Lakes Route, Stage 6/10

National route No. 9, Stage 6: Sarnen – Zug

Description

National route: No. 9 (Montreux – Rorschach)
Length: 61 km
Ascent • Descent: ↑ 400 m • ↓ 440 m
Lowest point • Highest point: 411 m • 472 m


Fitness level: difficult

National route No. 9: Lakes Route: Stages; 1. Montreux – Bulle; 2. Bulle – Gstaad; 3. Gstaad – Spiez; 4. Spiez – Meiringen; 5. Meiringen – Sarnen; 6. Sarnen – Zug; 7. Zug – Einsiedeln; 8. Einsiedeln – Ziegelbrücke; 9. Ziegelbrücke – Buchs; 10. Buchs – Rorschach

You hardly touch a corner of the Vierwaldstättersee and Pilatus stands in the way. Cove after cove, direct to Luzern, target of every tourist. Even more alluring than Lake Lucerne is Lake Zug, perhaps because of Zug’s famous cherry torte, or could it be the generous tax breaks?