Lakes route

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Veloroute 9 - Lakes Route
overall length	505 km
location	Switzerland
Starting point	Montreux 46 ° 26 ′ 0 ″  N , 6 ° 55 ′ 0 ″  E
Target point	Rorschach 47 ° 28 ′ 43.7 "  N , 9 ° 29 ′ 37.8"  E
Flooring	Natural surface: 64 km
Height difference	Ascent 4200 m, descent 4200 m
Website URL	Lakes route

The Lakes Route (also: Route des lacs ) is the national bicycle route 9 in Switzerland . It begins in Montreux , runs through Thun , Lucerne , Zug and Sargans to Rorschach . It has a length of 505 km. In the west-east direction 4200 meters of altitude have to be overcome, in the opposite direction 4200 m.

description

The name gives the many large lakes along the route:

• Lake Geneva
• Lake Thun
• Lake Brienz
• Lungerersee
• Sarnersee
• Alpnachersee
• Lake Lucerne
• Lake Zug
• Ägeri lake
• Sihlsee
• Lake Zurich
• Walensee
• Lake Constance

Like the other national cycle routes in Switzerland, the route is marked with red signs.

Veloverlad

A so-called Veloverlad can save vertical meters. When using the suggested bike loading system, it is only 1430 meters in altitude from west to east, and 1490 m in the opposite direction.

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  Spiez on Lake Thun

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  Cycle signpost with VeloRoute 9

See also

• List of cycle routes in Switzerland
• Cycling in Switzerland

Web links

• Thorsten Brönner: Blue Miracles - through Switzerland by bike , 4 Seasons magazine 17/08 (PDF file; 2.1 MB)
• Lakes route in the bike travel wiki
• BicycleRoutes & Tours: Lakes route , with map, GPS download, elevation profile, sights and accommodation

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Lakes Route , from www.schweizmobil.ch, accessed on March 7, 2018