Road Cycling and Gravel Bike Routes in Austria and Switzerland

Road Cycling and Gravel Bike Routes in Austria & Switzerland

Cycling in the Alps

Austria, Switzerland and the European Alps are a magical area for outdoor adventure, whether it’s hiking or biking. With epic scenery and spectacular roads and mountain passes, it’s a place that all cyclists ought to visit and ride, once in their lifetime. Cycling in the Swiss Alps can be amazing, with epic Swiss Alps routes over into the Italian mountains, such as the St Bernard Pass, taking you from the Swiss lakes and mountains, over the alps and into the Aosta valley.

Around the Bernese Oberland and Grindelwald  is a magical place too, with rides on and off road for those seeking adventure. Working alongside regional torusim partners, and using the expertise of people such as Maria Wilke and Kolja, we’ll be bringing you some epic cycling in the Swiss Alps and Austria, finding adventures on 2-wheels.

It’s time then for us to share a few of our favourite routes with you, and to help you to plan your own road cycling or gravel biking trip to Austria, or an epic adventure vacation in the unique and sublime Swiss Alps.

Grindelwald Eiger Gravel Epic Route

Grindelwald is at the heart of the Swiss mountains and home to all manner of mountain adventures. This epic 3-day Swiss gravel biking route is one of the best you can find, and will test your spirit for adventure, whilst introducing you to the best mountain scenery in the world - Switzerland cycling!
October 13, 2025/by Pedalnorth Website

Riding with Queens – A Weekend at La Reine Women’s Cycling Festival

When I first rolled into Gstaad, I was running on three hours of sleep, a stiff neck from a 10-hour drive, and nerves from a last-minute wheel change on my bike. Glamorous? Not exactly. But if there’s one thing women in cycling know how to do — it’s show up, no matter what.
It was time to join the biggest cycling festival for women in the world - in the magnificent mountains of Gstaad!
July 31, 2025/by Pedalnorth Website

Cycling the Salzburgerland in Austria

Back in 2021, Maria Wilke took herself off to explore the lakes and mountains of Austria. Here's her account of the first days adventure, along with a map and GPX file for you to take on the same ride. Why not ride this route in 2025,as an alpine road adventure
December 25, 2024/by Pedalnorth Website

Road Cycling In Ticino, Switzerland

Here's two absolutely amazing routes from Mary Wilke, taking in this beautiful area of the Alps, close to the border between Italy and Switzerland,and with epic views of lakes and mountains. If you're looking for a great weekend riding in the Alps, then this excursion could be the ideal mini vacation for epic bikes rides.

 
December 17, 2024/by Pedalnorth Website

Furka Pass Cycling Route

Sean Connery took to these roads in the classic Bond Movie 'Goldfinger', and now you too can, as you ride through spectacular scenery and enjoy the breathtaking mountain roads of Switzerland.
July 29, 2021/by Pedalnorth Website

Lago del Naret Switzerland

So the climb up to Lago del Narèt is a real insider tip for those, who are looking for quiet routes, breathtaking landscapes and who are not shying away from a long and hard climb
February 20, 2019/by Pedalnorth Website

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