Mittelland Route, Stage 5/7

National route No. 5, Stage 5: Solothurn – Ins

Description

National route: No. 5 (Romanshorn – Lausanne)
Length: 62 km
Ascent • Descent: ↑ 280 m • ↓ 260 m
Lowest point • Highest point: 426 m • 460 m


Fitness level: difficult

National route No. 5: Mittelland Route: Stages; 0. Romanshorn – Wil; 0. Solothurn – Ins; 0. Wil – Kloten; 0. Ins – Yverdon-les-Bains; 0. Aarau – Solothurn; 0. Kloten – Aarau; 0. Yverdon-les-Bains – Lausanne

From the baroque city of Solothurn the Aare snakes its way into the Three-Lakes region. Around the end of the 19th century, this area was completely transformed. The lake was lowered and the marsh was drained. Oodles of vegetables are now cultivated in the lakes region.