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2006 Summer Tour: Switzerland

For our more seasoned members, Switzerland is our major tour destination for Summer 2006.  We had such a good time there in 2002 that we just have to go again.

Final itinerary

Day Route (km) Climb (m) Descent (m) Overnight
Mon 7 Aug Day 1 Train to Lausanne

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 Lausanne YH
Tue 8 Aug Day 2 Rail Lausanne to Olten, then cycle 24+9=33 (21 miles) 20+20=40 50+20=70 Brugg YH
Wed 9 Aug Day 3 Route 5, 25+25=50 (31 miles) 140+120=260 90+40=130 Zurich YH
Thu 10 Aug Day 4 Route 5, 20+28=48 (30 miles) 50+220=270 30+170=200 Gyrenbad inn
Fri 11 Aug Day 5 Route 5+2, 8+23+22+12=65 (40 miles) 0+30+110+0=140 0+130+180+0=310 Rorschach See YH
Sat 12 Aug Day 6 Route 2, 39+18+17=74 (46 miles) 0+20+0=20 0+0+20=20 Schaan YH
Sun 13 Aug Day 7 2+17+22+7+15 + 11=74 (46 miles) 0+0+190+0+110+240=540 0+50+100+0+30+20=200 Pro L'ava Guest House
Mon 14 Aug Day 8 Route 6, 3 + 23 + 35 + 17 +25=103 (64 miles) 0+610+670+0+30=1310 40+20+790+810+240=1900 Bellinzona YH
Tue 15 Aug Day 9 Route 3, 18+22+28=68 (42 miles) 50+350+700=1100 20+0+10=30 Airolo Lodge
Wed 16 Aug Day 10 Route 3+1, 5+14+36+12+8+7=82 (51 miles) 370+400+980+20+20+0=1790 0+600+960+125+125+200=2010 Fiesch YH
Thu 17 Aug Day 11 Route 1, 24+24+25+11=84 (52 miles) 290+0+40+0=330 570+50+120+20=760 Sion YH
Fri 18 Aug Day 12 Route 1, 14+26+15+20+20+10=105 (65 miles) 0+0+0+20+20+20=60 20+60+30+30+20+20=180 Lausanne YH
Sat 19 Aug Day 13 Train to UK     Home
TOTAL 786km (488 miles)

5860m

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Latest list of participants

1. Michael Jones
2. Joe Venables
3. Tao Burgess
4. Gavin Pearson
 

Final tour dates:
 Mon 7 Aug - Saturday 19 August

We will be catching the 0555 train from Newton Abbot on Monday 7 August, and will return to Newton Abbot during the evening of Saturday 19 August.

Booking progress:
28 May: The trains between London and Switzerland were booked and paid for today.  Itinerary will be revised soon
10 June: Booked Lausanne hostel for Day 1 and Day 12.
12 June: Final itinerary worked out as above, awaiting approval from other tour members prior to booking
29 June: Most bookings now made
17 July: Everything now booked.  Final letters sent out to all participants

 

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