05 Juratour von Lausanne via Freiburger und Berner Alpen durch das Emmental nach Haegendorf
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Last edit: 04-09-2023
Route Summary The route simply deserves a clear five stars, because a more varied journey would hardly be appreciated.
The Route de l'Hongrier and some sections in the Emmental are quite narrow and require sensitive handling of the machine. That's why the route is less suitable for beginners, although I had a group with a learner driver who mastered all the challenges perfectly with enough time.
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8h 36m
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280.37 km
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RouteXpert Review The route simply deserves a clear five stars, because a more varied ride is hardly grateful.
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- A couple of kilometers of motorway are planned twice to get from one area to the other faster. You have to buy a motorway vignette for this in Switzerland. If you want to drive the same route without the Autobahn, you will need around 1 hour more driving time.
- The Route de l'Hongrier is an old military road and there are driving restrictions: the tunnel section after the hamlet of Luan can be driven up from 07:00 to 19:00 in the first quarter of an hour and down in the third quarter of an hour. Since our route leads up, this means that you can drive from XX.00h to XX.15h. Shortly thereafter, if the Swiss military is taking part in shooting exercises, there may be short waiting times. A military post stops the vehicles in the appropriate situation and, as soon as there is no danger, lets them pass with an assigned number. In this case it is not allowed to stop longer, but a short stop for a photo is always possible. A second military post after about 5km will then collect the number drawn and then you can drive freely.
The route of the Route de l'Hongrier and some sections in the Emmental are quite narrow and require sensitive handling of the machine. That's why the route is less suitable for beginners, although I also had a learner driver with me with a group who, given enough time, managed all the challenges very well.
From the Starling Hotel, where we are now definitely saying goodbye, we circle the city of Lausanne and take a stretch of the motorway to quickly get to Chexbres, where we leave the motorway again immediately. Through hillside vineyards and the village, we descend to Lake Geneva. We drive along this to the mighty Chillon Castle. We don't have time for a guided tour, because you should allow at least two hours for it. If you split today's route into two days, we definitely recommend this visit. There is hardly a better and more impressively preserved castle in Switzerland. But there must be at least one photo stop with a castle in the background.
And we continue along the lake to its end and into the famous Valais, the wide Rhone valley. But after just a few kilometers we turn off and cross the pretty little wine village of Yvorne and arrive at the narrow loops and serpentines that lead us up to Corbeyrier. The very tight corners demand a lot from the driver, so it's high time for a short coffee break to relax. The Le Quart d'Heure restaurant in Corbeyrier is ideal for this. It's worth taking a few steps next to the house and enjoying the great view over the Valais.
Freshly strengthened, it goes up the wooded and winding route to the hamlet of Luan. As soon as we are in the right time window (XX.00h to XX.15h) we can cycle the last stretch up through the old curved military tunnels. Shortly after the tunnel, an impressive view over Lake Geneva awaits us. I recommend driving a few hundred more meters and then stopping for the view and photos. You can see more of the lake and the view is nicer. On the further stretch of the way you can see impressive mountains to the left and right (be sure to take a look to the right!) that are not very high, but sometimes have rock formations like those in the Dolomites.
Unfortunately, you can hardly see the Lac de l'Hongrier, the reservoir on the left below the road, and there is no meaningful vantage point. The road crosses 48 bridges, all numbered, and joins the Col des Mosses road at La Lecherette. But we turn away from the pass and turn left towards Château d'Oex. The descent from the Col des Mosses, which we are now descending, is also very nice and offers some wonderful curves. Once in the valley, we turn right towards Saanen-Gstaad. If you take more time for this tour, we recommend a short visit to Château d'Oex or a few kilometers later to Gstaad, both very impressive villages. Gstaad is known above all for its prominent holiday guests, where you can meet celebrities from film, TV, sports, etc. live.
Our route does not lead to Gstaad, but in Saanen we turn left in the direction of Zweisimmen and cross the Saanenmöser watershed. From there we no longer drive along the Rhone, but along the Simme. In Zweisimmen, the lunch stop is finally announced. The Bären restaurant offers hearty Swiss cuisine, cheerful service and is moderately priced.
Now we continue along the Simme until just before Wimmis, where we take the autobahn again to quickly bypass the city of Thun. The route from the Steffisburg motorway exit to the town of Steffisburg is a bit tortuous, but technically fast. From there it goes up again, through smaller villages up to the Schallenberg Pass. At least a short photo stop is worthwhile here, if you want you can also have something to eat in the pass restaurant.
However, we continue quickly down into the famous Emmental. The soft hills to the left and right are a feast for the eyes and we soon cross the first of them on small side roads. At the Blapbach restaurant we have a well-deserved coffee, the meringues with whipped cream (fresh from the farm) are a highly recommended, typical dessert of the area and should not be missed. The view over the hills all around is a great relaxation.
Hoping not to have exceeded our maximum load with the meringues, we get on our bikes and ride over other side roads and hills, including the dreamy Fritzhöhe, to the westernmost tip of the canton of Lucerne and follow the canton border to St. Urban. where we then return to Hägendorf via Roggwil BE, Wynau and Boningen. Our journey ends at Hägendorf train station.
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