Cycle Bicycle Tour Route Itinerary: Across the Sundgau, lowest rolling hills between Germany and France to the French and Swiss Jura Mountains.The Franche Montagnes, lake Neuchatel and Mourat in French speeking Switzerland, Fribourg and the Lake Gruyères, Gstaad, the Simmental, Lake Thun, the Emmental and Entlebuch, all Swiss milk, cows, chocolate and honey country. To lake Lake Lucerne, Altdorf and the hart of Switzerland, the Schoellenen gorge and Gotthard at Andermatt. Susten -, Grimsel

2. Week
Across the Sundgau, lowest rolling hills between Germany and France to the French and Swiss Jura Mountains. The Franche Montagne, lake Neuchatel and Mourat in French speaking Switzerland, Fribourg and the Lake Gruyères, Gstaad, the Simmental, Lake Thun, the Emmental and Entlebuch, all Swiss milk, cows, chocolate and honey country. To lake Lake Lucerne, Altdorf, and Andermatt, centre of Switzerland.

We cycle along the most northern hills of the Jura Mountains crossing the border between France and Switzerland several times to reach Puntrut/Porrentruy. A steep up-down-up to St.Ursanne, the river Doubs and to the meadows full of horses in the Franche Montagne leads us to Saignelégier and the French speaking part of Switzerland. Before the downhill to the lakes Neuchâtel and Morat we have to climb to the Vue des Alpes . Fribourg is a town where French and German is spoken and famous for it's university and catholic schools. On the way to Gruyères and Molésan we enter the milk, cheese and honey regions towards Gstaad and the Alps. We cross the Jaunpass to the Simmental and it's famous cows, visit Thun and cycle in the Entlebuch to hear the bells of the brown cows and in the Emmental we will taste the famous cheese on the spot.

In Sörenberg the cable car to the Brienzer Rothorn, lifts you to a spectacular view of the Jungfrau-Mönch and Eiger and if you rent a mountain bike the down hill to Sörenberg gets to your nerves. On a scenic road, the "Panorama Road" we will cycle to the Lake Sarnen and the Lake Lucerne which we cross by steam boat or ferry to Schwyz and Altdorf. The easy way to Andermatt leads through the Schöllenen Gorge which gives you time to take the cable train to the Gemsstock. The long way is across the Sustenpass, Grimselpass and Furkapass to Andermatt.

Sketch Week 2

The stages and stretches of the 2nd Week

Sunday

8.28.2005

Ferette - La Ferrière

If you bike to the Col des Rangiers and skip St.Ursanne and the river Doubs you only climb half as much. A swim in or a hike around the Etang de Gruere makes a change.

Nr	Stretch	km	type	up / down in m
1	Ferette - Miécourt	18	easy hills	+ 150 / - 150
2	Miécourt - St.Ursanne	20	steep pass	+450 / - 450
3	St.Ursanne - Saignelégier	23	up and flatt	+ 600 / - 100
4	Saignelégier - La Ferrière	22	hilly	+ 100 / - 100
4CN 08	Total Stage	83	difficult	+1300 / - 800

Monday

8.29.2005

La Ferrière - Murten

Only with a detour you will find out from where the view is best : Vue des Alpes or Mont Soleil. Which of the lakes., Neuchâtel, Biel or Murten has the freshest water for a swim ?

Nr	Stretch	km	type	up / down in m
1	La Ferrière - Vue des Alpes	15	up and down	+600 / - 400
2	Vue des Alpes - Neuchâtel	11	down	+100 / - 850
3	Neuchâtel - La Sauge	16	flat and hilly	+ 150 / -125
4	La Sauge - Murten	18	easy hills	+150 / - 150
4CN 09	Total Stage	83	medium, more down	+ 1000 / - 1525

Thuesday

8.30.2005

Murten - Château d'Oex

There are bike routes on both sides of the river Saane. Should the visit to Gruyères or the detour to the Mount Moléson take too much time the train will get us to the destination.

Nr	Stretch	km	type	up / down in m
1	Murten - Fribourg	15	hilly	+150 / - 150
2	Fribourg - Gruyères	32	hill, up	+ 300 / - 150
3	Gruyères - Château d'Oex	25	climbs	+500 / - 50
4CN 10	Total Stage	65	hort and up	+ 950 / - 350

Wednesday

8.31.2005

Château d'Oex - Thun

The stage is not very long. A ride on a steamboat on the Lake Thun, a ride up to the Jaunpass with the bike or one with the cable train to the Stockhorn for a walk, these are only 3 of the many choices.

Nr	Stretch	km	type	up / down in m
1	Château d'Oex - Gstaad	15	down	- 250
2	Gstaad - Zweisimmen	17	small pass	+ 300 / - 250
3	Zweisimmen - Spiez	34	down	- 400
4	Spiez - Thun	10	flatt	0
4CN 11	Total Stage	66	easy	+ 300 / - 900

Thursday

9,1.2005

Thun - Sörenberg

This is our romantic day with many ups and downs on small paths which we have to share with cows and where you preferably push the bike sometimes.

Nr	Stretch	km	type	up / down in m
1	Thun - Oberei	13	heavy climb	+ 650 / - 250
2	Oberai - Schangnau	9	up and down	+ 250 / - 250
3	Schangnau - Sörenberg	23	pass, more up	+ 600 / - 350
4CN 12	Total Stage	45	difficult	+ 1500 / - 850

Friday

9.2.2005

Sörenberg - Altdorf

After a uphill there is 3 times as much downhill to the Lake Lucerne. There is no way but with the boat along the lake and you may jump from board where Wilhelm Tell did but you have more choices.

Nr	Stretch	km	type	up / down in m
1	Sörenberg - Giswil	22	pass, long down	+ 450 / - 1125
2	Giswil - Kerns	13	flat	+ 100 / -25
3	Kerns - Buochs	20	flat	+ 150 / - 100
4	Buochs - Gersau	5	flat	0
5	Gersau - Altdorf	22	some up/down	+ 100 / - 75
4CN 06	Total Stage	84	up, more down	+ 800 / - 1325

Saturday

9.3.2005

Altdorf - Andermatt

A detour to the Lake Göschenen or as fast as possible through the Schöllenen Gorge to Andermatt to climb to the Gotthardpass or the Gemsstock?

Nr	Stretch	km	type	up / down in m
1	Altdorf - Amsteg	15	Headwind ?	+ 125 / - 25
2	Amsteg - Göschenen	16	climbs	+ 600
3	Göschenen Andermatt	6	climbs, steep	+ 350
4CN 07	Total Stage	37	climbs, short	+ 1075 / -25