Andermatt to Brunnen

Wednesday September 19, 2018, 34 miles (56 km) - Total so far: 6,286

miles (10,117 km)

Posted via email Wed Sep 19 10:41:02 2018 PDT

Brrrrrr - it was chilly in the tent in the early hours!! It also rained quite a bit overnight so we had a leisurely start to the day, defrosting ourselves and drying our stuff.

The descent from Andermatt is nothing short of spectacular. Narrow gorge to start with, followed by the most incredible mountain views. It definitely rivals both the Dolomites and Slovenia, although different of course!! The route flattens out on the approach to Lake Lucerne, with some good-quality gravel, eventually arriving at the shore. Wow! It's so beautiful.

We then continued along route 3 / Eurovelo 5 which runs along the lake shore. While the views are stunning, it's a far from tranquil experience. There's bike path nearly all the way (and we used the footpath when it disappeared) but it's mostly right next to a very busy road. The noise in the tunnels is something else!! There are a couple of short climbs which felt really hard with yesterday in our legs, but are probably negligible.

We found the Urmiberg campsite on google. Pretty standard (and right next to the road which seems to be the way with this geography!) but only 22.50 CHF. We'd treated ourselves to a packet of fondue in Lidl (in Altdorf) but are still quids in today! And the fondue was delicious :)

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