Self-guided Cycling Tour Lake Geneva to Lake Lucerne

Arrival in Montreux

Stroll along the promenade and enjoy the breathtaking views of the Lake Geneva and the snow white glaciers of the nearby Mont-Blanc massif.

Montreux –Gruyère and surroundings, approx. 40 – 50 km +600-855m -500-75m

From Vevey, take the rack railway up to the Mont-Pèlerin. Tranquil roads lead you to the source of the most popular cheese of Switzerland: the Gruyère, which shares its name with the landscape. A recent symphony of green melancholy, cowbells and customs.

Gruyère and surroundings – Gstaad and surroundings, approx. 45 – 55 km +735m - 410m

Postcard country Switzerland: cheeseries, chalets, snowy mountains, cable cars and papercutting. Away from the idyll, the Pays d͛Enhaut and the Saaneneland is a magnificent landscape, enhanced by the haze over the lower reaches and happy mountain goers enjoying the environment.

Gstaad and surroundings – Lake Thun approx. 50 km +735m -410m

The artistically decorated wooden houses of the Simmental belong to the most beautiful of Europe. The Simme remains a wild river that demands a lot from dinghy riders. And Spiez, a water sports paradies on the cheerful lake Thun.

Lake Thun – Lake Sarnen, approx. 50 – 55 km +1145m -1200m

A boat ride from Spiez to Interlaken in the morning. On the shore of Lake Brienz there is a steep rise to get to Meiringen where you take the train across the Brünigpass. You reach Obwalden: a small Canton, a big Valley, a pre-alpine landscape with scattered villages, flat lakes and long traditions.

Lake Sarnen – Lucerne approx. 35 km +240m -310m

As soon as you get a glimpse of the Lake Lucerne the Pilatus is in your path. Bay after bay right to Lucerne, a fixed point for every tourist.

Departure or extension of your stay