Cycling

Aare Route N°8

From | To
- Oberwald (Gletsch) – Koblenz
From | To
Length
- 315 km
Ascents | Descents
Ascents | Descents
- 2'600 m | 4'000 m
Ascents | Descents

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.

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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
- SwitzerlandMobility: Path
- SwitzerlandMobility: Map

Stages

Stage n° 4
- Bern - Nidau
- Length : 47 km
- Fitness level : Medium
Stage n° 5
- Nidau - Solothurn
- Length : 31 km
- Fitness level : Easy