Cycling holidays Aare-Route Grimselpass - Bad Zurzach

You start your journey with an impressive alpine landscape full of diversity: Reservoirs and power plants surrounded by icy green-gray granite mountains – it is a true balance act for your eyes. A the steep descent to the Aare valley follows and onwards you cycle to Meiringen and the Sherlock Holmes museum. Take a short breather here; then there is another hill to cross at the shore of the Lake Brienz before reaching your stage goal of Iseltwald. 

The deep Lake Brienz is clear, quiet and sombre. In contrast, the Lake Thun is shallower, open and lively. In the middle lies the trendy tourist and adventure centre Interlaken, which is dominated by the icy icons Eiger, Mönch & Jungfrau.

Continue with the ship to Thun, the gateway to the Bernese Oberland and from there on to the wide Aaretal (Aare Valley), a place that harbours large villages, industries, open fields and a powerful river in lush water meadows. Then enter Bern, which is both the capital city of Switzerland and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

An Idyllic trio awaits at Lake Wohlensee: a birdlife paradise, a hydropower plant and a nuclear power plant. The Aare leads into Seeland, a huge vegetable garden thanks to the canal Hagneck. Behind reeds and woodland you can sense the Lake Biel, you'll find cheerful hustle and bustle in the bilingual Biel/Bienne.

Encounter two of the offspring of Jura's water correction: the Nidau-Büren canal and the oxbow lake in Häftli. Follow up with a visit Witi-Altreu, which has become a haven for storks and hares. Continue along the banks of the Aare until you spot the St. Ursen Tower, which marks the Baroque town of Solothurn.

The so-called "ambassadorial town" Solothurn is considered one of the most beautiful Baroque towns in Switzerland. Here Italian grandeur meets French charm and Swiss German sensibility. From here always "dr Aare naa" (follow the Aare) – Aarau, capital of the canton Aargau in the Swiss Central Plateau (Schweizer Mittelland), lies on the banks of the city and canton's eponymous river Aare.

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.