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Intro

Many only know the highway rest area or the famous cheese of the Gruyère region, but the area has much more to offer, especially to mountain bikers and most particularly on the Panorama Bike route between Charmey and Les Paccots.

Description

Without a care you take off early in the morning, follow the mountain bike signs directing you to Bulle, until you smell something unusual – not freshly mowed grass or flowers in bloom. You smell chocolate! The Panorama Bike route passes the Cailler chocolate factory, and you know it because your nose will tell you. Another popular export besides the cheese from the Gruyère region.

But the route has more to offer than the wonderful smell of chocolate. Today, you will circle Moléson mountain. The striking rocky peak stands alone, high above the Gruyère area, and for us it marks the gateway to the Lake Geneva region. A mix of single trails and gravel roads takes us through the lovely scenery, almost forgotten somehow and overshadowed by fashionable towns such as Montreux and Gstaad. With this kind of competition, the small village of Les Paccots is easily overlooked – but for us, it is a perfect ending of today’s stage on the Panorama Bike route.

An enjoyable tour includes the careful planning of the same. Please inform yourself in advance at the local information center about the route and weather conditions. Depending on the season and weather conditions, this route may be blocked or interrupted

Technical information

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Type
Trip
Start location
Charmey
Direction
One way
Ascent
1400 m
Descent
1250 m
Distance
41 km
Distance on tarred ways
25 km
Distance on natural surface
9 km
Singletrail (part of natural surface)
7 km
Technical requirements
Medium
Physical requirements
Difficult
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Map

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Quick Facts

Route number

Stage: 13/14

Distance

41 km

Ascent

1400 m

Travel information: Charmey

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