JURA
Independent Tour: 3,550 Chf
10 nights (Optional rest days)
Shorter tours possible.
Dates: March through October
BOOK TOURCyclists will ride an average 85 km a day with around 900 meters of daily climbing.
Expect to spend 6 to 7 hours in the saddle each day.
Keep in mind: this independent tour requires 4 riders.
Scott Addict Rim Brakes: 300 Chf
Trek ALR Di2: 400 Chf
Scott Addict Disc Brakes: 400 Chf
Scott Addict with carbon wheel set: 700 Chf
- Orientation and bicycle fitting at shop
- All accommodation in 3 and 4 star hotels
- All breakfasts
- Return of bicycle to Geneva
- Turn-by-turn cellphone navigation
- Luggage transfers
You will start the day with a 250 meter descent into Vallorbe. This little town, with its plentiful supplies of iron-ore and trees, has been an industrial village since at least 1285 when its first smelter was made !
The region is beautiful, but few Swiss living on the shores of Lake Geneva ever make it this far. They will know the name “Vallorbe”, but the next villages: Ballaigues, Lignerolle and Baulmes are virtually unknown outside this small valley.
Things get serious at kilometer 25 when we begin climbing the Col d’Aiguillon , (you will gain 650 meters in just five kilometers). But then it’s all downhill from here.
If you do not mind doing 7 or 8 extra kilometers, you are free to go off the path to Saint-Croix, where an out-of-work watchmaker invented the first music box in 1796.
Or continue following the bikes paths through the pastures to our overnight village of Couvet. Sample a glass of the local specialty: Absinthe. This strong, local, plant-based liqueur was banned in the early 20th century after it was thought to bring about madness. However, it was made legal again in 2005, so take your chances !
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