International Trails, Electric Bikes & Travel
Swiss Alps trail
Rarely do I find three of my favorite topics in one article; a recent New York Times travel article seemed to reassure me that all is well in the universe. The article was especially interesting because it highlighted a network of trails in Switzerland, revealed a fleet of electric bikes with which to navigate those trails and reassured me that some publications still publish a travel section. All three of those topics are wonderful, indeed.
For 50 Swiss francs a day, about $62 at $1.25 to the franc (with discounts for multiple days), you can rent an electric bike from one of 400 rental stations around the country and then set out on some 5,600 miles of well-marked bike paths. With hundreds of places along the way to obtain fresh batteries free, you don’t need to be a whippet-thin racer to roll for days through the spectacular Swiss hinterlands — up steep mountain passes and past soft meadows, burbling 
creeks and curious cows.
via The Swiss Alps on an Electric Bicycle – NYTimes.com.
Swiss Trails
With the help of smooth trails and an electric bike, just about anyone can pedal the Swiss Alps. It’s like mountain biking without a mountain bike. But if you’re not into biking at altitude, you’ll be glad to find out that a group called Swiss Trails has a plethora of Switzerland bike rides that don’t involve heavy duty mountains. Some of the bicycle trails include the:
And more… Have you ever biked in Switzerland or been on any Swiss trails? We’d love to hear about it in the comments below.
2 comments
Did 10 days, 5 of us, from Zug to Lausanne on e-Bikes. Was absolutely one of our best vacations. Did the Heart Route #99 all the way. Reserved the bikes and winged it the rest of the way.
Author
I love the receptive attitude about electric bikes on trails in Europe. It truly opens up trail travel to more people. Did you guys run into any problems. How crowded were the routes you took?