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About this guide

Text and maps

There are 20 stages, each covered by separate maps drawn to a scale of 1:150,000. At this scale it is not practical to cycle the entire route using only these maps, and more detailed maps are advised. However, in Switzerland signposting and waymarking is generally good and, using these combined with the stage descriptions, it should be possible to cycle the Swiss stages without the expense or weight of carrying a large number of other maps. Beware, however, as the route described here does not always exactly follow the waymarked route. GPX files are freely available, to anyone who has bought the book, on the Cicerone website at www.cicerone.co.uk/755/gpx.

All places mentioned in the text are shown bold on the maps. The abbreviation ‘sp’ in the text indicates a signpost. Distances shown are cumulative within each stage. For each city/town/village passed an indication is given of facilities available (accommodation, refreshments, YH, camping, tourist office, cycle shop, station) when the guide was written, and this information is summarised in Appendix B. This list is neither exhaustive nor does it guarantee that establishments are still in business. No attempt has been made to list all such facilities as this would require another book the same size as this one. For full listing of accommodation, contact local tourist offices. Such listings are usually available online. Tourist offices along the route are listed in Appendix D.