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In addition to being a major transport artery, the Rhone valley is host to an attractive long distance cycle route that makes its way for nearly 900km from the high Alps to the Rhone delta using a mixture of traffic free tracks and country roads. As it follows a great river, the route is mostly downhill.

After many years of planning and construction, the Rhone Cycle Route has reached a level of completion that makes it a viable means of cycling from central Switzerland to the south of France in a generally quiet environment by using two waymarked national cycle trails: the Swiss R1 Rhone Route and the French ViaRhôna. These have been adopted by the ECF (European Cyclists’ Federation) as EuroVélo route EV17. This guide breaks the route into 20 stages, averaging 45km in length. A reasonably fit cyclist, riding 75km per day should be able to complete the route in 12 days. Allowing for a gentler ride with time for sightseeing on the way, the route can be cycled in a fortnight by most cyclists.