Via Alpina Switzerland.

[floatlikeabutterfly]

Hi. Just wondering if anyone has followed the waymarked trail across Switzerland?

http://www.swisstrails.ch/swisstrails_engl/mountainbikeland/mountainbikeland_national_regional.asp

I don't want to do the guided holiday, I want to include some of it in a transalp. What I want to follow is alpine bike route 1.

Just wondering what the way marking is like how much of it is single-track?

Cheers
Ben

[maettu99]

Hi Ben,

This routes are built and maintained from the Swiss Mobile foundation. In general the routes are very scenic but not very difficult to ride.

The alpine route #1 is the most challenging and most beautiful of all the routes.

Total length: 665 km (415mi)
Double track: 335 km (209mi)
Singletrail: 53 km (33mi)
Elevation gain: 21'000 hm (69'000ft)

As you can see in the numbers, even this route has not really much single trail. But you need to consider that the single trails in the swiss alps are generally much rougher and have more elevation gain (are steeper) than the trails in the USA.

If you need more Information I'm happy to help...