All cycling routes in Lucerne – Lake Lucerne

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 routes on the Rigi massif rank among the most beautiful mountain bike trails in Central Switzerland. The view is practically infinite in all directions, ideal for letting your mind and spirit run free.

Lush green flower meadows, fascinating fauna, an emerald green mountain lake with temperatures as high as 23 degrees and a fantastic view of the mountains – you'll find it all in the village of Lungern.

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.

This valley of Uri bike tour is recommended for beginners and families and you bear witness to the comprehensive history of the holiday region of Uri. Along the river Reuss you also discover the natural beauty of the Uri valley.

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.

Discover one of the most popular hiking and biking areas in the holiday region of Uri. The valley Maderanertal is truly romantic with roaring rivers and spraying water falls. The destination is the Swiss Alpine Club hotel Maderanertal.

The first and unmatched downhill route in the Lake Lucerne region! The technically demanding route with the newly developed free ride part and additional compressions and jumps provide fun and a sporting challenge.

The Beromünster national radio sender scrapes the sky, the hills tease your calves, the Hallwilersee and Baldeggersee lakes please eyes and spirits, the roses at Heidegger Castle enchant noses and the Lindenberg stimulates the circulation to Muri.

A stage through Switzerland’s founding cantons – Schwyz, Nidwalden and Obwalden. After a steep ascent and scenic views on the descent, you take the ferry from Gersau to Beckenried and then pedal past attractive farmsteads to Sarnen.

Brennwald – «Burning Forest» – expect something hot. Take enough water with you, as you really won’t find it anywhere in the forest. But what it does have: clear views and fantastic a landscape which has once been used in a film.

This easy and exciting bike trail offers unforgettable panoramic views from the valley of Schwyz over Lake Lucerne and the surrounding mountains. To relax, Brunnen is also the perfect spot if you want to relax after this roundtrip with its many restaurants directly at the lakefront.

The name itself makes you ask: why «Choltal»? The cyclists will discover it on this varied tour, that leads through protected moor land and along the tumbling stream down through the valley.

Featuring almost 50 kilometres of climbing, this loop calls for fitness and a love of adventure.

Varation of section 5: non-asphalted stretch (approx. 7 km between Sörenberg and Schangnau) can be avoided via Escholzmatt.

General Suworow drove his troops mercilessly over the Pragelpass into the Glarus region, and cyclists still suffer on the pass today, recover at the crystal-clear Klöntalersee lake, drink an Elmer lemonade and marvel at the Alpine thrust fault.

This bike routes leads to Haldi, which is the sun drenched terrace above Schattdorf. The varied tour leads you along forest roads, alpine paths and single trails past the well «Billentrog», a mythical place with special power.

Pretty and useful, the energy-supplying Sihlsee; split by the lake dam, the Zürichsee with its villa shores; the land drainage project by unconventional engineer H.C. Eschert, the Linth plain with canal, new fields and pastureland.

An impressive conquest of the main chain of the Alps from Andermatt to Biasca in the Ticino. The Gottardo-Bike route holds the world-famous Gotthardpass, the lonely Piora high plain and the sunny Blenio Valley.

The name says it all, what more can we say? With views over Lake Lucerne and the Mythen, this is the perfect tour for anybody who enjoys a spectacular panorama.

Combining this escapade with a boat trip makes for a short yet spectacular loop on the shores of Lake Lucerne.

Over rolling fields to Willisau, along tiny, idyllic peat ponds to the tourist attractions of Luzern. On via Küssnacht am Rigi to Brunnen, sometimes on panoramic paths high above the lake, sometimes taking bend after bend around the lake.

The Urnerland, an incessant, nervously pulsating transit corridor, where the wild Reuss plunges down through the Schöllenenschlucht (gorge), subdued only by sheer mountain walls and the Teufels Brücke (Devil’s Bridge).

With three legendary passes that regularly feature in the Tour de Suisse, this loop ranks among the great alpine classics. Although just 106km in length, it should not be underestimated: with almost 40km of climbing, it presents a major challenge.

After tanking up on energy with the Einsiedeln speciality «Schafböck» (ram) biscuits you continue past many hamlets up the Haggenegg at the foot of the mighty Mythen rock crags. Views open up to the Vierwaldstätersee and Central Switzerland’s mountain world.

A bike tour offering fabulous views of the well-known Muotathal valley and the Schwyz basin. It includes a beautiful climb from Muotathal to Alp Wannen and super downhill stretches to the bottom of the Schwyz/Schlattli-Stoos funicular.

The Grosschlierental valley is known as the heart of the largest moor landscape in Switzerland, but it is also the basis for attractive mountain bike tours. The valley takes centre stage on the o-tour Bike West route.

General Suvorov and 20,000 soldiers once marched from the Schächental Valley across Chinzig Chulm to the Muotathal Valley. If the troops had known then that they were using one of the most attractive mountain bike routes in Central Switzerland …

The train and energy town Erstfeld is easily reachable with public transport and gives access to the Erstfeld valley. This comparatively short route offers you all elements of an attractive biking route and can ideally be combined with other tours.

The valley of Witenwasser out of Andermatt is a route that can also be tackled by beginners. This half day route is very varied and if you are looking for idyllic locations, remoteness and alpine flora then this will be for you.

Over the Lindenberg into Freiamt, sweeping alongside the train to Zug, where towering office blocks contrast with the pleasant old town, winding north with the Sihl, through the lonely Sihlwald forest, an area of wilderness at the gates of the city.

The long climb up the «Panoramastrasse» to Glaubenbielenpass, at over 1600 m above sea level, is rewarded by fantastic views across the Sarnersee lake. The stage ends in the tourist resort of Sörenberg at the foot of the Brienzer Rothorn.

An ascent through the landslide area of Goldau, with its matchlessly beautiful nature and wealth of rare orchids.