Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Hello all, another adventure including a week in a Swiss chalet, a Swiss alps cycling tour, a few days in Lake Maggiore and a river cruise on the Danube from Budapest to Prague. We begin in Charmey, where we've rented this chalet for the week:






Then on to Thomson cycling tour: Trans Swiss Challenge, beginning in Charmey (click on elevation profile below):







Day 1
Warm-up ride around Charmey
30 miles
2,500 ft


Day 2
Charmey › Gurnigel › Schallenbergpass › Kemmeriboden
76 miles
6,600 ft
Day 3
Kemmeriboden › Glaubenbielenpass › Brunigpass › Sustenpass › Andermatt
91 miles
12,225 ft
Day 4
Andermatt › Furkapass › Nufenenpass › St Gotthardpass › Andermatt
65 miles
10,025 ft
Day 5
Andermatt › Oberalppass › Obersaxen › Lenzerheidepass › Lenzerheide
73 miles
8,400 ft
Day 6
Lenzerheide › Albulapass › Passo del Bernina › Forcola di Livigno › Passo d'Eira › Passo di Foscagno › Bormio
81 miles
8,950 ft
Day 7
Bormio › Passo Stelvio › Passo Umbrail › Passo Stelvio › Bormio
61 miles
10,200 ft
TOTAL:
477 miles
58,900 ft




We'll stay in Stresa, Lake Maggiore for a few days and then fly to Budapest, where we'll catch the AMA Waterways river cruise. (See map below)