Switzerland - Lakes Route Vevey - Lucerne - Self guided - 7 Days - Classic

Discover the Lakes Route by bike in Switzerland !

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  • Duration

    7 Days
  • Difficulty

    Medium
  • Distance

    244km
  • Landscapes

    • Sea/Ocean
    • Nature
    • River
    • City
    • Greenway
  • Theme

    • Sportive
    • E-Bike
    • Culture 
  • Type of Journey

    Self-Guided

Description

The Lakes-Route deserves its name, because many lakes touch the route from its beginning at Lake Geneva to its goal at Lake Lucerne. The Route leads through some outstanding touristic regions with great sounding names: Montreux, Gruyères, Gstaad, Interlaken and Lucerne… Whoever completes the Lakes-Route, has seen the most beautiful corners of Switzerland. 

 

HIGHLIGHTS

Lake Geneva
Lake Constance
Discover Switzerland’s most beautiful tourist regions and several towns: Montreux, Gruyères, Gstaad, Interlaken, Lucerne, Einsiedeln, Rapperswil…

 

Characteristics of this journey/holiday

Day by day

Day 1 Arrival in Vevey

The first leg of our journey takes us to Vevey, a charming Swiss town on the shores of Lake Geneva. This picturesque place is renowned for its spectacular scenery, between majestic mountains and crystal-clear waters. Vevey is also home to the famous covered market and the museum dedicated to Charlie Chaplin, who lived here during his last years.

Day 2 Vevey – Gruyères/Surroundings  40-50 km

From the city centre of Vevey, take the rack railway up to the Mont-Pèlerin. Quiet roads lead you to the source of the most popular cheese of Switzerland: the Gruyère, which shares its name with the region.  A recent symphony of green melancholy, cowbells and customs. 

Day 3 Gruyères/Surroundings – Gstaad/Surroundings   46 km

Postcard country Switzerland: cheeseries, chalets, snowy mountains, cable cars, hotel scent and paper cutting. Away from the idyll, the Pays d’Enhaut and the Saaneneland are a magnificent landscape, ani mated by the haze of celebrity and happy mountain goers.

Day 4 Gstaad/Surroundings – Spiez  53 km

The artfully decorated wooden houses of the Simmental are among the most beautiful in Europe. The Simme remains a wild river that demands a lot from dinghy riders. On to Spiez, a water sports paradies on the cheerful lake Thun.

Day 5 Spiez – Lake Sarnen  60 km

A boat ride from Spiez to Interlaken in the morning. On the shore of Lake Brienz there is a steep ascent to Meiringen to be completed where you can take the train across the Brünigpass. You reach Obwalden :  a small Canton, a big Valley, a pre-alpine landscape with scattered villages, flat lakes and long traditions.

Day 6 Lake Sarnen – Lucerne  35 km

As soon as you get a glimpse of the Lake of Lucerne, the Pilatus is in your path. Bay after bay right to Lucerne, a fixed point for every tourist.

Day 7 Departure or extension

It is time to say goodbye, it is the end of your cycle holiday or maybe do you want to stay an extra night ?

Accommodation

6 nights in charming 3/4-star-hotels

Included services

✓ 6 nights in 3*/4* hotels
✓ Breakfast
Subsidy for arrival by train
✓ Boat ride Spiez – Interlaken
✓ Room with shower/bath and toilet
✓ Daily luggage transfer (1 piece of luggage per pers. max. 15 kg)
✓ Map, tourist information and itinerary (1 x per room)
✓ Service hotline
✓ SwitzerlandMobility-Plus subscription for one year

City tax is not included and has to be paid on the spot.

POSSIBLE OPTIONS :

· Optional funicular ride Vevey – Le Mont Pèlerin not included : 16 €
· Optional train ride Meiringen – Brünigpass not included : 14 €

Tour dates

Arrival: Daily : 22.03. – 12.10. 2025

Season 1: 22.03. – 25.04. | 27.09. – 12.10. 2025

Season 2: 26.04. – 26.09.2025

Additional informations

Grade:

The route is naturally flat along the many lakes – but there are smaller and larger inclines to overcome bet ween the bodies of water: Less sporty cyclists are therefore advised to use an electric bike, which is particu larly suitable for this route. Sporty cyclists tackle the stages on touring bikes and shorten the route by public transport if necessary.

How to get there ?

Transports:  

Arrival by public transport to Vevey. 

Departure by public transport from Lucerne. 

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