All cycling routes: Bicycle

The peaceful Pfaffneren Valley is characterized by agriculture. A stamina-sapping up and down section follows, with wonderful views at Bellevue. Burgrain has a farming museum and the town of Willisau is known for sweet, hard Willisauer Ringli biscuits.

The picturesque village of Hermance is followed by the beautiful Geneva countryside. Cologny has spectacular views of Geneva's lake basin with its fountain, which you reach before the crossing over the Petit-lac. The world's smallest metropolis boasts a wealth of delights to discover.

Starting in the monastery district of St. Gallen, over the chain of green hills between the Bodensee and Sittertobel, through meadows, woodland and fruit orchards down to Kreuzlingen.

Basel, Liestal and the Ergolztal: a bustling, self-confident agglomeration. In contrast: tranquility and charming countryside in the Baselbiet Jura. On through Aargau's Jurapark hills, followed by a racy descent down the southern Jura slopes to Aarau.

Bewitched by the Jura: Ste-Croix and L'Auberson, a nostalgic, enchanted world of nickelodeons, music boxes and talented puppeteers. Then a short guest performance on the flat before the TGV sways over the tracks in Vallorbe.

The tour «Herzschlaufe Seetal» leads from Eschenbach LU to Lenzburg and back for over nearly 120 km, all this away from traffic. The attractive E-bike route can be done in two days and shows an unfamiliar area of the cantons of Aargau and Lucerne.

Lake Wichel is located in a popular recreational area with a beautiful landscape. In particular, the forest-trimmed cliffs behind the lake are a worthwhile photo subject.

Surveying and simultaneously travelling along the «Bödeli», the wet land between lakes Brienz and Thun. The «Bödeli» route links a conurbation centre with nature, as well as a modern tourism destination with medieval churches and castle ruins.

The first stage of the Heart Route leads from Lausanne to Romont. The 50-kilometer route is the perfect introduction to E-Bike adventures.

A perspiring uphill pedal, wonderful views of the Vierwaldstättersee and Rigi mountain. Küssnacht was a harbour town on the old Gotthard route. A winding, lake-panorama stretch leads to mild Gersau with palms and chestnut trees, and on to Brunnen.

Aarau, with its enchanting old town, nestled amid the Jura landscape, airy deciduous forest run along the River Aare near Olten and on past Aarwangen castle to Solothurn, Switzerland's most beautiful baroque town.

The capital Sion shows its historic castles, churches and mansions. The lower Rhonetal is dominated by the high-alpine scenery of the Dents du Midi. A world of fertile fruit orchards and vineyards.

French-style joie-de vivre in Sion, the quaint main town, back-breaking work in the hot, steep vineyard slopes, perspiring round bends on tiny, boiling-hot mountain roads, your reward a wine-tasting session to tickle the taste buds and refresh the palate.

The route runs along the lake shore, passing stately buildings and well-kept public beaches. It then leads up through idyllic countryside, across fields and through charming villages, a route with vineyards above and the lake below. Cycling via Nyon and Rolle, you reach Morges.

The scenic Appenzell route leads from Heiden through the hilly Appenzell landscapes to the Gallus town of St. Gallen – passing known and lesser known points of interest on the way.

Another perspiring session, the Sattelegg, a lovely mosaic landscape with an Alpine panorama, then deep below flat countryside, a transit region for power and traffic, spatial improvement in a clinch with farming tradition, dog walkers and warehouses.

The Bodensee: the soul of Europe. The area around the shimmering silver-green «Swabian sea» is an ancient cultural landscape. Despite its lively lakeside scene, Thurgau remains a serene slice of countryside with castles and extensive orchards.

The isolated terrace above Lac Léman boasts an impressive panorama with the mighty snow-covered Mont Blanc. The natural idyll of Marais de la Versoix lies hidden, before you suddenly arrive in cosmopolitan Genève.

Atypical bike itinerary on which you will behold the Lavaux terraced vineyards and the more hilly countryside just inland. Interesting discovery of small roads leading through fields and forests.

The last stage leads from Altstätten to Rorschach on a 39 kilometer-length that presents everything that makes Switzerland so attractive.

The journey Willisau–Langnau is a stunning ride at the Alpine foothills. Alternating between the sombre fissures of the Napf and the lovely pastures of Emmental and Oberaargau.

This flat route at the foot of the mountains leads you alongside the Magadino plain. Away from busy roads, you will discover fascinating spots close to Bellinzona, inviting you to take a well-earned break.

Tear yourself away from the charm of the Rhaetian capital and set out on the Polish Path. Enjoy breathtaking views of the winding Hinterrhein. Step into the blooming garden of Graubunden: the Domleschg, guarded by castles and Piz Beverin.

Rugged and steep up through the Schinschlucht (gorge) to Tiefencastel, later nice and easy through the Alvaneuer Albulatal, where sulphur springs promise relief. High above, red trains on the curved Landwasser viaduct.

The start in the stony Alpine reduit (fortress), over the treeless pastures of the Urserental, perspiring on the climb to the 2430m Furkapass and an indescribable freewheel past the ice caves of the Rhone Glacier.

This tour offers Appenzell hospitality, delicacies and unique views over typical alpine landscapes. You'll be tempted by a carefully selected menu that you can enjoy at a single location - or course by course at different restaurants.

Questo è uno dei percorsi ciclistici più belli ad ovest di Thun. Conduce attraverso un paesaggio incontaminato, passando davanti ai quattro laghi morenici formatisi sulla morena mediana del ghiacciaio scomparso dell'Aare. Imperdibile è una sosta presso la chiesa di Amsoldingen con il castello.

Useful but unpredictable water from richly forested Tösstal. Culturally and industrially confident Winterthur, a city without airs and graces. Whether with a gentle murmur or a roar, the turbines of the «silver birds» announce the arrival of Zurich.

This loop starts in Aigle and goes in search of the classic passes of the Vaud Alps. The little town of Aigle in Switzerland’s Chablais region is home to the UCI, the International Cycling Union.

Above the terraced La Côte vineyards, below on the lake the market towns of Morges, Rolle, Nyon. Open shore becomes rarer, villas and yachts larger, soon cosmopolitan Geneva greets us with boulevards and its 140m-high water fountain «Jet d'eau».

From Lausanne up to Grand Mont. The hilly landscape is characterized by woodland and open fields, the villages by farmsteads with impressive archways. Along the Canal Oriental on to Yverdon-les-Bains, a lakeside spa town with a castle.

With renewed energy following the curves of the Rhaetian Railway. The Albulapass, stony, windswept and beautiful. Perspiration is the price paid to enter sub-Alpine Engadine. The National Park, where nature is free to unfold, is nearly one hundred years old.

The River Limmat winds steadfastly westward, the monastery looks on unperturbed. The Aargau mega shopping mile is only touched at its perimeter. Always following the Limmat, you reach the spa town of Baden.

Past mighty Grandson Castle, alongside Lac de Neuchâtel’s inviting beaches and up to the wide valley basin of the Val de Ruz.

Solid stone houses tell of harsh winters, the National Park protects unspoilt nature, the picture-book village of Guarda enchants tourists, the mineral springs in Scuol promise cyclists relief for aching muscles.

Shingle-clad farm buildings scattered in a green, strongly contoured pre-Alpine landscape, a tough pedal over crests and through deep gullies, up on Chellenmoor a dragonfly buzzes over high moorland, the Churfirsten in Toggenburg greet from a distance.