Cycling in Switzerland
The term Veloland Switzerland describes the official network of leisure cycle routes in Switzerland and is part of SwitzerlandMobility .
The national and regional cycle routes are only the backbone of good cycle signage. Their eye-catching coloring also makes them catch the eye of motorists and thus supports cycling on the road in this country with relatively few cycle paths along the road.
National bike routes
The visible activity of Veloland Switzerland is the signposting of cycle routes using red signposts. The national routes are marked with single-digit numbers in order to distinguish them from the regional routes. For each national route Veloland publishes a route guide in German and French with map excerpts on a scale of 1: 100,000 with information on cycling and tourism in Werd Verlag.
Nine national and numerous regional routes have been established. The nine national routes are:
- 1. Rhone route : Andermatt - Geneva , 350 km (26 km unmade road ), 4360 meters in altitude
- 2nd Rhine route : Andermatt - Oberalppass - Chur - Schaffhausen - Basel , 430 km (68 km natural road)
- 3. North-South route : Basel - Chiasso , 365 km (30 km unmade road)
- 4th Alpine panorama route : St. Margrethen - Aigle , 485 km (10 km natural road)
- 5. Mittelland route : Romanshorn - Lausanne , 370 km (85 km unmade road), 1600 meters in altitude
- 6. Graubünden Route : Chur - Bellinzona , 152 km (55 km of dirt road)
- 7th Jura route : Basel - Nyon , 280 km (14 km natural road)
- 8 Aare Route : Oberwald - Koblenz , 305 km (64 km of dirt road)
- 9 Lakes Route : Montreux - Rorschach , 505 km (64 km of dirt road)
These routes are often led over paved roads and paths, but they also all contain sections that are not yet paved.
Regional bike routes
Regional bike routes are bike routes that can be covered in 1–2 days. There are 54 regional bike routes in Switzerland. Examples are:
- 26. Eastern Switzerland Wine Route : Schaffhausen - St. Gallen
- 77. Rigi – Reuss – Klettgau : Brunnen - Rotkreuz ZG - Baden AG - Klettgau - Schaffhausen
- 82. Seerücken Route : Schaffhausen - Arbon
- 86th Rhine Falls - Zurich Oberland : Schaffhausen - Wattwil (Ricken)
- 96. Lake Constance cycle path : Constance - Friedrichshafen - Bregenz - Constance
Local bike routes
Local bike routes are half-day to day tours, mostly designed as a round tour. There are currently 48 local bike tours in Switzerland. The local bike routes are each given a three-digit number. z. B. Route 888 Green Belt Bern.
Signaling
The bike routes are each assigned a number. All cycle paths (including those that do not belong to a number, e.g. those that lead from the cycle path to the train station) have red signs. Immediately after the number is a bike, e.g. Sometimes also a mountain bike, if a mountain bike route runs here. The places listed afterwards are the stage destination at the top and the intermediate destination at the bottom. The kilometers still to be driven are also indicated.
Veloland Switzerland Foundation
The Veloland Switzerland Foundation was established in 1995 in order to implement a national network of cycle routes by 1998 as part of a public-private partnership . In 1998, the foundation's goals were expanded to include "Development of sustainable leisure and tourism offers in the field of Human Powered Mobility ". This includes linking it to public transport and improving the transport options for bicycles.
As a national foundation, Veloland Switzerland is subject to federal supervision . It is entered in the commercial register of Bern-Mittelland . The sponsorship of the foundation consists of the 26 cantons , national bicycle interest groups ( IG Velo Schweiz , ATB, Swiss Cycling, Velo Suisse), national automobile clubs ( TCS , VCS ), the Federal Office of Energy , Swiss Olympic , the Swiss Tourism Association and the Swiss Advice center for accident prevention.
In 2008 the Veloland Switzerland Foundation was transferred to the SwitzerlandMobility Foundation.
