TheSwiss National Bike Routes (German:Nationale Velorouten,French:Itinéraires à vélo nationaux,Italian:Percorsi nazionali) are thenational cycling route network ofSwitzerland. There are currently nine suchlong-distance cycling routes criss-crossing the Swiss nation and these were established mainly to promotebicycle tourism.[1]
The routes are signposted with red signposts. National routes are characterized by single-digit numbers to tell them apart from the Swiss regional routes. Each national route is published in a guidebook in German and French with map sections at 1:100 000 scale with technical and tourist information.
Nine national and many regional routes were established. The nine national routes are:
Note that, these routes often follow paved roads and paths, but they also contain sections that are not yet paved. Only the Route 4 (Alpine Panorama Route) is paved throughout.
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