Rhone route - Rhone-Route

Tour profile
	height	km	Hm
Andermatt		0	0
Glacier		31
Brig-Glis		80
Sion		141
Martigny		168
Montreux		215
Lausanne		241
Nyon		284
Geneva		309
Overview

The Rhone route (Route du Rhône) runs from Andermatt (Oberwald) over the Furka Pass down the whole of Valais Montreux and then along Lake Geneva Geneva.

Route profile

Length: 309 km
Signposting: The route is as Rhone route no.1 signposted.
Slopes:

Andermatt - Genève: 1650 m

Genève - Andermatt: 2710 m

Incline with Veloverlad in train, bus ship

Andermatt - Genève: 420 m

Genève - Andermatt: 730 m

Path condition: 26 km unpaved
Traffic load:
Suitable bike:
Requirement: easy (without Furka pass)
Fitness: Young people, adults, Oberwald – Montreux and families
Inline suitability
Good to know: Ernen - Brig-Glis, Leuk - Sierre, Evionnaz - St. Maurice, Villeneuve - Montreux, Villeneuve - St-Prex: main roads. Alternatives: rail or ship loading. When the weather is nice, a strong wind blows up the valley in the afternoon in Valais.

background

preparation

getting there

Public transportation

Many places on the routes from Cycling in Switzerland can be reached by train or bus. (please refer Bicycle transport in Switzerland)

By bicycle

Around seven of the eight other National Routes are connected to the Rhone Route:

In Andermatt - Hospental the Rhine route and the North-South route.
Via Gletsch you can reach the Rhone Route over the Grimsel Pass from the Aare route.
On the Alpine panorama route can be reached in Illarsaz the Rhone route.
The Lakes route reached in Montreux - Vevey the Lake Geneva, here you can either cycle along the lake to Geneva or cycle the Rhone route up the Valais.
In Lausanne - St-Sulpice reaches the Mittelland route Lake Geneva and thus also the Rhone route
Finally comes also Jura route in Nyon on the Rhone route.

Route description with sights

Andermatt - Oberwald: 38 km

Of which unsurfaced: 0 km
Places:Andermatt, Hospental, Realp, Furka Pass, Glacier, St. Niklaus, Oberwald
Altitude difference

Andermatt - Oberwald: 1000 m

Oberwald - Andermatt: 1060 m

Altitude meters with Veloverlad in train, bus ship

Andermatt – Oberwald: 0 m

Oberwald - Andermatt: 0 m

Requirement: high
For: Adults
Good to know: Pass open from around May to October. Information Tel. 163 or [1].

Oberwald - Brig-Glis: 43 km

Of which unsurfaced: 19 km
Places:Oberwald, Niederwald, Appoint, Lax train station, Mörel, Brig-Glis/Naters
Altitude difference

Oberwald - Brig-Glis: 220 m

Brig-Glis - Oberwald: 920 m

Altitude meters with Veloverlad in train, bus ship

Oberwald - Brig-Glis: 90 m

Brig-Glis - Oberwald: 200 m

Requirement: medium
For: Families, young people, adults
Good to know: Ernen - Brig-Glis on canton road with a lot of traffic. Alternatives: rail loading or mountain bike route Out of sight – Grengiols, about 2 km of bike, very scenic.

Brig-Glis - Sion: 60 km

Of which unsurfaced: 2 km
Altitude difference

Brig-Glis - Sion: 70 m

Sion - Brig-Glis: 260 m

Altitude meters with Veloverlad in train, bus ship

Brig-Glis - Sion: 30 m

Sion - Brig-Glis: 120 m

Requirement: light
For: Families, young people, adults
Good to know: When the weather is nice, a strong wind blows up the valley in the afternoon. Leuk – Sierre busy main road. Alternatives: rail loading or regional route Varen – Salgesch.

Sion - Montreux: 75 km

View over Lake Geneva to the Alps

Of which unsurfaced: 3 km
Altitude difference

Sion - Montreux: 30 m

Montreux - Sion: 140 m

Altitude meters with Veloverlad in train, bus ship

Sion - Montreux: 30 m

Montreux - Sion: 140 m

Requirement: light
For: Families, young people, adults
Good to know: When the weather is nice, a strong wind blows up the valley in the afternoon. Evionnaz – St. Maurice and Villeneuve - Montreux on main roads.

Montreux - Genève: 93 km

The route ends in Geneva, but the journey doesn't have to be over ...

Of which unsurfaced: 2 km
Places:Montreux, Lausanne, Nyon, Geneva
Altitude difference

Montreux - Genève: 330 m

Genève - Montreux: 330 m

Altitude meters with Veloverlad in train, bus ship

Montreux - Genève: 270 m

Genève - Montreux: 270 m

Requirement: medium, traffic experience
For: Teenagers, adults
Good to know: Villeneuve - St-Prex Main street with a lot of traffic. Alternatives: rail or ship loading.