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The Swiss National Bike Routes (german: Nationale Velorouten, french: Itinéraires à vélo nationaux, it, Percorsi nazionali) are the
National routes
Schweiz Mobil - Veloland Cycling in Switzerland National cycling route networks Tourism in Switzerland {{Switzerland-stub
The Swiss National Bike Routes (german: Nationale Velorouten, french: Itinéraires à vélo nationaux, it, Percorsi nazionali) are the national cycling route network A national cycling route network is a nationwide network of designated long-distance cycling routes found in various countries around the world for the purposes of bicycle tourism. They are often created and maintained by the government of the cou ...
of Switzerland. There are currently 9 such long-distance cycling route
Long-distance cycling routes are designated cycling routes in various countries around the world for bicycle tourism. These routes include anything from longer rail trails, to national cycling route networks like the Dutch LF-routes,the French ...
s criss-crossing the Swiss nation and these were established mainly to promote bicycle tourism.
The routes are signposted with red signposts. National routes are characterized by single-digit numbers to tell them apart from the Swiss regional routes. Each national route is published in a guidebook in German and French with map sections at 1:100 000 scale with technical and tourist information.
Nine national and many regional routes were established. The nine national routes are:
#Rhone Route : Andermatt - Geneva, 309 km (26 km unpaved road ), 4360 meters of altitude
#Rhine Route : Andermatt - Oberalp Pass - Chur - Schaffhausen - Basel, 424 km
#North -South Route : Basel - Chiasso, 363 km
#Alpine Panorama Route : St.Margrethen - Aigle, 483 km
#Mittelland Route : Roman Horn - Lausanne, 369 km
#Graubünden Route : Chur - Bellinzona, 260 km
#Jura Route : Basel - Nyon, 275 km
#Aare Route : Upper Forest - Koblenz, 305 km
#Lakes Route : Montreux - Rorschach, 497 km
Note that, these routes often follow paved roads and paths, but they also contain sections that are not yet paved. Only the Route 4 (Alpine Panorama Route) is paved throughout.
See also
*EuroVelo
''EuroVelo'' is a network of currently 17 long-distance cycling routes criss-crossing Europe, in various stages of completion. When completed, the EuroVelo network's total length will almost be . more than were in place. EuroVelo is a project of ...
*LF-routes LF-Routes (''Landelijke Fietsroutes'', Dutch for ''countrywide cycling routes'') are long-distance cycling routes that form a network in the Netherlands and Belgium. The routes, criss-crossing both countries, are primarily intended for recreational ...
, the national cycling route network A national cycling route network is a nationwide network of designated long-distance cycling routes found in various countries around the world for the purposes of bicycle tourism. They are often created and maintained by the government of the cou ...
of the Netherlands.
*National Cycle Network
The National Cycle Network (NCN) is the national cycling route network of the United Kingdom, which was established to encourage cycling and walking throughout Britain, as well as for the purposes of bicycle touring. It was created by the cha ...
, the national cycling route network A national cycling route network is a nationwide network of designated long-distance cycling routes found in various countries around the world for the purposes of bicycle tourism. They are often created and maintained by the government of the cou ...
of the United Kingdom.
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