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Cycling holidays Mittelland-Route
5 days / 4 nights
from CHF 730
This bike tour begins at the "Swabian Sea" and manages to cross Switzerland without climbing a major elevation. Apple and pear trees dominate the landscape at the beginning of the ride in Thurgau. These soon alternate with fields of carrots in Aargau, vines in the Three-Lakes Region and mountain panoramas on Lake Geneva. On the way, the love of detail that makes Switzerland so beautiful is evident at every turn: Stroll through Bischofszell's rose garden, discover Baden's newly designed baths, count the 11 altars and bells in Solothurn and wander through the cobbled streets of Estavayer. The Mittelland Route is a journey for connoisseurs, where every detail is just right.
Highlights
- Largely flat route
- Solothurn, the most beautiful baroque city in switzerland
- Medieval towns
- Along rivers and lakes
Day 1
Individual arrival in Zurich-Regensdorf | Zurich-Regensdorf - Olten
Drive through the Furttal to the Limmat, bathe in Baden, marvel at the Gothic stained glass windows in Königsfelden and yellow irises in the Aare floodplains, finally a relaxing ride on the Aare dam to Olten.
Details: approx. 65 km ↑ 415 m ↓ 450 m
Day 2
Olten - Biel
Today the tour leads along the Aare to Solothurn, the most beautiful baroque city in Switzerland and on to Biel/Bienne. Located at the foot of the Jura, Biel is also known as the largest bilingual city in Switzerland and as the gateway to the Three Lakes Region.
Details: approx. 75 km ↑ 405 m ↓ 370 m
Day 3
Biel - Murten
Further on through the charming Seeland. The small medieval town of Murten on the south-eastern shore of the lake of the same name has retained its original appearance with its picturesque old town alleys and cosy arcades (a small deviation from the Mitteland route on regional routes to Murten, Avenches and Payerne is worthwhile).
Details: approx. 45 km ↑ 210 m ↓ 210 m
Day 4
Murten - Yverdon-les-Bains
From medieval Murten to the small town of Avenches. It lies in the vastness of the Broye plain, on a hill between Lakes Neuchâtel and Morat, in the canton of Vaud near the border with Fribourg. Back to Lac de Neuchâtel: over 100 bird species breed in the Grande Cariçaie, the 40 km-long marsh and reed belt on the southern shore of the lake.
Details: approx. 45 - 55 km ↑ 295 - 320 m ↓ 300 - 320 m
Day 5
Yverdon-les-Bains - Lausanne | Departure
Flat and fertile: the Plaine de l'Orbe, framed by Roman mosaics and the Vaudois hills. Change of scenery from the wild stream of the Venoge to the silvery little "sea", Lac Léman. After arrival in Lausanne, individual departure or extension of your stay.
Details: approx. 55 - 65 km ↑ 295 - 320 m ↓ 300 - 320 m
Tour characteristic
The route is mostly flat and leads through the Swiss mittelland. It is perfect for family bike tours with children. Mostly car-free and on natural field- and forest paths.
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