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As important as the cycle is your choice of tyres. Slick road tyres are not suitable and knobbly mountain bike tyres not necessary. What you need is something in-between with good tread and a slightly wider profile than you would use for everyday cycling at home. To reduce the chance of punctures, choose tyres with puncture resistant armouring, such as a Kevlar™ band.

Bad Säckingen has the longest covered bridge over the Rhine (Stage 8)

Getting there and back

By rail

The start of the route at Oberalppass station is served by hourly MGB narrow gauge trains between Andermatt and Disentis/Mustér. The most convenient approach is via Andermatt, which can be reached by hourly SBB (Swiss Railways) services from Basel or Zürich, changing at Göschenen. Most trains on these routes (except CIS) have cycle space. Swiss trains do not require seat reservations, although cycle reservation is mandatory (for a fee of CHF5) on ICN intercity trains which operate about 50 per cent of the services between Basel or Zürich and Milan via Göschenen. In Switzerland a ticket is required for your cycle. This costs CHF18 (or the same price as a passenger ticket if this is lower) and covers all journeys within a day. Tickets can be purchased and reservations made at www.sbb.ch.