Cycling holidays La Route Verte, Schaffhausen - Geneva

Luggage drop-off in Schaffhausen. On quiet cycle paths, the first stage of the Route Verte takes you through the vineyards and picturesque villages of the Schaffhausen Nature Park. Take advantage of your stay to taste the delicious wines.

On your way to the Aargau Jura Park you will pass the "moated castle" where the rivers Reuss, Aare and Limmat meet. On the way to the small village of Herznach you can visit the 800-year-old lime tree of Linn.

You will pass small villages in the Aargau Jura Park and continue through a beautiful landscape dominated by tall trees. After Rothenfluh the area becomes more urban again. You roll past Liestal, the capital of Canton Basel-Landschaft. Now once again steeply uphill and with momentum down into the densely wooded Thal Nature Park.

The third stage of the Route Verte begins in the heart of the Thal Nature Park, which is characterised by forests, vertical gorges and deep ravines, and climbs up the Passwang, crossing the language border and reaching the canton of Jura.

Shortly after the start of the ride, two smaller passes await you and, with St-Ursanne, the gateway to the Parc du Doubs. You will then cross the Franches-Montagnes. Countless paddocks characterise the landscape here. The destination of the ride is the small town of Saignelégier. 

You pass the sunny heights of Mont-Soleil with its observatory and dry stone walls. You will leave La Chaux-de-Fonds behind on your way to the Val de Travers. In constant ups and downs, you reach the home of the Green Fairy. 

Asphalt mines, absinthe distilleries and steam locomotives characterize the first part of today's tour. The journey through the Val-de-Travers is picturesque, the following ascent sweaty.

Some sweaty climbs will bring you to the shores of Lac de Joux. Situated at over 1'000 metres above sea level, a unique natural paradise awaits you here in the Parc Jura vaudois.

You're climbing the Col du Marchairuz. From here you can see the clay spruces of the Risoud forest and the Lake Geneva region stretches out before you: You can see the Jet d'Eau from afar. Behind it, the white snow-covered peaks of the Mont Blanc massif sparkle. After arriving in Geneve luggage pick-up and departure.