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Crossing the Swiss Alps

from Interlaken

to Lake Lugano

E-Bike: 3h 41 / day

Bike: 5h / day

228 kmDistance
3,980 mElevation
4 DaysDuration
Difficulty
4Stages
Crossing the Swiss Alps
Bucket-list climbs
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Description

In fall 2023, I came up with the idea of crossing the alps, with a normal touring bike without electric support. As I’m a 60 year old woman, with average fitness and never did bike touring alone and in high mountains, this idea felt pretty challenging for me. I decided for a route in Switzerland, from Interlaken to Lake Lugano, overcoming three passes: the Grimsel pass (2165 m of altitude), the Furka pass (2436 m of altitude) and the Gotthard pass (2106 m of altitude). I planned moderate daily d

Route

Start Point
Interlaken
End Point
Lake Lugano
Country
Switzerland
Regions
Bern, Ticino, Uri, Wallis

Insights

Total Distance

228 km

Difficulty

Hard

Road Type

—

Avg. time

4 days

Tour Itinerary

  • Day 1
    Day 1: Interlaken → Guttannen

    44 km890 m

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  • Day 2
    Day 2: Guttannen → Grimsel Pass

    18 km1,090 m

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  • Day 3
    Day 3: Grimsel Pass → Airolo

    62 km1,350 m

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  • Day 4
    Day 4: Airolo → Lake Lugano

    104 km650 m

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