Mittelland-Route
Overzicht
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Afstand 51 km
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Stijging 320 m
Inleiding
Lac de Neuchâtel: getjirp in het riet, een zachte golfslag op de vlakke oever, fonkelend licht van de Jura in de verte. Meer dan 100 vogelsoorten broeden in de Grande Cariçaie, de 40 km lange moeras-rietgordel aan de zuidelijke oever van het meer.
Beschrijving
The Lakes Region is considered to be Switzerland’s vegetable gardens. It wasn’t always so: On 25 July 1867 the Federal Assembly approved 5 million francs for a first correction of the Jura waters. What used to be a marsh where many people contracted malaria was to improve considerably by means of a sophisticated concept. For one thing, the Aare was rerouted to flow from Aarberg into Lake Biel, which resulted in the new Hagneck channel. Lake Biel, Lake Neuchâtel and Lake Murten were lowered by 2.5 m. This is also the time when the famous Swiss painter Albert Anker (1831–1910) created some of his works. His studio in the Grand Marsh town of Ins was preserved almost in its original condition and is available for guided tours.
No guided tour is required to leisurely pedal through the vegetable paradise and to admire and cross the Rotary Bridge. The 250 m wooden arch symbolizes the gulf between German- and French-speaking Switzerland and once was one of the centrepieces of the EXPO 02 national exposition. The connecting bridge between Lake Neuchâtel and Lake Murten is closed to motorised traffic, but not to pedestrians, bikers and inline skaters. If you need a break, head for Cudrefin. There is a lawn for sunbathing on the lake. Restaurants are also available, small but serving scrumptious food. If you prefer to rest in the sand, continue and pick one of the sand beaches in Yvonand. With a little imagination, it feels like the Mediterranean here.
Back on the bike, you will catch sight now and then of the snow-capped Alps in the distance, but mostly you will appreciate the lovely area on charming Lake Neuchâtel, the largest lake located entirely in Switzerland. Listen to the birds chirping in the country’s longest reed area. The “Grande Cariçaie” nature preserve is 40 km long. The bike route from Yvonand to Yverdon continues along the main road and offers various access opportunities and vistas of this “jungle”; at the Cheseaux islands observation tower, for example, or the “Centre de Champ Pittet”. It’s worth climbing the wooden steps to enjoy the view from the tower – an exciting look at the life of kingfishers, frogs, garden warblers, white herons and the riverside forests. Shortly before Yverdon, directly on the bike route, be sure you stop at the Menhires at Clendy site. These pre-historic standing stones, erected more than 5000 years ago, will remind you a little of the “hanging stones” of Stonehenge.
De sleutel voor een prettige wandeltocht is onder andere een zorgvuldige planning. Win op voorhand inlichtingen in bij de plaatselijke informatiedienst over de toestand van het traject en de weersomstandigheden. Afhankelijk van het seizoen en de weersomstandigheden kan de route gesloten of onderbroken zijn.
| Vertrek |
Ins
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| Aankomst |
Yverdon
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| Stijging |
320 m
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| Daling |
320 m
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| Afstand |
51 km
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| Afstand over asfalt |
45 km
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| Afstand over onverharde weg |
6 km
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| Vereiste conditie |
Gemiddeld
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| Thema |
Along Water
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