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Photo Number #14494
Mountain bikers should skirt around the hamlet of Tuftern, near Zermatt
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The main street of car-free Zermatt - very busy with pedestrians, cyclists and electric trolleys.
2379 metres
Mountain bikes on the main street through Zermatt - very busy with pedestrians and electric trolleys.
2553 metres
Saas-Fee, Switzerland - ski racks in winter, improvised bike racks in summer
14600 metres
Saas-Fee - another car-free Swiss mountain resort - 'No Entry, electric trolleys and bicycles permitted'.
14876 metres
The Simplon pass, Switzerland - 19km downhill towards Italy (and 25km down to the Rhône valley to the north) - watch those brakes!
30829 metres
Segregated cycle and pedestrian path along the Rhône river west from the Brigerbad hot springs.
32548 metres
Facing the other way from #14481 - this doesn't meet Swiss standards for a signed cycle track.
32563 metres
Bridge over the Rhône rather crudely closed to motor vehicles; cycle route signage on the wall opposite (see #14484).
34093 metres
Signage for Rhône valley cycle route at bridge west of Brig (see #14483).
34102 metres
This road along the Rhône (on top of a gas pipeline) is closed to motor vehicles and very popular with weekend cyclists.
34109 metres
Shared-use path alongside the old main road along the Rhône valley in Switzerland (most traffic now uses the motorway) - much wider than usually found in Britain.
34436 metres
No cycling (etc) around the Stockalperschloss (castle) in Brig, Switzerland.
35961 metres
Cycle contraflow in Brig, Switzerland - northbound cycles are expected to ride on the left, for some reason, but there seems to be no need for vast amounts of signage and infrastructure.
36064 metres
Cycle and pedestrian bridge to Brig, Switzerland - to the left is the former Furka-Oberalp railway bridge, disused since last year, which would otherwise be ideal for conversion to a cycle bridge!
36159 metres
Start of cycle contraflow in Brig, Switzerland - no signage at all, just the lane painted on the ground.
36172 metres
Cycle hire is available at most Swiss railway stations (with matching cycle helmets, of course)
36272 metres
The old main road along the Rhone valley in Switzerland (most traffic now uses the motorway) has broad cycle lanes almost throughout.
38254 metres
Verbier - mountain bikers finish a run, swing right and pile onto the gondola to go up again.
42424 metres
Verbier - special one-armed ticket barrier for bikes. This is a 'trotinette' or off-road scooter, now very popular across the Alps.
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