Spring in the Ticino My bicycle trip in March 2020 had been influenced a lot by the corona virus pandemic but it had been a great trip nevertheless. After that trip I thought that in March 2021 there would be no problem with corona anymore and one would be able to freely travel in Europe … Continue reading 2021-03 Switzerland bicycle trip
2021-04-05 Delémont ➡️ Basel, 60.81 km. The night on the camp site “La Grande Ecluse” in Delémont was a bit cold, there was some frost on the tarp in the morning. But I hadn't noticed while sleeping, the sleeping bag was warm enough. After breakfast I rode to the city centre of Delémont. Porte de … Continue reading 2021-04-05 Delémont ➡️ Basel
2021-04-04 Yverdon-les-Bains ➡️ Delémont, 131.15 km. My tarp had worked perfectly fine during the windy night on the camp site in Yverdon-les-Bains. My tarp on the camp site in Yverdon-les-Bains It was still very windy when I started riding again along the shore of La de Neuchâtel. Artwork at the beach in Yverdon-les-Bains. At the … Continue reading 2021-04-04 Yverdon-les-Bains ➡️ Delémont
2021-04-03 La Tour-de-Peilz ➡️ Yverdon-les-Bains, 78.59 km. When I woke up there was no wind and it was still warm. Some brave people even tried to bath in the lake. I took my time with breakfast and lingered for a long time on the camp site, expecting an easy ride in good weather in mostly … Continue reading 2021-04-03 La Tour-de-Peilz ➡️ Yverdon-les-Bains
2021-04-02 Bramois ➡️ La Tour-de-Peilz, 93.21 km. Another warm and pleasant spring day while riding on the nice bicycle route in the Rhône valley. Rhône bicycle path near Sion There was a slight head wind which became pretty strong near Martigny where the Rhône turns right by 90° and flows north-north-west. Near this bend of … Continue reading 2021-04-02 Bramois ➡️ La Tour-de-Peilz
2021-04-01 Gabi ➡️ Simplon pass ➡️ Bramois, 97.46 km. From the nice place near Gabi where I had camped I continued to ride up Simplon pass. I liked the landscape on this sunny day. The traffic was not too bad, there were a few big trucks from time to time but few enough that it … Continue reading 2021-04-01 Gabi ➡️ Simplon pass ➡️ Bramois
2021-03-31 Golino ➡️ Gabi, 71.59 km. This day I wanted to start riding back towards the Swiss-German border. I could ride back to Bellinzona and then over the Passo del Lucomagno but I had ridden the south half of that pass already only a few days ago. Or I could ride from Bellinzona to Airolo … Continue reading 2021-03-31 Golino ➡️ Gabi
2021-03-30 Golino ➡️ Fusio ➡️ Golino, 100.74 km. With light luggage I started for a day trip from the Camping Melezza. Via Golino and Cavigliano I rode to Ponte Brolla and from there upstream in the Valle Maggia. The road doesn’t climb much until Bignasco, the Valle Maggia is fairly broad here and the climate … Continue reading 2021-03-30 Golino ➡️ Fusio ➡️ Golino
2021-03-29 Camignolo ➡️ Locarno ➡️ Golino ➡️ Corona dei Pinci ➡️ Golino, 69.06 km. From the place where I camped near Camignolo, I rode over the nearby Monte Ceneri pass and down into the Ticino valley using the main road. After reaching the valley there was a ice quite bicycle route going west towards Lago … Continue reading 2021-03-29 Camignolo ➡️ Locarno ➡️ Golino ➡️ Corona dei Pinci ➡️ Golino
2021-03-28 Caslano ➡️ Pian Cusello ➡️ Camignolo, 38.56 km. After having spent a few days in the Lugano area I wanted to move to a different area in the Ticino and go to Locarno. On the way from Bellinzona to Lugano I had used the Monte Ceneri pass, which wasn't bad. But I was searching … Continue reading 2021-03-28 Caslano ➡️ Pian Cusello ➡️ Camignolo
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