Three Lakes Cycle Tour

The largest town on Lake Constance is still quite Medieval in character to this day and in 1414 hosted the only church council ever to take place north of the Alps.

Today you will cycle along the romantic Lower Lake through small fishing villages and the well-known town of Stein am Rhein. The Canton capital of Schaffhausen is towered over by the Munot Fortress. There are over 170 oriels in the town which testify to the former wealth of the citizens.

The first highlight of your trip is the Rheinfall waterfall, which you will approach by boat. The Glatt valley will lead you on to Zurich, the fascinating cosmopolitan Swiss city.

Today you will cycle along the banks of Lake Zurich, which is also known locally as the Gold Coast until you come to Rapperswil with its old castle and cross over the lake using the dam. You will come to the small little town of Lachen on the opposite shore.

Today you will cycle along the Linth Canal, the man-made canal between Lake Zurich and Lake Walen, and come to Weesen. Here you will board a boat which will take you to the other end of the lake and Walenstadt. The Lake is 150 m deep and is towered over by the 1800 m high Churfirsten Mountains. Now you are in the valley of the Rhine source where you continue to Liechtenstein.

You will continue to follow the Rhine for a little longer, then a cogwheel railway will bring you up to Appenzell countryside, to Gais. Alpen meadows and cows, like those from children’s books, will accompany you on your way to St.Gallen which is home to one of the formerly most important monasteries in the region. The library is a UNESCO- world heritage site.

You will cycle downhill towards Lake Constance today, which you will reach the town of Arbon. From here you will cycle along the shoreline through Swiss villages and apple orchards on towards Constance.

After breakfast, your cycling tour through four countries comes to an end.