Motorcycle Tours
The motorbike trips since I am in Switzerland, almost every year, but sometimes I had to cancel the tour.
2016
Only a short tour with friends, staying in Meiringen (Hotel Alpin Sherpa, staying one night there) with a total of ca. 400 km, including Furka, Grimsel, Brünig, Sörenberg-Panoramastrasse
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2015
Only a short tour with friends to Thun (staying one night there)
2014
No tour due to a long vacation in the southern part of africa
2013
No tour due to my foot surgery
2012
Thu 23.08. - Tue 28.08.2011. Destination: Rhine-Mosel-Nahe
| 1st day (thu) |
Villnachern – Basel – Freiburg – Karlsruhe – Worms – Alzey – Buchholz (Autobahn) – Boppard – Spey - Koblenz (ca. 455 km); Diehl's Hotel (nice Hotel direct at the Rhine).
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| 2nd day (fri) |
Koblenz - Braubach - Kaub (Burg Pfalzgrafenstein) - Bingen - Rüdesheim - Stephanshausen - Wispertal - Bad Schwalbach - Nastätten - Mielen - Braubach - Koblenz (ca. 175 km)
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| 3rd day (sat) |
Koblenz - Kobern-Gondorf (Mosel) - Brodenbach - Emmelshausen - Sankt Goar - Oberwesel - Bacharach - Rheinböllen - Stromberg - Kreershäuschen - Gemünden - Simmertal - Merxheim - Bad Sobernheim - Bad Kreuznach - Bingen - Ingelheim (ca. 220 km); Fetzer's Landhotel (nice and quiet).
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| 4th day (sun) |
Ingelheim - Nieder-Olm - Undenheim - Gau-Odernheim - Alzey - Offenheim - Oberwiesen - Kirchheim-Bolanden - Göllheim - Ramsen - Hochspeyer - Bad Dürkheim - Deidesheim - Iggelheim - Speyer (Technikmuseum) (ca. 180 km); Hotel Domhof (with own brewery).
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| 5th day (mon) |
Speyer - Neustadt a.d. Weinstraße (Hambacher Schloss) - Kalmit - Totenkopfstraße - Elmstein - Johanniskreuz - Leimen - Pirmasens - Vinningen - Eppenbrunn - Fischbach (Biosphärenhaus) - Dahn (Dahner Burgengruppe) - Bad Bergzabern (ca. 205 km); Hotel Rössel (simple but clean room, with good Greek restaurant).
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| 6th day (tue) |
Bad Bergzabern – Kandel – Karlsruhe – Freiburg – Basel - Villnachern
(ca. 260 km).
Insgesamt gefahrene km: ca. 1495 | ||
2011
Thu 25.08. - Mon 29.08.2011. Destination: Dolomites (South Tyrol, Italia) with Hotel Belvedere in Colfosco as basis
| 1st day (thu) |
Villnachern (CH) – St Margrethen – Bregenz (A) – Weiler Simmerberg (D) – Immenstadt – Kempten – Markt Oberdorf – Bad Tölz – Miesbach – Schliersee – Bayrischzell – Kufstein - Ellmau (A) (ca. 430 km, Hotel Der Bär, nice Hotel with a good restaurant, 13 point in Gault Millau).
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| 2nd day (fri) |
Ellmau (A) – St. Johann - Hochfilzen - Saalfelden - Zell am See - Großglockner (2501/2362 m) - Lienz – Sillian - Toblach - Bruneck - Gadertal - La Villa - Colfosco (I) (ca. 290 km, Hotel Belvedere, nice Hotel directly at a serpentine to start driving).
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| 3rd day (sat) |
Break, due to bad weather, which we used for some shopping in Corvara.
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| 4th day (sun) |
Colfosco – La Villa - Valparola-Pass (2192 m) - Falzarego-Pass (2105 m) - Cortina d'Ampezzo - Cibiana di Cadore - Cibiana-Pass (1530 m) – visit of the "Messner Mountain Museums"- Staulanza-Pass – Arabba - Campolongo-Pass - Colfosco (ca. 180 km)
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| 5th day (mon) |
Colfosco - Laion (my brother returned from there to Bayreuth) - Bozen - Meran –Naturns – Silandro (Vinschgau) – Schluderns - Ofenpass (2149 m) – Susch- Flüelapass (2383 m) - Davos – Klosters- Landquart – Villnachern (CH) (ca. 400 km).
Insgesamt gefahrene km: ca. 1300 | ||
2010
Sat 04.09. - Sat 11.09.2010. Destination: The Pyrenees (France and Spain).
| 1st day (sat) |
Villnachern (CH) – Berne – Geneve – Valence – Orange – Nimes – Montpellier – Perpignan (all on the highway) – Prades (F) (ca. 890 km, Hotel Villa du Parc, good hotel for biker, owners are German).
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| 2nd day (sun) |
Prades (F) –Thuir – Argeles-sur-Mere – Cerbere – Portbou (Spain) – Llanca (great coastal road) – El Port de la Selva – Perafita – Roses – Figueres (Museum of Salvadore Dali, great visit) – Olot – Ripoll – Prats - Sagas (Spain) (ca 300 km, Hotel Els Casals, Rural Hotel, very quiet with a * Michelin Restaurant and very friendly English speaking staff).
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| 3rd day (mon) |
Sagas (Spain) – Gironella - Berga – Sant Llorenc de Morunys – Figols (curves, curves, and up to 2200 m) – Adrall – Sort (rain, so we changed the route) – Gerri – La Pobla - El Pont de Suert – Castejon de Sos – Ainsa – Torla (ca. 380 km, Hotel Abetos, new Hotel, friendly English speaking staff).
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| 4th day (tue) |
Torla (Spain) – Biescas – Jaca – Monastery San Juan del Pena (hermit living in a “cave” at a wall on mountain) – Lumbier – Aoiz – Erro – Irurita – (small roads, with cows, sheep, horses, goats, and donkey on the road) – Elizondo - Saint-Pee- Sur Neuville (F) (ca. 280 km. L’Auberge Basque, very nice hotel with a * Michelin Restaurant and very friendly service, English speaking).
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| 5th day (wed) |
Saint-Pee- Sur Neuville (F) – Espelete – St-Jean-de-Port – Larrau – Arette – Escot – Bielle – Laruns – Col d’Aubisque (1700 m) – Col du Soulor (1450 m) - Argeles-Gazost (ca. 240 km, Auberge de Pyrenees, good food and friendly service, English speaking).
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| 6th day (thu) |
Argeles-Gazost – Luz-St-Saveur – Col du Tourmalet (2115 m) – Ste-Marie de Campan – Col de Aspin (1489 m) – Arreau – Col de Peyresourde (1565 m) – Bagneres de Luchon – Col du Portillon (1293 m) – Bossost (Spain) – Fos (F) – St-Beat – Col de Mente – St Lary – Audressein – Bethmale - Oust (ca. 220 km, Hotel de la Poste, good food and friendly service, English speaking).
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| 7th day (fri) |
Oust – Massat - Tarascon sur Ariege – Niaux / Grotte de Niaux (great Stone Age paintings) – Foix – Carcassone (great Middle Ages City with intact city walls, etc., from here back on the highway) – Narbonne – Montpellier – Nimes – Orange – Bollène (ca. 460 km, Hotel Formula 1, cheap, ok for 1 night).
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| 8th day (sat) |
Bollène – Valence – Annecy – Geneve – Lausanne – Berne – Maegenwil (all on highway) – Villnachern (ca. 610 km).
Insgesamt gefahrene km: ca. 3380 | ||
2009
Sat 25.08. - Tue 28.08.2009. Destination: Alsace and Vosges (France).
| 1st day (sat) |
Villnachern (CH) - Aarau - Olten - Buckten - Oberdorf - Breitenbach - Passwang (943 m)- Balsthal - Welschenohr – Weissenstein (1279 m) - Grenchen - Moutier - Souboz - Undervelier - Bassecourt - Montavon - Develier - Lucelle (F) (ca. 220 km. Hotel: Le Petit Kohlberg (good hotel for biker).
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| 2nd day (sun) |
Lucelle - Oberlarg - Réchesy - Suarce - Altkirch/Aspach - Reiningue - Wittelsheim - Cernay - Uffholtz – Col de Herrenfluh (835 m) -Col du Silberloch-Col Amic-Le Grand Ballon (1362 m)- Col d’ Hahnenbrunnen (1180 m)- Col de la Schlucht (1139 m) - Col de Wettstein (882 m) - Munster - Ingersheim - Le Grand Honnack (976 m) - Collet du Ligne (983 m)- Orbey – Col de Freland (831 m)- Col Haute de Ribeauville (742 m)- Sainte Marie aux Mines (ca. 250 km).
Hotel: Les Bagenelles (good hotel for biker).
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| 3rd day (mon) |
St. Marie aux Mines - Lièpvre - Col de Fouchy (608 m) - Col du Kreuzweg (768 m) - Sainte Odile - Schirmeck - Col du Donon - Raon - Badonviller - Lac du Vieux Pré - Raon-l'Étape - Pexonne - Badonviller - Bréménil - Angomont - Cirey sur Vezouze - Lafrimbolle - Le Donon - Col du Donon - Schirmeck - Rothau - Le Champ du Feu – Col de la Charbonniere (960 m)- Col de Steige – Col de Urbeis (662 m)- Lubine - Raves - Col de Mandray - Col du Bonhomme (949 m) - Col des Bagenelles (903 m) - St. Marie aux Mines (ca. 330 km).
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| 4th day (tue) |
St. Marie aux Mines - Ribeauville - Endingen (D) - BAB A5 bis Freiburg Süd - Schauinsland (old hillclimbing race track : 12 km with 175 curves- 1284 m) - Todtnau - Feldberg - Schluchsee - Staufen - Berau - Waldshut - Villnachern (ca. 220 km).
Insgesamt gefahrene km: ca. 1020. | ||
2008
Thu 31.07. - Mon 04.08.2008. Destination: Cesky Krumlov (Czech), with the Altstadt Hotel Konovice as basis.
| 1st day (thu) |
Villnachern - Koblenz/Waldshut - Gurtweil - Weilheim - Ühlingen - Rothaus - Bonndorf - Wutach (Wutachschlucht) - Geisingen -Tuttlingen - Hausen i. Tal - Sigmaringen - Riedlingen - Ehingen - Ulm - Günzburg - Donauwörth - Weissenburg - Roth - Schwabach - Lauf - Hersbruck - Hohenstadt - Vorra - Neuhaus - Auerbach - Thurndorf - Creussen - Wolfsbach -Bayreuth (=meeting with my brother) (ca. 550 km).
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Bayreuth - Kemnath - Erbendorf - Tirschenreuth - Mähring (Grenze) - Tachov - Primda - Rybnik - Nemanice - Domazlice - Klatovy - Kolinec - Susice - Kvilda - Borova Lada - Volary - Horni Plana - Cerna - Cesky Krumlov- UNESCO World Heritage, Hotel Konovice (ca. 380 km)
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| 3rd day (sat) |
Relax day with sightseeing in Cesky Krumlov (castle, beer testing, etc.)
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| 4th day (sun) |
Cesky Krumlov - Ceske Budejovice (Budweis) - Hluboka nad Vltavou (Schloss Frauenberg) - Cesnovice - Dubne - Holasovice (UNESCO World Heritage) - Lhenice - Prachatice - Husinec - Vimperk - Horni Vltavice - Volary - Zbytiny - Kristanov - Ktis - Cesky Krumlov (ca. 185 km)
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| 5th day (mon) |
Cesky Krumlov - Cerna - Volary - Philippsreut - Freyung - Grafenau (from here alone, my brother went back to Bayreuth) - Munich- Memmingen- St Gallen- Villnachern (ca. 585 km).
Insgesamt gefahrene km: ca. 1700. | ||
2007
Thu 19.07. - Sun 22.07.2007. Destination: The Dolomites (South Tyrol, Italia) with the Hotel Evaldo in Arabba as basis.
| 1st day (thu) |
Brugg - Lindau- Immenstadt (=meeting with my brother) - Sonthofen - Oberjochpass (1180 m) - Weißenbach - Reutte - Fernpass (1209m ) - Telfs - Kematen - Götzens - Mutters - Brenner - Franzensfeste - Pustertal - Bruneck - Alta Badia - Corvara - Campolongo-Pass (1875 m) - Arabba - Hotel Evaldo (ca. 520 km)
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| 2nd day (fri) |
Arabba - Campolongo-Pass (1875 m) - Corvara - Alta Badia - St. Martin - Würzjoch (2004 m) - Lüsener Tal - Lüsen - St. Andrä - Aussichtspunkt Valcroce/Plose - Villnöß-Tal - Gudon - Lajen - St. Peter - Wolkenstein - Grödner Joch (2121 m) - Corvara - Campolongo-Pass (1875 m) - Arabba (ca. 180 km)
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| 3rd day (sat) |
Arabba - Falzarego-Pass (2105 m) - Pocol - Giau Pass (2236 m) - Pescul - Pecol - Villa - Duran Pass (1601 m) - Agordo - Belluno - Longarone - Zoldo-Tal - Forno di Zoldo - Cibiana Pass (1530 m) - Cadore - San Vito - Cortina d’Ampezzo - Falzarego-Pass (2105 m) - Arabba (ca. 240 km)
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| 4th day (sun) |
Arabba - Pordoi Pass (2239 m) - Canazei - Karer Pass (1752 m) - Eggental - Bozen - Meran (my brother returned from here to Arabba) -Vinschgau Schluderns-Ofenpass (2149 m) - Flüelapass (2383 m) - Davos - Landquart - Brugg (ca. 420 km).
Insgesamt gefahrene km: ca. 1360. | ||
2006
Fri 11.08. - Mon 14.08.2006. Destination: The Dolomites (South Tyrol, Italia) with the Hotel Mondschein in Eggen as basis.
| 1st day (fri) |
Brugg - Landquart - Davos - Flüelapass (2383 m) - Ofenpass (2149 m) - Schluderns - Vinschgau - Meran - Bozen - Eggen/Hotel Mondschein (ca. 390 km)
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| 2nd day (sat) |
Eggen/Hotel Mondschein - Karer Pass (1752 m) - Canazei - Sellajoch (2244 m) -
Grödner Joch (2121 m) - Stern - Valparola Pass (2168 m) - Falzarego Pass (2105 m) -
Pocol - Giau Pass (2236 m) - Caprile - Arabba - Pordoi Pass (2239 m) - Canazei -
Karer Pass (1752 m) - Eggen/Hotel Mondschein (ca. 215 km)
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| 3rd day (sun) |
Eggen/Hotel Mondschein - Lavaze Pass (1808 m) - Tesero - Moena - San Pellegrino Pass (1918 m) - Falcade - Valles Pass (2032 m) - Rolle Pass (1984 m) - Siror - Cereda Pass (1369 m) - Agordo - Cencenighe - Caprile - Fedaia Pass (2054 m) - Canazei - Karer Pass (1752 m) - Eggen/Hotel Mondschein (ca. 230 km)
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| 4th day (mon) |
Eggen/Hotel Mondschein - Bozen - Meran-Vinschgau Schluderns-Ofenpass (2149 m) - Flüelapass (2383 m) - Davos - Saginatobel Bridge (World Monument, Schiers) - Landquart - Brugg (ca. 400 km).
Insgesamt gefahrene km: ca. 1235. | ||
2005
No tour due to two knee surgeries
2004
Thu 19.08. - Sun 21.08.2004. Destination: Passes in Switzerland.
| 1st day (thu) |
Brugg - Küssnacht (Vierwaldstätter See) - Wassen - Göschenen - Andermatt - Furkapass (2436 m) - Grimselpass (2165) - overnight at the Grimselhospiz (ca. 180 km)
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| 2nd day (fri) |
Grimselhospiz - Brig - Simplonpass (2005 m) - Gondoschlucht - Domodossola - Val Vignezzo - Locarno - Bellinzona - Biasca - Lukmanierpass (1916 m) Disentis - Ilanz - overnight in Vals/Valser Tal (ca. 310 km)
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| 3rd day (sat) |
Vals - Zervreila-Stausee - Vals - Ilanz - Tamins - Thusis - Splügen - Splügenpass (2113 m) - Chiavenna - Malojapass (1815 m) - St. Moritz - overnight at the Albulapass/Albulahospiz (2315 m) (ca. 230 km
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| 4th day (sun) |
Albula - Sursava - Davos -Brugg (ca. 230 km)
Insgesamt gefahrene km: ca. 950. | ||
2003
Thu 14.08. - Mon 18.09.2003. Destination: Passes of the alpes with the Hotel Enzian in Landeck (Austria) as basis.
| 1st day (thu) |
Brugg- Landeck (ca. 250 km)
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| 2nd day (fri) |
Landeck - Imst - Innsbruck - Brenner (Bundesstraße) - Sterzing - Jaufenpass (2099 m) - St. Leonardo - Timmelsjoch (2509 m) - Ötztal - Imst - Landeck (ca. 290 km)
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| 3rd day (sat) |
Landeck - Fiss / Serfaus - Samnauntal bis Compatsch - Scuol - Susch - Zernez - Livigno (per Tunnel) - Foscagno-Pass (2391 m) - Bormio - Stilfserjoch (2757 m) - Spondinig - Reschenpass (1508 m) - Nauders - Landeck (ca. 325 km)
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| 4th day (sun) |
Landeck - Ischgl - Galtür - Kopssee - Silvretta-Hochalpenstraße / Bielerhöhe(2036) - Bludenz - Feldkirch - Vaduz - Maienfeld - Landquart - Davos - Flüelapass (2383 m) - Susch - Zernez - Ofenpass (2149 m) - Mals - Reschenpass (1508 m) - Landeck (ca. 360 km)
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| 5th day (mon) |
Landeck - Brugg (ca. 250 km).
Insgesamt gefahrene km: ca. 1025. | ||
2002
Fri 15.08. - Mon 19.08.2002. Destination: Passes in Switzerland.
| 1st day (fri) |
Brugg - Luzern - Brünigpass (1007 m) - Grimselpass (2165 m) - Visp - Täsch, by train: Zermatt/Gornergrat (Matterhorn) - Susten - over night in Chippis
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Chippis - Martigny - Großer St. Bernhard Pass (2437 m) - von Süden) - Biella - Varallo - Omegnia - Verbania (Lago Maggiore) over night in Ghiffa, directly at the lake.
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| 3rd day (sun) |
Ghiffa - Locarno (CH) - Bellinzona - San Bernardino Pass (2066 m) - Splügen Pass (2118 m) - Chiavenna (I) - Maloja Pass (1815 m) - St.Moritz (CH) - Ofenpass (2149 m) - Sta. Maria - Mals (I) - Reschenpass (1508 m) - over night in Landeck (A), Hotel Enzian (good hotel for biker)
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| 4th day (mon) |
Landeck-Brugg via Flueelapass
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2001
Sat 11.08. - Wed 15.09.2001. Destination: The Dolomites (South Tyrol, Italia).
| main pass |
Albula (2315 m)
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| main pass |
Forca di Livigno (2315 m)
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| main pass |
Stilferjoch (2758 m)
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| passes |
Sella Group with Pso. Di Sella (2244 m), Pso. Di Gardena Groednerjoch, 2121 m), Pso. Di Pordoi (2289 m) and Pso. Di Campo long (1875 m).
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| main pass |
Timmelsjoch (2509 m)
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2000
Tur 03.08. - Sat 06.08.2000. Destination: Goal to reach the Dolomites (South Tyrol, Italia), but abondent due to snowing at the Umbrail pass (2501 m)
1999
Fri 20.08. - Sun 22.09.2010. Destination: The passes of Switzerland.
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Furkapass (2436m)
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| main pass |
Grimselpass (2165m)
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| route |
overnight in Grindelwald (in a Hotel just below the Eiger North Face), next morning with the ropeway to the First (2168 m) with a great view of the montains (Eiger, Moench and Jungfrau).
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| main pass |
St Gotthard Pass (2108 m) and into the Ticino on the Tremola Route (cobbled road, which would be horrible to drive with a wet surface)
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| route |
Ticino-Verzasca Valley and Dam
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| main pass |
return route to Brugg over the Lukmanier Pass (1916 m) with overnight close to the pass.
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Contact
To contact me, send an email to
thomas.lippert(at)bluewin.ch
and I will reply as soon as possible.