Cycling holidays Aare-Route Grimselpass - Bad Zurzach
Cycling: Aare-Route

Arrival in Grimselpass
Grimselpass – Iseltwald
An imponsant alpine landscape with diversity: Reservoirs and power plants surrounded by icy green-gray granite mountains – a balance act for your eyes. Steep descent to the Aare valley and onwards to Meiringen and the Sherlock Holmes museum. Take a short breather, then at the shore of the Lake of Brienz there is another hill to cross before reaching your stage goal of Iseltwald.
Iseltwald – Bern
The deep Lake of Brienz, clear, quiet and sombre. The Lake of Thun, shallower, open and lively. In the middle, Interlaken, a trendy tourist and adventure centre, dominated by those icy icons, the Eiger, Mönch & Jungfrau.
Continue with the ship to Thun, the gateway to the Bernese Oberland and from there to the wide Aaretal (Aare Valley): large villages, industry, open fields and a powerful river in lush water meadows. Then follows the entrance to Bern, the capital city of Switzerland and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Bern – Biel
Idyllic trio at Lake Wohlensee: bird paradise, hydroelectric power station and nuclear pile. The Aare leads into the Seeland, a huge vegetable garden thanks to the canal Hagneck. Behind reeds and woodland you can sense the Lake Biel, cheerful hustle and bustle in bilingual Biel-Bienne.
Biel – Solothurn
"Children" of the Jura water correction: the Nidau-Büren canal and the old water loop in the Häftli. Witi-Altreu, the world of the stork and hare chamber. Continue along the banks of the Aare river until you spot the St. Ursen Tower which marks the baroque town of Solothurn.
Solothurn – Aarau
The so-called "Ambassadorial City" of Solothurn is considered the most beautiful baroque city in Switzerland, where Italian grandeur is combined with French charm and German-Swiss down-to-earthness.
From here always the Aare "naa" (to) – Aarau, capital of the canton of Aargau in the Swiss Midlands (Schweizer Mittelland), lies on the river Aare, to which the city and canton owe their names.
A family-friendly and delightful route along the Aare River from Aarau to Koblenz, where Aare and Rhine rivers converge. A scenic ride past gabled houses, a few cement factories, wetlands, beavers, birds – and lots of water. From Koblenz continue to Bad Zurzach and from there individual departure.

Tour character
A perfectly signposted, mostly flat cycling route, which predominantly follows field and forest trails far away from motiorized traffic. Some parts remain natural, but most of the tour will lead you on asphalt roads. On the first stage there are some passages, on which you will have to push your bike, and expect some steep parts there as well.
The Aare Route on SwitzerlandMobility
Season 1 09.09.2023 - 24.09.2023 daily | Season 2 17.06.2023 - 08.09.2023 daily | |
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Aare-Route Grimselpass - Bad Zuzach, 7 days, cat. A, CH-BDRGZ-07A | ||
Base price | 1'125.- | 1'175.- |
Surcharge Single Room | 419.- | 419.- |
Aare-Route Grimselpass - Bad Zurzach, 7 days, cat. B, CH-BDRGZ-07B | ||
Base price | 1'035.- | 1'069.- |
Surcharge Single Room | 335.- | 335.- |
Aare-Route Grimselpass - Bad Zuzach, 8 days, cat. A, CH-BDRGZ-08A | ||
Base price | 1'249.- | 1'299.- |
Surcharge Single Room | 469.- | 469.- |
Aare-Route Grimselpass - Bad Zurzach, 8 days, cat. B, CH-BDRGZ-08B | ||
Base price | 1'119.- | 1'155.- |
Surcharge Single Room | 349.- | 349.- |
Catergory A: 3* & 4* hotels
Catergory B: 3* hotels
Season 1 Sep 9, 2023 - Sep 24, 2023 daily | Season 2 Jun 17, 2023 - Sep 8, 2023 daily | |
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Grimselpass A Komfort | ||
Extra night double room (BB) | 139.- | 139.- |
Extra night single room (BB) | 214.- | 214.- |
Bad Zurzach A Komfort | ||
Extra night double room (BB) | 125.- | 125.- |
Extra night single room (BB) | 175.- | 175.- |
Bad Zurzach B Standard | ||
Extra night double room (BB) | 85.- | 85.- |
Extra night single room (BB) | 100.- | 100.- |
Included:
- 6 or 7 overnight stays in the selected category incl. breakfast
- Daily luggage transfers
- Cost for luggage pick-up at the station (for direct departure)
- Boat ride Interlaken – Thun
- Carefully elaborated route description
- Travel documents (1 x per room)
- Service hotline
Note:
- Tourist tax, if due, is not included in the price
- Reservation fee of CHF 15.- per adult (incl. legally required customer money protection)
Arrival/Departure:
- Arrival by public transport on the Grimsel Pass.
- Departure by public transport from Bad Zurzach. For direct departure: Return your luggage to the partner hotel by 17:00 at the latest.
Travel documents "digital"
We reduce the amount of printed documents. You will receive instructions to help you find your way around using the Eurotrek Travel Guide App. We provide you with further information online.
In advance you will receive a small package of documents with the following contents:
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Your travel program
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Luggage tags
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Description of how to use the app
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Any vouchers
The Eurotrek Travel Guide App will help you find your way around. In addition to your digital map, you will find further information about your booked trip. The app is also available offline, simply download the trip in advance.