Along the Axenstrasse to Altdorf

Statue of Wilhelm Tell in the village of Altdorf.

This ride was done on May 29th and by Inner-Schweiz standards was flat and easy 40+km ride.

It started in the village of Walchwil on the Zugersee, and finished with a train ride back from the village of Altdorf. The ride went through Arth-Goldau, over to the village of Brunnen on the Lake of Luzern, south along the famous lakeside Axenstrassen road, past the village of Fluelen onto the village of Altdorf. Given I had some sparetime before the train in Altdorf headed back to Walchwil I did about 45 minutes of climbing up toward the Klausen pass.



The Axenstrasse is quite nice to bike south on. Although it is a busy road there is a bike path in most of the south direction, the road is an amazing engineering feat, and the spectacular views of the lake of Luzern more than make up for the sometimes annoying traffic sounds. There are several little villages to stop at along the, each of which is worth a visit. My favorites are Brunnen, Fluelen, and Altdorf.

The ride finished in Altdorf - from where Wilhelm Tell is said to have originated (shot an apple off his son's head using a crossbow). Altdorf is also a starting point for the beautiful climb to the Klausen pass.


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