EuroVelo 17

Would this be the start of bigger things or maybe just put us off long distance cycle touring? Fortunately for me this wasn’t the first time spending back to back days in the saddle, whilst Andrea on the other hand was going to find out what is was all about! The EuroVelo 17 is the second from shortest of the long distance cycling routes throughout Europe, still coming in at an official 1,250 kms – pretty respectable I would say. Still a far cry from EuroVelo 1 which comes in at 11,000 kms. The main reasons we chose this route were for its relatively close proximity to Chamonix, the start being a comfortable 6 hour train ride away in Switzerland, and with the route passing a short distance away it gave us an easy bail-out option!

The route begins in the small Swiss Alps town of Andermatt where it picks up the Rhone Route (Swiss National Cycle Route 1), continuing into France a little south of Geneva on the ViaRhona, before ending in Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône on the Mediterranean Sea.

Distance: 119.44km, Ascent: 1,452m, Moving Time: 6:42:58
Total Distance: 119.44km, Total Ascent: 1,452m

Distance: 110.52km, Ascent: 248m, Moving Time: 5:30:51
Total Distance: 229.96km, Total Ascent: 1,700m

Distance: 97.92km, Ascent: 886m, Moving Time: 5:43:10
Total Distance: 327.88km, Total Ascent: 2,586m

Distance: 100.85km, Ascent: 901m, Moving Time: 5:24:33
Total Distance: 428.73km, Total Ascent: 3,487m

Distance: 96.22km, Ascent: 377m, Moving Time: 4:43:24
Total Distance: 524.95km, Total Ascent: 3,864m

Distance: 83.62km, Ascent: 399m, Moving Time: 4:16:59
Total Distance: 608.57km, Total Ascent: 4,263m

Distance: 94.22km, Ascent: 260m, Moving Time: 4:51:38
Total Distance: 702.79km, Total Ascent: 4,523m

Distance: 117.87km, Ascent: 383m, Moving Time: 5:39:40
Total Distance: 820.66km, Total Ascent: 4,906m

Distance: 82.44km, Ascent: 300m, Moving Time: 4:10:21
Total Distance: 903.1km, Total Ascent: 5,206m

Distance: 112.26km, Ascent: 217m, Moving Time: 6:01:50
Total Distance: 1015.36km, Total Ascent: 5,423m