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Last updated: 16 July 2025, 2 pm
Cycling
Aare Route N°8
© SwitzerlandMobility
- From | ToFrom | To
- Oberwald (Gletsch) – Koblenz
- Ascents | DescentsLength
- 315 km
- Ascents | DescentsAscents | Descents
- 2'600 m | 4'000 m
Nº 8 Aare Route
Oberwald (Gletsch) – Koblenz
The Aare Route follows the river from the small glacier lake on the Grimselpass until it joins the Rhine. After a racy stretch down the pass road, it passes the Aareschlucht (gorge) and deep lakes on the way to the Mittelland region.
Characteristics
Characteristics
- Physical requirements
- Medium
Height Difference Back- 4000 m
Height Difference- 2600 m
Unsurfaced- 67 km
Asphalt- 248 km
City end- Koblenz
City start- Oberwald (Gletsch)
Links & PDFs
Links & PDFs
Stages
Stages
- Stage n° 4
- Bern - Nidau
- Length : 47 km
- Fitness level : Medium
- Stage n° 5
- Nidau - Solothurn
- Length : 31 km
- Fitness level : Easy