Grünes Band Bern
Overview
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Distance 58 km
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Ascent 950 m
Intro
Discover the Swiss capital from an entirely new perspective. This route starts and ends at the river Aare and takes you round the southern part of Bern and its quiet, picturesque scenery and villages.
Description
On the «Grünes Band» (Green Belt) route, you are free to choose your direction of travel, where you start and which stage you cover. It's worth making regular stops along the way to enjoy the views, take a closer look at a tree or watch dragonflies flitting over a pond. At the marked «experience points», you can learn useful, amusing and surprising facts about nature and agriculture. Tree-trunk benches at these locations also invite you to linger awhile, with illustrated information on the itinerary so you are always fully aware of the next highlights along the route.
The route starts at Bern-Belp Airport (Bern Airport) and takes you to Kehrsatz along the national riparian zone of Belper Giessen and through the Belpmoos area which is well-known throughout Switzerland. After a gentle climb the whole landscape opens onto the Aare River and the Gürbetal Valley, as well as the Bernese Alps beyond. After the climb, the route carries on to the south of Mt. Gurten through the scenic Köniz Valley and on to Köniz Castle. The next destination is the nationally significant hamlet of Herzwil with its characteristic Bernese farmhouses. You will soon reach a more urban environment down in Niederwangen.
The route carries on through the Bottigenmoos lowlands and ends in the village of «Chäs u Brot» near Oberbottigen. It is said that the Bern army had a meal there on their way to the Battle of Laupen in 1339. Finally, you cycle to Riedbach and then down to Frauenkappelen on Lake Wohlen. The route then takes you through cultural landscapes, hamlets and villages and finally over the Wohlei Bridge to Hinterkappelen. Following a climb to Wohlen, the route continues along the foothills of Mt. Frienisberg. Well-hidden in the gently cultivated landscapes surrounding Wohlen and Kirchlindach are the two upland moors of Lörmoos and Büsselimoos which are under conservation management.
A good five kilometres north of Bern, the route passes through Zollikofen. To the south-east, at the Grauholz service area, you cross the motorway over a bridge. However, you soon reach the countryside again. This is followed by a climb to the picturesque hamlet of Habstetten before reaching the Worblental Valley near Deisswil after a slight descent. The route then leads through the Gümligental Valley to Gümligen. Via Allmendigen, you cycle down to the River Aare. The final section leads along the River Aare and the River Giesse through the meadow landscape to the destination near Bern-Belp Airport.
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
| Start location |
Belp, Flughafen
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| Destination |
Belp, Flughafen
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| Direction |
Round trip
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| Ascent |
950 m
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| Descent |
950 m
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| Distance |
58 km
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| Distance on tarred ways |
52 km
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| Distance on natural surface |
6 km
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| Physical requirements |
Difficult
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| Season |
March - October
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| Signalization |
Signalisation in both directions
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| More information | https://schweizmobil.ch/en/cycling-in-switzerland/... |
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