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Stage 1
SwitzerlandMobility 8: Aare Route Stage 1
Bicycle Ride
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Photo: Berner Wanderwege
The first stage of the Aare route from Gletsch near Oberwald takes you over the Grimsel Pass, then through the Canton of Bern to Biel.
difficult
Distance 181.2 km
11:00 h
1,503 m
2,830 m
2,166 m
429 m
The first part of the tour over the Grimsel Pass with its many steep switchbacks requires some degree of physical fitness. But after that, the route is all the swifter, following the uppermost reaches of the Aare river through the Aare Gorge to Lake Brienz and Lake Thun. Bern, the Swiss capital, awaits with its nice selection of shops and boutiques under its famous arcade arches. Cycling along the now fully fledged Aare river, you finally reach the town of Biel, the bilingual capital of the Seeland region.
Note(s)
The Grimsel Pass is open from approx. May to October. The tour can also be done in the opposite direction.
Difficulty
difficult
Technique
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
2,166 m
Lowest point
429 m
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Oberwald, Gletsch (1,757 m)
Coordinates:
SwissGrid
2'670'760E 1'157'190N
DD
46.562250, 8.361490
DMS
46°33'44.1"N 8°21'41.4"E
UTM
32T 451061 5156718
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Destination
Biel
Turn-by-turn directions
Gletsch - Grimselpass - Innetkirchen - Meiringen - Iseltwald - Interlaken - Leissigen - Spiez - Thun - Kiesen - Wabern - Bern - Golaten - Niederried - Aarberg - Biel - Büren - Altreu - Solothurn - Wangen - Aarwangen - Wolfwil - Aarburg - Olten - Winznau - Aarau - Brugg - Böttstein - Koblenz
Note
all notes on protected areas
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
Reachable by train and bus.By train to Oberwald
Getting there
Arriving from the north, travel via Bern through the Lötschberg Tunnel (car transport system); from the west, via the motorway (Vevey, Martigny, Sion, Brig); from the east, over the Oberalp Pass (warning: closed in winter; car transport system available, reservation required) and Furka (car transport system); and from the south, over the Simplon Pass or Nufenen Pass to the Canton of Valais.Parking
Parking is available (fees apply).Coordinates
SwissGrid
2'670'760E 1'157'190N
DD
46.562250, 8.361490
DMS
46°33'44.1"N 8°21'41.4"E
UTM
32T 451061 5156718
w3w
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Arrival by train, car, foot or bike
Equipment
Localization
Parts of this content were machine translated using German as the source language
Difficulty
difficult
Distance
181.2 km
Duration
11:00 h
Ascent
1,503 m
Descent
2,830 m
Highest point
2,166 m
Lowest point
429 m
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Maps and trails
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Ascent
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Descent
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Highest point
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Lowest point
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