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best route from zurich to luzern?
Hello everyone.
What is the best bicycle route from Zurich to Luzern? I see that national bicycle route 9 will take me from Zug to Luzern. So perhaps I just need a good route from Zurich to Zug. In which case some tips on finding national bicycle route 9 once in Zug would be welcome also. Or maybe there is a better route and I should skip the national bicycle routes altogether? (Actually, I'll be living/working in Zurich for a month, and I will be commuting and exploring the area by bicycle. I would like very much to communicate with other Zurich cyclists to get route advice. If you can tell me who I might contact I would be very grateful.) Thanks in advance, John |
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best route from zurich to luzern?
I'd just get a map when you're there and see what looks interesting. The
whole country is so bicycle friendly that you will have a hard time finding a bad route. For example, you might go down the west side of the lake and pick up route 9 where it intersects. Or, if you want to go a little farther, go down the east side of the lake and pick up route 9 in Rapperswil. Even that route's probably less than 45 miles. There is a range of fairly steep hills just west of the lake, which you have to get over. Any of the locals should be able to tell you what's the easiest route over them. Probably the national route will be among the flattest options, and very scenic. Don't worry, just do it. You'll have a blast! (A real pity that you have to spend time working....) Steve john wrote: Hello everyone. What is the best bicycle route from Zurich to Luzern? I see that national bicycle route 9 will take me from Zug to Luzern. So perhaps I just need a good route from Zurich to Zug. In which case some tips on finding national bicycle route 9 once in Zug would be welcome also. Or maybe there is a better route and I should skip the national bicycle routes altogether? (Actually, I'll be living/working in Zurich for a month, and I will be commuting and exploring the area by bicycle. I would like very much to communicate with other Zurich cyclists to get route advice. If you can tell me who I might contact I would be very grateful.) Thanks in advance, John |
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best route from zurich to luzern?
John Fitzpatrick writes:
What is the best bicycle route from Zurich to Luzern? I see that national bicycle route 9 will take me from Zug to Luzern. So perhaps I just need a good route from Zurich to Zug. In which case some tips on finding national bicycle route 9 once in Zug would be welcome also. I've always ridden to Affoltern a. A. and crossed the Reuss valley to Muri on RTE 25, then to Gisikon and RTE 4 that take you into Lucerne. This route has a good agricultural/bicycle paved road parallel to the main route. From Gisikon it's a main route with shoulders and plenty of room until you enter Lucerne. By the way, as you drop down to Lucerne, you'll come past the grand Museum that depicts ancient wars but across from which is the wonderful glacier garden and Lucerne Lion Sculpture with reflecting pool. http://tinyurl.com/267yv Jobst Brandt |
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best route from zurich to luzern?
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Steve Maas wrote: I'd just get a map when you're there and see what looks interesting. The whole country is so bicycle friendly that you will have a hard time finding a bad route. You can buy special maps for cyclists. These maps have bicycle-friendly routes marked out in red. If you arrive at the main train station in Zurich you can buy them right there in the newspaper shop/kiosk in the main hall. Unfortunately rather expensive--CHF 26. Also you would want to have more than one. -- Ned Mantei Department of Cell Biology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland |
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