bozen venedig (8 d./7 n.)prices (cHF) from 650., depending on season/categoryseason we, tH, Fr, Sa, Su from 25.03.-16.10.Webcode avbelita2

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at inn und along the esch there exists an ever-changing bike pathfrom Switzerland to italy. Pearls such as vicenza beg on its discovery.


standardBasel nyon6 days / 5 nights

day 1 arrival at BaselBasel Micourt 51 km

day 2 Micourt Saignelgier 47 kmday 3 Saignelgier couvet 59 kmday 4 couvet Ste-croix 26 kmday 5 Ste-croix valle de Joux 46 kmday 6 valle de Joux nyon 67 km departure or additional night in nyon


prices (cHF) 785. per personregion Jura, lake of Geneva regionfeatures la chaux-de-Fonds / le locle, watchmaking town Planing

chasseral, Jura vaudois and doubs

also for road bikes, 100% asphalticprofile Moderatecategory Standardservices Option allround Service (8 d./7 n.) 1005. p.P.season May to OctoberWebcode vb1jura

Luzern

Bern

Zrich

Saignelgier

Couvet

Micourt

Valle de Joux

Nyon

Basel

Ste-Croix

Full OF SecretS in SwiSS wild weSt

the Jura route leads through captivating countryside, remote fir-forested plateaux and quiet valleys with rushing streams. On this exceptional route you pedal along far from all hustle and bustle, through wide rolling hills from Basel to lake Geneva.

Jura Route

Basel nyon

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nature Parks


standardMeiringen aarau6 days / 5 nights

day 1 arrival at MeiringenMeiringen interlaken 30 km

day 2 interlaken thun 28 kmday 3 thun Bern 30 kmday 4 Bern - Biel 50 kmday 5 Biel - Solothurn 34 kmday 6 Solothurn - aarau 53 km departure or additional night in aarau


prices (cHF) 785. per personregion Mittellandfeatures Old city of Berne

Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the alpsSolothurn: most beautiful baroque town in Switzerland

profile easycategory Standardservices Option allround Service (8 d./7 n.) 1005. p.P.season May to OctoberWebcode vbaare

Zrich

Luzern

Solothurn

Biel

Aarau

Bern

Thun Meiringen

Interlaken

alOnG tHe larGeStSwiSS river

the aare route follows the river from the small glacier lake on the Grimselpass until it joins the rhine. after a racy stretch down the pass road, it passes the aareschlucht (gorge) and deep lakes on the way to the Mittelland region.

Aare Route

Meiringen aarau

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Lakes Route

rail & Bike On tHe GOlden PaSS line

nomen est omen. the lakes route is one of the most attractive of the cycling switzerland, but also the most demanding. but thanks to the new swisstrails offer rail & bike on the Golden pass line, not a problem: if the climb is too steep or the stage destination is too far, from lake Geneva, you can always take the train or the ship to lucerne.

Text and images: Peter Hummel

the cycling switzerland route of superlativesthe lakes route bearing the number 9 takes you past 10 famous and 4 small, completely unknown lakes, and with its 504 km long stretch, it is the longest ever route in Switzerland. However, it also has the third highest in altitude. Swisstrails has now created an offer, which shows respects for this demand: On the western half of the national veloland-route 9, from Montreux to lucerne, the steepest of slopes can be covered by train. instead of the 2600 metres of altitude, there are only 1100 metres spread over six stages which can be overcome without great physical training.

climbing assistance is recommended right at the starteither from Montreux with the GoldenPass line to Montbovon. no less spectacular is the short cut with the funicular railway from vevey to Mont Pel-erin. with two short but scenic climbs, you soon ar-rive at chtel-St-denis, where you will be rewarded with a rare 20 kilometres of flat stretch through the wide Fribourg region. the picturesque town of Bulle is definitely worth a decent break, but the nearby stage destination of Gruyres is already enticing. Here, we find ourselves at the epi-centre of Swiss

tourism. the medieval town, minus all the day-trip-pers, is very picturesque, and the double cream me-ringues are inimitable. with the intyamon (upper Gruyre) and Pays d'enhaut, you cycle through un-known landscapes.

it gets sophisticated... Gstaadthe jets on the Saanen airfield announce the so-phisticated Gstaad, the next stage destination. For the nourishing climb to Saanenmser, the culmina-tion of the tour, it is recommended to take the train for the second time. in zweisimmen, we first cross the runway of the former military airfield, the sec-ond of the not less than five on this tour, and then cross the Simme a dozen times in the next 25 kilo-metres (which is often on covered wooden bridges) two more superlatives! But real highlight are the many preserved, original, ornate farmhouses from the 16th to 18th. century in Spiez we again delight at the vastness of lake thun. For the last ten kilo-metres of our stage from interlaken to iseltwald, we reward ourselves with a trip on the steamer.

and finally the brnig passYou can also start the next day tasteful and stylish to deal with the forest path with some nourishing climbs: By boat and by europe's oldest funicular to Belle epoque Hotel Giessbach and the Giess-bach Falls. For the last major hurdle of the tour, the Brnig Pass, again the use of the railway is recommended. then in Obwalden and nidwalden, the lakes follow as if on a blue ribbon: lungernsee (unmatched in terms of intense colour), Sarnersee, wichelsee (this smallest lake is a big nature idyll) alpnachersee and lake lucerne. the tour destina-tion can be reached from lucerne on the regional route 38 or you can treat yourself, as the grand

finale, again to the steamer. in any case, there is a wonderful wellness hotel waiting in weggis to let the brave cyclists again recharge their batteries.

Bern

ZrichBasel

Boltigen

Gstaad

GruyresIseltwald

Montreux

Luzern Weggis

standardMontreux weggis7 days / 6 nights

day 1 arrival at MontreuxMontreux Gruyres 52 km

day 2 Gruyres Gstaad 40 kmday 3 Gstaad Boltigen 25 kmday 4 Boltigen iseltwald 55 kmday 5 iseltwald lucerne 70 kmday 6 lucerne weggis 50 kmday 7 departure or additional night in in weggis


prices (cHF) 1183. per personregion lake Geneva, Fribourg region,

Bernese Oberland, central Switzerlandfeatures through the most breath-taking scenery

Gruyre Pays-d'enhaut Nature Park profile Moderatecategory Standardservices luggage transfer from/to residence 40. p.P.

Option allround Service (8 d./7 n.) 1313. p.P.season May to mid-OctoberWebcode vbgolpas

Montreux weggis

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budGet: sleep-in-straWdisentis Basel10 days / 9 nights

day 1 arrival at disentis disentis - valendas 43 kmday 2 valendas - Felsberg - Maienfeld 44 kmday 3 Maienfeld - Montlingen 48 kmday 4 Montlingen - thal 37 kmday 5 thal - kmmertshausen 36 km day 6 kmmertshausen - Hemishofen 38 km day 7 Hemishofen - Flaach 35 kmday 8 Flaach - rietheim 33 km day 9 rietheim - Mhlin 48 km day 10 Mhlin - Basel 28 km departure or additional night in Basel


prices (cHF) 798. per personregion Grisons, eastern Switzerlandfeatures Family friendly flat route

Swimming in lake constance and rhineprofile easycategory Budgetservices luggage transfer from/to residence 40. p.P.

Option allround Service (11 d./10 n.) 908. p.P.season May to OctoberWebcode verhein

warM HOSPitalitYwitH FarMer FaMilieS

do you know? the biggest chain of hotels in switzerland is called sleep in the straw. With 190 providers all over switzerland, approximate-ly 4000 people can be accommodated at a time.

Following years of continuous expansion, we are now able to offer you the com prehensive straw tours offer, together with the corresponding special catalogue. if you have a preference for the extraordinary, we recommend these offers to you most empha tically, because our farm owners offer not only prices that are absolutely low, but are also known for their spontaneous and warm hospitality, and what better way to get a glimpse into day-to-day life on a farm. Of course, you can also enjoy the farm produce, be it at the farm shop or by by giving the family ad-vance notice you wish to eat dinner and break-fast with them.

accommodationOn our straw tours, you normally sleep in the straw on the farm, and, in cases of ex ceptions, at the youth hostel dormitory. the sleep in straw (sleep in straw) offer includes a voucher for con-sumables worth cHF 10. per person per night that can be redeemed against food, beverages or other farm products at the farm where you are staying. take your sleeping bag and towel along, sheets will be provided. Many of the hosts also provide mat-tresses on request, or can put you up in rooms (in these cases the vouchers will not be given). in addi-tion to the straw bed or mattress, there is always a common area that you can use for picknicking, etc. during bad weather. Hot water showers are avail-able and included in the price for our guests.

Straw Tours

Basel nyon

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Bern

Luzern

Zrich St.Gallen

Kmmertshausen

HemishofenFlaach

RietheimMhlin

Basel

Montlingen

Thal

Disentis

Valendas

Maienfeld

Parc Adula and Beverin Nature Park


standardzug rorschach6 days /5 nights

day 1 arrival at zug zug einsiedeln 40 kmday 2 einsiedeln rapperswil 58 kmday 3 rapperswil wattwil 54 kmday 4 wattwil Herisau 55 kmday 5 Herisau altsttten 43 kmday 6 altsttten rorschach 39 km departure or additional night in rorschach


prices (cHF) 785. per personregion central Switzerland, eastern Switzerlandfeatures Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the alps convent of St Gallprofile Difficultcategory Standardservices luggage transfer from/to residence 40. p.P.

Option allround Service (8 d./7 n.) 1005. p.P.season May to OctoberWebcode vb4herz

Zug

Einsiedeln

Rapperswil

Altsttten

Rorschach

Wattwil

Herisau

Bern

Basel

Zrich

Luzern

witH FlYer and Heart in a PlaneFrOM lake zuG tO lake cOnStance

the heart route leads through themost gorgeous surroundings of Switzerlands alpine foothills. the secluded path, far from the traffic noise and hectic, is especially perfect for discovering with e-bikes. the route promises an evoking setting of landscape and people.

Herzroute

zug rorschach

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warM HOSPitalitYwitH FarMer FaMilieS


standardkonstanz konstanz7 days / 6 nights

day 1 arrival at konstanz/kreuzlingenday 2 konstanz reg. Stein am rhein ca. 45/55 km day 3 region Stein am rhein berlingen

ca. 45/55 kmday 4 berlingen region kressbonn ca. 50 kmday 5 region kressbonn rorschach ca. 35/50 kmday 6 rorschach konstanz ca. 35/55 kmday 7 departure


prices (cHF) From 471. p.p., depending on season/categoryregion region lake constancefeatures Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the alps Preferred climatic Feast for the eyesprofile easycategory differentservices Option allround Service from 511.season 20.05. 24.10.Webcode vb1boden

HeavenlY landScaPeSOn tHe tHree cOuntrieS tOur

the route, encircling lake constance the third largest lake of central europe and has since ages been populated takes you through three countries occasionally along shore,through Obsthaine and sunny shimmering fields, old city centers, protected nature oases und floral islands.

Around Lake Constance

konstanz konstanz

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Stein am Rhein

Konstanz

Rorschach

Bregenz

Friedrichshafen

Zrich

Luzern

Bern

St. Gallen

berlingen


top classMurten Murten4 days / 3 nights

day 1 arrival at Murten radetappe Murten Fribourg 25 kmday 2 Fribourg Gruyres 40 kmday 3 Gruyres Murten 62 kmday 4 departure or additional night in Murten


prices (cHF) 581. per personregion Fribourg regionfeatures Gruyre Pays-d'enhaut Nature Park

Swimming in lake of Murten chocolate factory Maison cailler cheese factory at Gruyresprofile easycategory top classservices Option allround Service (6 d./5 n.) 756. p.P.season april to OctoberWebcode varunfrei

Fribourg

Murten Bern

Basel

Zrich

Luzern

Gruyres

cOOl MOuntainS in tHe SOutH and warM lakeS in tHe nOrtH

Fribourg is a crazy region, an inverted world... cool mountains in the South and warm lakes in the north. But also two languages and three different vacation regions in the smal lest space. the Swiss Heidi feeling mixes with the modern at the foothills of the alps. For instance, in Gruyres with its medieval castle and the appealing futuristic museum of the alien creator H.r. Giger, or in Broc with the chocolate factory that can be smelt from afar and which you can visit. a visit to the show cheese dairy is also something you definitely should not miss.

Roundtrip Fribourg Region

Murten Murten

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standardMontreux lausanne Genf lausanne7 days / 6 nights

day 1 arrival at Montreux Montreux lavaux lausanne 32 kmday 2 lausanne Morges 15 kmday 3 Morges chavannes-de-Bogis 44 kmday 4 chavannes-de-Bogis Genf 22 kmday 5 Genf Hermance 17 kmday 6 Hermance evian-les-Bains 35 kmday 7 evian-les-Bains (boat) lausanne departure, additional night in evian-les-Bains


prices (cHF) 875. per personregion lake Geneva regionfeatures lavaux, vineyard terraces Museum Olympic in lausanne Geneva: the Geneva lake with its spring fountains the worlds smallest metropolisprofile Moderatecategory Standardservices Option allround Service 1095. p.P.season april to OctoberWebcode vbruge

SurrOundS OF tHe larGeStnatural lake OF tHe alPS

On the lake Geneva bypass the cyclist comes upon beautiful landscapes which make the effort worthwhile. On the journey around the lakethe contrasts between water and mountainchange incessantly. the tranquil gliding along the bank follows trickysteep passages in the slopes; replacing the hectic bustlingurban streets with a peaceful rural setting.

Lake Geneva Tour

Montreux lausanne

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Montreux

LausanneMorges

Chavannes-de-Bogis

Genf

HermanceEvian-les-Bains

Zrich

Luzern

Bern

St. Gallen


budGetBasel Basel6 days / 5 nights

day 1 arrival at BaselBasel neuenburg am rhein 38 km

day 2 neuenburg kirchzarten 46 kmday 3 Hinterzarten lenzkirch Bonndorf 37 kmday 4 Bonndorf Sthlingen waldshut 50 km day 5 waldshut laufenburg rheinfelden 45 kmday 6 rheinfelden Basel 23 km departure or additional night in Basel


prices (cHF) 599. per personregion Basel, Black Forestfeatures cultural history in Basel

integral nature reserve Petite camargue

Spa town and vineyards Markgrfler landtitisee and wutachschlucht

profile easycategory Budgetservices Option allround Service (8 d./7 n.) 819. p.P.season May to OctoberWebcode vbschwawal

Rheinfelden

Kirchzarten

BonndorfNeuenburgam Rhein

Waldshut

Bern

Basel

Zrich

Luzern

enJOYaBle tOur arOund tHe natural Park

the one large climb will be overcome by train from kirchzarten until Hinterzarten. From here one can cycle enjoyably down past the mountains and marsh of the clackforest, the world famous titi lake and the impressive wutachschlucht. ancientBlackforest farms or a ride with the the popular Sauschwnzle traininvite you to linger on. From the forest huts the round trip travels along the Hochrheins over rheinfel-den back towards Basel, the end point of the tour.

Roundtrip Southern Black Forest

Basel Basel

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Argovia Jurapark


standardkreuzlingen kreuzlingen4 days / 3 nights

day 1 arrival at kreuzlingen kreuzlingen Stein am rhein

kartause ittingen 47 kmday 2 kartause ittingen Frauenfeld

Pfyn weinfelden 27 kmday 3 weinfelden Bischofszell

wasserschloss Hagenwil arbon 40 kmday 4 arbon romanshorn kreuzlingen 30 km departure or additional night in kreuzlingen


prices (cHF) 599. per personregion thurgau, eastern Switzerlandfeatures Museum napoleon in Salenstein/thurgau Bischofszell: city of roses altnauer apple trailprofile easycategory Standardservices Option allround Service (8 d./7 n.) 819. p.P.season april to OctoberWebcode vb2most

all aBOuttHe aPPleS

Since the 19th century, because of its apple cultivation and shape which is reminiscent of india, the thurgau has come to be known popularly as Mostindien (cider india).On the Mostindien tour, you ride with perfect panoramic views of the apple across the thurgau. there are many interesting things to discover, ranging from culinary delights, to interesting adventure trails, upto museums and castles. and in be-tween all thatrolling hills, passages along the water and picturesque localities.

Mostindien Tour Thurgau

kreuzlingen kreuzlingen

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Luzern

Bern

Zrich

Kreuzlingen

Kartause Ittingen

Weinfelden Arbon

Griesalp

KanderstegLenk

Gstaad

LEtivazMontreux

Adelboden Lauterbrunnen

Grindelwald

Meiringen

Urnerboden

Linthal

Elm

Weisstannen

Buchs

Zrich

Chur

Ilanz

Vrin

Olivone

Lago Ritom

Nufenenpass

Ulrichen

Binn

Simplonpass

Saas Fee

GrchenZinal

DielsdorfBrugg Baden

Herzberg

Balsthal

Wisen

Weissenstein

Tte de Ran Chasseral

Couvet

Vallorbe

Ste-Croix

Col du Marchairuz

Nyon

Rorschach

SchwellbrunnWattwil

Rapperswil

Brunnen

SeelisbergStans

ThunLucens Romont

Lausanne

Reggisberg

KemmeribodenFribourg

Interlaken

St. Gallen

Konstanz

Mnchwilen

Boll

Payerne

Burgdorf

Huttwil

Andermatt

Srenberg

Murten

NeuchtelDombresson

Mont Soleil

Giswil

Saignelgier

Porrentruy

St-Ursanne

Lugano

Serpiano

Osco

Isone

Anzonico

Airolo

Genf

Attinghausen

Vevey

GruyresSchwarzsee

Guggisberg

Lderenalp

Napf

Untergeri

EinsiedelnAmden

Appenzell

Schwgalp

Trogen

Bern

BaselLiestal

Lufelfingen

Olten

ZofingenSursee

Altdorf

Wassen

Gotthardpass

RodiLavorgo

Biasca

Bellinzona

Tesserete

Morcote Mendrisio

Chiasso

Luzern

all national and regional routes in Hiking Switzerland are uni-formly signposted. the national routes have single digit numbers, the regional routes have two-digit numbers. the route is well sign-posted, hence you can happily leave the guidebook (included with every booking) in your backpack.

route paGe

via alpina 32

trans Swiss trail 34

alpine Panorama trail 36

via Jacobi 37

Jura crest trail 38

alpine Passes trail 39

via Gottardo 40

regional routes, more 41 52

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31hikinG sWitZerlandwww.swisstrails.ch

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we present to you select

offers on all hiking routes.

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Via Alpina

tHe BeSt OF via alPina Bear trek

tough hiking stages during the day, relax-ation and wellness at the hotel in the eve-ning and that too in the midst of magnificent mountain scenery: thus our plan, as we took on the six stages of the Via alpina from en-gelberg to adelboden also known by the name bear trek. our expectations were not disappointed.

Text: Mia Hofmann / Picture: Christof Sonderegger

today, fresh apricot cake! reads the blackboard on the Hohtrli. the mountain pass lies a little below the Blmlisalphtte (2,834 m above sea level) and we have climbed just under four hours from the Griesalp. encouraged by the announce-ment, we overcome the last of the steep serpen-tine paths, and sit down on the terrace in the sun. Our glance sweeps over the Blemlisalp glacier and we marvel at how far down it goes to the lake Oeschinen. when the apricot cake is finally in front of us, we grab hungrily at it just the way we had dreamed of it.

alpine relaxationPrivation in the stages during the day, wellness and gourmet menus in the evening: with this aim we have booked the hotel category top-class on the most demanding national hiking trail. the via alpina runs from vaduz to Montreux through 14 alpine passes, we have picked the tenderloin for us: with Sefinafurgga, Hohtrli and Boderchrinde, we have three of the highest passes and with the Grosse and kleine Scheidegg, we have two of the most famous passes on our six stages. we started in engelberg that is, to the Part 2 of the route distribution recommended by Swisstrails, we add-

ed the last stage of Part 1 and to do that we struck out the last stage of Part 2 no problem for the flexible, official tour Operator. Symptomatic of the first three days of the hike: the distances over Jochpass, Grosse and kleine Scheidegg are popular and are bustling in fine weather. But as soon as we leave the 1-hour radius of the moun-tain railway or post bus, peace returns and we can immerse ourselves in nature. the steep flanks of the wetterhorn and eiger dominate the scenery on these stages, first from the Mecca of paraglid-ing Planplatten, then from the nostalgic rosenlaui Hotel and later from the Jungfrau railway. even the weather is a determining factor in the mountains: arrived in the evening just before the storm in Grindelwald, we were surprised by a downpour the next morning and were duly soaked.

luxury for over worked legsafter spending the night in the Beausite Park Ho-tel in wengen, with natural swimming pool, ping-pong table and an excellent dinner, we are ready for the highlights of the tour: From Mrren over the Sefinenfurgge on to the Griesalp and from there via the Hohtrli to kandersteg. the stag-es have it in them, especially the climb towards Hohtrli is notorious. we learn to appreciate the advantages of the luggage service hiking is clearly better with a light rucksack. in the descents, we are glad to have our sticks. the efforts are worth it: a dip in the lake Oeschinensee is the perfect reward of natural wellness.

the next day, summer storms make it impossible to cross the Bunderchrinde. instead, we go by the post bus to adelboden, enjoy ourselves in the rain on the huge trottinett route network and get a

taste of the wellness programme of the Parkhotel Bellevue & Spa. the divine dinner in the 14-Punkte restaurant of the hotel is the perfect end to our Hiking-wellness week: Yes, indulgence and luxury can definitely be combined with demanding alpine hikes!

top classMeiringen lenk6 days / 5 nights

day 1 arrival at Meiringen and rosenlaui rosenlaui Grindelwald 5:30 hday 2 Grindelwald alpiglen wengen 5:10 hday 3 wengen lauterbrunnen Griesalp 6:30 hday 4 Griesalp Oeschinensee kandersteg 6:45 hday 5 kandersteg allmenalp adelboden 5:30 hday 6 adelboden Hahnenmoospass lenk 5:30 h departure or additional night in lenk


prices (cHF) 965. per personregion Bernese Oberlandfeatures Bernese Oberland: eiger, Mnch und Jungfrau remarkable hotels world Heritage Swiss alps Jungfrau-aletschprofile Moderate/Difficultcategory top classservices Option allround Service (8 d./7 n.) 1275. p.P.season 1st of July to mid-OctoberWebcode waaalpi


Meiringen lenk

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Griesalp

Kandersteg

Lenk Adelboden

WengenGrindelwald

Meiringen

Bern

Luzern

Zrich

Trans Swiss Trail

trail OF tHe MOSt diverSe landScaPeS

standardSaignelgier Bern6 days / 5 nights

day 1 arrival at SaignelgierSaignelgier Mont Soleil 4:20 h

day 2 Mont Soleil dombresson 4:10 hday 3 dombresson neuchtel 3:50 hday 4 neuchtel (boat) cudrefin Murten 4:40 hday 5 Murten Bsingen 3:35 hday 6 Bsingen Bern 5:30 h departure or additional night in Bern


prices (cHF) 785. per personregion Jura, three-lakes, Bernfeatures doubs and chasseral Nature Parks three-lakes-region

Old town of Bernprofile easycategory Standardservices Option allround Service (8 d./7 n.) 1005. p. P.season May to mid-OctoberWebcode wabtst

Saignelgier Bern


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the long distance hiking trail of the trans swiss trail from porrentruy to medrisio illustrates one of the last great adventures in highly-de-veloped switzerland. numerous landscapes, cultures and sights await along the 32 stages of the 488-jm journey.

Text: Ruedi Jaisli

Simply explore, spontaneously gaze and marvel at which surprises lay around the next corner: pace across a square, follow a path down the field and again, walk off into wherever it takes you. enjoy the freedom of the soul and anticipate the beau-ty of your surroundings. Get to know the different sceneries, cultures and sights. do not worry about anything, except for the next path sign. the trans Swiss trail offers all of this right from the first step from Saignelgier to across the free mountains and through the three lakes region to Bern. thanks to the public transport system, shorter hikes and riding trains, buses or ships are practically possible anytime.

the offer appeals to comfort hikers who wish to combine gentle physical challenges with cultural insight and gastronomical pleasure. it is a program that is clearly suited to early May (spring blossom-ing) but also during the fog-free autumn month of October. in this tour foreign visitors will naturally enjoy Swiss trails exclusive allround service with a Meet & Greet at the airport, reserved free park-ing (for arrivals by car) and included transfers from zrich to Saignelgier for the start and return from the hikes finish point in Bern.

Bern

BsingenMurten

NeuchtelDombresson

Mont Soleil

Saignelgier

Basel

Zrich

Luzern

36 hikinG sWitZerlandwww.swisstrails.ch

standardGruyres Genf8 days / 7 nights

day 1 arrival at Gruyres Gruyres les Paccots 5:40 h

day 2 les Paccots Montreux 6:15 hday 3 Montreux lausanne 6:00 hday 4 lausanne Morges 3:05 hday 5 Morges aubonne/Morges 5:10 hday 6 Morges/aubonne - coinsins 6:35 hday 7 coinsins chavannes-de-Bogis 3:15 hday 8 chavannes-de-Bogis Genf 6:35 h departure or additional night in Genf


prices (cHF) 1091. per personregion Gruyre region, lake Geneva regionfeatures lavaux, vineyard terraces

Gruyre Pays-d'enhaut nature Park: alpine cheese making live!

profile Moderatecategory Standardservices Option allround Service (10 d./9 n.) 1356. p.P.season May to OctoberWebcode wabalppan

Luzern

Basel

Bern

Zrich

Les Paccots

LausanneMorgesAubonne

Duillier

Chavannes-de-Bogis

Montreux

Gruyres

Genf

cHeeSe and wine GruYreS and lavauX

Alpine Panorama Trail

the alpine Panorama trail from lake constance to lake Geneva promises many views of alpine peaks as well as of the Mittelland and Jura. the route leads through the traditional agricultural landscape of the alpine foothills, still dominated by milk and cheese production.

Gruyres Genf

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aS a Part-tiMe PilGriMOn JacOBS trail

Via Jacobi

Einsiedeln

BrunnenStansBeckenried

Thun

Fleli / Ranft

LungernBrienz

GuntenInterlaken

Luzern

Basel

Bern

Zrich

standardeinsiedeln thun9 days / 8 nights

day 1 arrival at einsiedeln einsiedeln Brunnen 6:05 hday 2 Brunnen treib Beckenried 6:00 hday 3 Beckenried Stans 3:00 hday 4 Stans Fleli-ranft 4:55 hday 5 Fleli-ranft lungern 4:55 hday 6 lungern Brienz 4:50 hday 7 Brienz interlaken 6:00 hday 8 interlaken Gunten 5:30 hday 9 Gunten thun 3:15 h departure or additional night in thun


prices (cHF) 1229. per personregion lake lucerne, Bernefeatures Monastery in einsiedeln almost flat long-distance hiking route along

the Brienzer and thuner lake Suitable climates also in april and Octoberprofile easycategory Standardservices Option allround Service (11 d./10 n.) 1449.season april to OctoberWebcode wab2jac

2000

einsiedeln thun

1000

the viaJacobi leads from the Bodensee to Genve as part of the european Jakobsweg (route of St. James). lined by churches, monasteries and chapels, it offers a fabulous hiking experience along historic paths through a diverse cultural landscape.

You can, of course, also book sections of the continuation of the way of St. James pilgrimage route in France and Spain through Swisstrails


standardBalsthal couvet6 days / 5 nights

day 1 arrival at Balsthal Balsthal weissenstein 6:15 h

day 2 weissenstein Frinvillier/Biel 6:30 hday 3 Frinvillier chasseral/nods 6:05 hday 4 chasseral tte de ran 6:30 hday 5 tte de ran noiraigue/couvet 6:45 hday 6 couvet creux du van couvet 6:30 h departure or additional night in couvet


prices (cHF) 785. per personregion Mittellandfeatures thal nature Park chasseral nature Park

Miracle of nature creux du vanprofile Moderatecategory Standardservices Option allround Service (8 d./7 n.) 1005. p.P.season May to OctoberWebcode wab2jurhoe

tHe dreaM rOutewitH lOnG traditiOn

Jura Crest Trail

Balsthal couvet

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BalsthalWeissensteinFrinvillier

Tte de Ran Chasseral

CouvetCreux du Van

Basel

Bern

Luzern

Zrich

the Jura crest trail links zurich and Geneve in a sweeping arc. running through two language regions, the long trail has extensive views and offers discovery of a varied landscape. a respite from everyday hustle and bustle and mass tourism.


tHe dreaM rOutewitH lOnG traditiOn

a Secluded PatH tHrOuGHcOuntleSS alPine landScaPeS

Alpine Passes Trail

standardchur Olivone6 days / 5 nights

day 1 arrival at chur chur versam 4:00 hday 2 versam ilanz 3:40 hday 3 ilanz vella 4:30 hday 4 vella vrin 4:30 hday 5 vrin terrihtte* 4.30 hday 6 terrihtte* - Olivone 6.00 h departure or additional night in Olivone


prices (cHF) 785. per personregion Grisons, ticinofeatures val lumnezia

Swiss Grand canyon

the Greina plateau the saved landscape jewelprofile Moderatecategory Standardservices Option allround Service (8 d./7 n.) 1005. p.P.

*luggage transport not possible to terrihtteseason June to OctoberWebcode wab1alppae

chur Olivone

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1000

Chur

Ilanz

Versam

Vella

Terrihtte SACVrin

Olivone

Basel

Bern

Zrich

Luzern

the alpine Passes trail strings together many of the most beautiful passes in the Graubunden and valais alps in 33 sdayss. One highlight follows another from the Greina Plateau to the passes and lake land-scape at the foot of the dents du Midi.

Parc Adula and Beverin Nature Park


standardlucerne airolo5 days / 4 nights

day 1 arrival at lucerne lucerne (Boat) treib/Seelisberg

Swiss Path altdorf 3:00 hday 2 altdorf (train) erstfeld wassen 5:45 hday 3 wassen andermatt 3:40 hday 4 andermatt Gotthardpass 4:00 hday 5 Gotthardpass airolo 2:30 h departure or additional night in airolo


prices (cHF) 692. per personregion lake lucerne, ticinofeatures lucerne treib Seelisberg

By boat and cable cars Gorge Schllenen with the devil's Bridge and

monument Suworow Historic fortifications at the Gotthard Passprofile Moderatecategory Standardservices Option allround Service (7 d./6 n.) 912. p.P.season June to OctoberWebcode wab2gott

On tHe trail OF MuleteerS and tranSPOrt MuleS tOwardS tHe SOutH

Via Gottardo

Basel

Altdorf

Wassen

Andermatt

Gotthardpass

Airolo

Bern

Luzern

Zrich

lucerne airolo

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what would the Gotthard be without its access routes? the viaGottardo reaches the central alpine pass from chiasso in the south, from Schaffhausen in the northeast and from Basel in the northwest of Switzerland. there are many traces of these transport links to discover along the way.

On tHe trail OF MuleteerS andtranSPOrt MuleS tOwardS tHe SOutH


diScOver tHe water caStle OF eurOPe BY FOOt

Four Headwaters Trail

standardOberalppass Belvdre4 days / 3 nights

day 1 arrival at andermatt and Oberalppass rundweg Oberalppass 3:30 hday 2 andermatt Gotthardpass 5:30 hday 3 Gotthardpass ulrichen 5:30 hday 4 ulrichen Belvdre 6:15 h departure or additional night in

andermatt, Oberwald, ulrichen, Gletsch


prices (cHF) 509. per personregion St. Gotthard regionfeatures Source of the rhine at lake toma

Source of the reuss at lucendro PassSource of the ticino at nufenen PassSource of the rhone at Glacier of rhone

profile Difficultcategory Standardservices Option allround Service (6 d./5 n.) 729. p.P.season 25.06. 16.10. depends on snow conditionsWebcode wabvieque

Oberalppass Belvdre

OberalppassAndermatt

Gotthard

Ulrichen

Belvdre

Bern

Genf

Luzern

Zrich

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1000

in the Saint-Gotthard Massif liesthe four important sources: the rhein, reuss, ticino and rhone, which flow in the direction of the four cardinal points. their origins lead the approximately85-km-long Four Sources route. For enjoyment hikers there is a four-day package offer. thedaily stages differentiate themselvesfrom the standard path and inte-grates into the public transportation system. So that you can enjoy your deserved sleep, there are comfort-able hotels reserved for you in the nearby located villages. discover the unique landscape along the Four Headwaters trail.

www.flyer-bikes.com

T-SerieVon Ah!nach B.Man kann ihr blind vertrauen, aber mit of-fenen Augen fhrt sichs einfach sicherer. Ausserdem kann sich die T-Serie wirklich sehen lassen: Ihre sportlich-elegante Linie lsst kaum vermuten, dass diese E-Bikes auch fr robustere Aufgaben gemacht sind. In der Tat kennt die T-Serie keine Grenzen und ist damit das ideale Touren-und Trekkingrad fr lange und kurzeStrecken. Ein Meilensammler und Kilome-terfresser, der nicht mde wird, seinem Fahrer allen Komfort und grsste Sicher-heit zu geben.

On tHe trail OF wHite GOld in tHe FrencH Jura

the mining and marketing of white gold have enduringly influenced the development of trade and archi-tecture in our cities as well as the organisation of the region. with the ob jective of coming face to face with this past, the routes of the terra Salina conduct your visit through the region of the doubs and the French-Swiss Jura. the terra Salina covers 3 historic locations of salt production and their history: the salt mines of Bex (Switzerland), the Saline royale of arc-et-Senans (doubs), the Grande Saline of Salins-les-Bains (Jura).

Other parts of the trail: www.swisstrails.ch

Via Salina

Arc-et-Senans

Salins-les-Bains Nans-sous-Sainte Anne

Amancey

Ornans

Bern

Basel

Genf


standardarc-et-Senans Ornans 7 days / 6 nights

day 1 arrival at arc-et-Senansday 2 Guided tour in arc-et-Senans, Festival des

Jardinsday 3 arc-et-Senans Salins-les-Bainsday 4 Salins-les-Bains nans-sous-Sainte anne day 5 nans-sous-Sainte anne amanceyday 6 amancey Ornans departure or additional night in Ornans


prices (cHF) 606. per personregion French Jurafeatures Saline royale arc-et-Senans the Grande Saline of Salins-les-Bains Ornans, in the footsteps of the painter Gustave courbetprofile Moderatecategory Standardseason May to OctoberWebcode wab1sal

arc-et-Senans Ornans

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1000

www.flyer-bikes.com

T-SerieVon Ah!nach B.Man kann ihr blind vertrauen, aber mit of-fenen Augen fhrt sichs einfach sicherer. Ausserdem kann sich die T-Serie wirklich sehen lassen: Ihre sportlich-elegante Linie lsst kaum vermuten, dass diese E-Bikes auch fr robustere Aufgaben gemacht sind. In der Tat kennt die T-Serie keine Grenzen und ist damit das ideale Touren-und Trekkingrad fr lange und kurzeStrecken. Ein Meilensammler und Kilome-terfresser, der nicht mde wird, seinem Fahrer allen Komfort und grsste Sicher-heit zu geben.

ViaPostAlpina

YellOw POSt BuSeS, HiGH PaSSeS, Glacier Green lakeS

the starting point of the 3-day tour is meirin-gen in the canton of bern. from the railway station square of this small town began the journey for generations of explorers of the alps, was also the historical starting point of the post bus routes in the central alps. We leave the luggage at the station and walk off carefree with only our backpacks. through the haslital, one arrives by post bus or train near innertkirchen in a few minutes. With the tick-et of Via-posta alpina in the pocket, we can decide whether we should cover the route by driving or on foot. on the way to innertkirchen a stopover is worthwhile: the aare meanders along a length of 1,400 meters through the aare Gorge.

Text: Monika Feldmann

idyllic alpine meadows and steep rock faces: through the haslitalafter this spontaneous detour, the first day's stage begins, from innertkirchen to Guttannen, three hours are announced for the hike. the route runs along freshly mowed lawn in to a moss green, steeply ascending forest. Once you get to the top, you have stunning view: behind the lush meadows and picturesquely embedded wooden houses, is a mountain range with mighty rock faces lined up against each other. after a break in front of this wonderful scenery, we continue on the Passo del Solego. early evening, the desti-nation is reachedthe little village of Guttannen. at the over 200-year-old inn Bren, we are warm-ly welcomed, our luggage is already there in the quaint room. a whole day of hiking makes you tiredand happy.

retrace history: hiking on the mule trackthe next morning we wake up to the sounds of the church bells of the nearby church. well-rest-ed, we go to the second day's stage, which starts with the post bus and leads from Guttannen to ul-richen. Punctually, the bus turns around the corner, it quickly traverses the bottom of the Haslital valley towards Grimselpass. we get off at the Handegg stop, from there we walk on through the Bernese alps. the route to the Grimselpass runs through beautiful archaic witnesses of the trade-route times: a well-preserved path, laid out with plates and blocks, paves the way. Soon we reach the cen-turies-old Hlenplatte, whose rock, once smoothly polished by the glacier, shines in the sun. Gently but steadily we go up and at 1,767m the view to the rterichsbodensee opens up. at 1,911m it is done: we stand on the dam wall of the Grimsel, a few me-ters away is the historic Grimsel hospice. the alpin Hotel is perched on a mighty rocky spur above the reservoir lake, the panorama is breathtaking. after a break in the gorgeous mountains, we go on our final climb. at 2,164m the Grimselpass is reached, a fresh wind is blowing over the pass and across the deep blue totensee lake. as we walk down the Gomserdal, we are accompanied by the views of the rhone Glacier. after a good six-hour hike, we reach the destination of the day, ulrichen. we enjoy the rays of the evening sun, the delicacies of valais,and a glass of local wine at the hospitable Hotel astoria.

one step from the Valais to ticino: via the nufenen passOn the third day, the trail leads to the nufenen Pass. the driver steers the post bus safely through the tight curves and narrates amusing stories about europe's highest mountain pass road. the three-

tone horn of the post bus sounds as the nufenen Pass height is reached at 2,478m. we get off and let the scenery work its magic on us. with one-step we can switch on the long pass from wallis to tici-no and go towards airolo. we hike through a rug-ged landscape of sharp-edged rocks, over steppe-like grass hills, down into the val Bedretto, where the water splashes from all directions. For the last twelve kilometres from aqua Hall to airolo we opt-ed for the post bus. the driver takes us to the sta-tion in airolo, located at the foot of the Gotthard pass. One last time we pick up our luggage, then the train brings us back home. we are sure: next year we will hit the road again with Swisstrails!

a further 3-day offer (part b) takes you from airolo to meiringen. the two parts can be combined:www.swisstrails.ch.

standardMeiringen airolo3 days / 2 nights

day 1 arrival at Meiringen(Meiringen) innertkirchen Guttannen 3:15 h

day 2 (Guttannen) Handegg/Gelmerbahn Grimselpass ulrichen 6:00 h

day 3 (ulrichen) nufenenpass airolo 5:45 hdeparture or additional night in airolo


prices (cHF) 421. per personregion Bernese Oberland, valais, ticinofeatures combining yellow post buses and hiking

archaic witnesses from early trade-routesworld Heritage Swiss alps Jungfrau-aletsch

profile Moderatecategory Standardservices Option allround Service (5 d./4 n.) 641.season 25.06. 16. 10.Webcode wab1posalp

Meiringen airolo


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1000

Luzern

Bern

Zrich

Guttannen

Ulrichen Airolo

Meiringen

kulturwege schweizPostaAlpinaVia

Variant 1

Webcode wab2posalpVariant 2

Webcode wab3posalp

Airolo - Meiringen (3 days)

A-Z Meiringen - Meiringen (6 days)

Bookable Variants

641.

850.

46 hikinG sWitZerlandwww.swisstrails.ch46 hikinG sWitZerlandwww.swisstrails.ch

standardzermatt St. Moritz7 days / 6 nights

day 1 arrival at zermattday 2 zermatt Brigday 3 Brig Oberwald day 4 Oberwald disentisday 5 disentis thusisday 6 thusis Bergn day 7 Bergn St. Moritz departure or additional night in St. Moritz


prices (cHF) 1228. per personregion valais, Grisonsfeatures rhaetian railway in albula/Bernina landscapes

Binntal and Beverin Nature Parks

Parc Adula and Parc Ela

luggage transport from accommodation to accommodationtrain and hike at discretion with a second

documentation for the best hiking routes

profile Moderatecategory Standardservices Option allround Service (8 d./7 n.) 1358. p. P.season June to OctoberWebcode wabglaex

tHe FaMOuS PanOraMa StretcH BY train Or FOOt

Glacier Express

AusserbergBrig

Zermatt

Oberwald

UlrichenBlitzingen

Disentis

Thusis Bergn

St. Moritz

TaminsFilisur

Oberalppass

Chur

Zrich

Luzern

Bern

zermatt St. Moritz

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1000

they now have a wonderful alter-native: Glacier express by rail & hike that is by train as before, now alsoon foot through the most beautiful stretches, if they so wish. How is this possible? it is simple: You do not cross the stretch in 8 hours as a tourist in a rush, but you take 6 days. in addition, Swisstrails trans-ports your luggage from one accom-modation to the other. therefore you sit in the train unencumbered and can disembark from the train at any station to walk a stretch and then take one of the next trains (the usual trains run at hourly intervals).

class railway pass for the Glacier Line includet

47

tHe unique unitY OF tecHnOlOGY and nature

the long distance walking trail of via albula/ Bernina no. 33 along the uneScO world heri tage train of the rhaetian rail runs as close as pos-sible to the albula and Bernina line and provides every now and then fascinating views that open out onto the 100 year old work of art in the magnificent alpine landscape. ex-perience this unique commingling of technology and landscape with the right means, namely, by rail and on foot. we will make sure that you do not have to worry about your luggage en route, and, thanks to the albula/Bernina Bahnpass, you can climb off and get on to the train again at any station you choose.

Via Albula/Bernina 47hikinG sWitZerlandwww.swisstrails.ch

standardthusis Poschiavo6 days / 5 nights

day 1 arrival at thusis (thusis) Bergn Preda 2:30 h

day 2 Preda albulapass Spinas (St. Moritz) 4:30 hday 3 (St. Moritz) Morteratsch Berninapass

alp Grm 4:30 h day 4 alp Grm Poschiavo/le Prese 3:30 hday 5 (Poschiavo) Miralago tirano (Poschiavo)

3:00 hday 6 travel back by railway to thusis departure or additional night in thusis


prices (cHF) 790. per personregion Grisonsfeatures rhaetian railway in albula/Bernina landscapes

profile Moderatecategory Standardservices Option allround Service (8 d./7 n.) 1010. p. P.season June to OctoberWebcode wabalbber

thusis Poschiavo

2000

1000

Luzern

Bern

Zrich

PredaThusis

SpinasSt. Moritz

Tirano

Alp Grm

Poschiavo

Hiking at discretion with a rail pass (includet)Parc Ela

48 hikinG sWitZerlandwww.swisstrails.ch48 hikinG sWitZerlandwww.swisstrails.ch

sentiero del soleOsco Mendrisio6 days / 5 nights

day 1 (arrival at Osco) Osco - Anzonico 4:05 hday 2 Biasca - Bellinzona 5:30 hday 3 Day stay in Bellinzona day 4 (Bellinzona) - San Salvatore - Morcote - 5:00 h

day 5 Serpiano - Mendrisio 3:30 hday 6 departure or additional night in Mendrisio


prices (cHF) 734. per personregion ticinofeatures three castles of Bellinzone, Monte San Giorgioprofile Moderatecategory Standardservices Option allround Service (8 d./6 n.) 864. p. P. season april to OctoberWebcode wapbsole

this premium offer along the national long-distance hiking trail trans Swiss trail nr. 1 with the sunny and mild climate of ticino offers a kaleidoscope of highlights of italian Swit zerland on the south side of the alps. the offer is direct-ed at feel-good hikers wishing to combine gentle physical challenges with culinary pleasures.

FrOM MOuntain caBinS tO tHe GrOttO SurrOunded BY vineYardS

Sentiero Lago di Lugano & del Sole

sentiero laGo di luGanolugano isone3 days / 2 nights

day 1 arrival at lugano(lugano) Magliaso Miglieglia 3:10 h

day 2 (Miglieglia) Monte lema Monte tamaro alpe di Foppa - (rivera isone) 5:00 h

day 3 departure or additional night in isone


prices (cHF) 308. per personregion ticinofeatures Famous balancing act from Monte lema to

Monte tamaro the church from Mario Botta on alpe Foppaprofile Difficultcategory Standardservices Option allround Service (4 d./3 n.) 438. p. P.season June to OctoberWebcode wab1lalug

this route is the perfect way to learn about ticino! the beauty of the Sottoceneri region unfolds from the pre-alps to the banks of the Mediterranean and from mountain cabins to the grotto, surrounded by grapevines. One highlight follows another starting with the famous balancing act from Monte lema to Monte tamaro and the Botta church at the alpe Foppa.

(Brusino - Serpiano)


chemin du ViGnobleMartigny leuk4 days / 3 nights

day 1 arrival at Martigny(Martigny) Branson Saillon-les-Bains 3:45 h

day 2 Saillon-les-Bains Sion 6:40 hday 3 Sion Sierre 7:05 hday 4 Sierre leuk 4:45 h departure or additional night in leuk


prices (cHF) 509. per personregion valaisfeatures Pfyn-Finges nature Park

More than 2000 sunny hours per year winetasting in a lot of wine cellars

Best season: april, mai, june, september, octoberprofile Moderatecategory Standardservices Option allround Service (6 d./5 n.) 729. p. P.season april to OctoberWebcode wabwein

chemin des bissesMartigny vercorin6 days / 5 nights

the skilfully laid bisses irrigation channels are evidence of valais history and culture. Fabulous flora along the way, the babbling water so soothing. the chemin des Bisses, a hike for all senses, follows the holy waters.

day 1 arrival at Martigny(Martigny) - la tsoumaz 3:50 h

day 2 la tzoumaz nendaz 4:20 hday 3 nendaz veysonnaz 3:40 hday 4 veysonnaz St-Martin 6:00 hday 5 St-Martin nax 3:00 hday 6 nax vercorin 5:45 h departure or additional night in vercorin


prices (cHF) 785. per personregion valaisfeatures the bizarre pyramids of euseigneprofile Moderatecategory Standardservices Option allround Service (8 d./7 n.) 1005. p. P.season June to OctoberWebcode wabbisses

aletsch panoramaWeGBlatten Fiesch3 days / 2 nights

three days under the spell of the Great aletsch Glacier. Sensational scenic tour with many vantage points onto the longest glacier in the alps. the grey-white of ice and rock contrasting with shades of green in the aletschwald (forest) provides stunning scenic beauty.

day 1 arrival at Brig und BlattenBlatten Belalp 2:30 h

day 2 Belalp riederalp Bettmeralp 6:45 hday 3 (Bettmeralp) Bettmerhorn Mrjela -

Fiescheralp (Fiesch) 5:45 h departure or additional night in Fiesch


prices (cHF) 356. per personregion valaisfeatures world Heritage Swiss alps Jungfrau-aletschprofile Moderatecategory Standardservices Option allround Service (5 d./4 n.) 576. p. P.season June to OctoberWebcode wabalepan

36 wherever you see the river rhone in the valais, the vineyards on the steep mountain flanks immediately catch your eye. the largest band of vineyards, an almost conti nuous ribbon on the north slopes, lies be-tween leuk and Martigny. the valais w

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