CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
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From Chur it runs 550 km to Chur; allow about 7 h 49 of riding. On the way it passes Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina L, Abbey of St Gall, back through Abbey of St Gall and back through Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina L. The stored terrain estimate reaches about 2,500 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available. A steady touring day rather than a sprint.
For 1 km this is Grand Tour of Switzerland, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it — expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast.
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1 km through ground somebody thought worth listing. The road passes it rather than bypassing it. Speed drops and stays down. Park rather than crawl through.
At 593 metres, in a wide bend of the Rhine valley, Chur makes a strong claim to be the oldest town in Switzerland, with traces of settlement going back thousands of years and a Roman presence from the first century BC. It has been the seat of a bishop since late antiquity, and the bishop's court, with its cathedral, sits on a terrace above the old town. Down below, the narrow streets and squares of the Altstadt, with painted houses, fountains and arcades, are a pleasant place to wander after a morning in the saddle.
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Chur is where the day begins. Next is Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina L.
The Rhaetian Railway's Albula and Bernina lines were built in the early twentieth century to connect the Engadine with the rest of Switzerland and with Italy, and they are masterpieces of mountain railway engineering, with spiral tunnels, viaducts and gradients that seem impossible for a train. They were listed by UNESCO in 2008 together with the landscapes they cross, and St. If you ride in this area, you will see the red trains everywhere, and you will often be riding beside them.
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Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina L comes up 52 km in. Next is Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina L.
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105 km in you reach Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina L. Next is Abbey of St Gall.
In the centre of St Gallen, a city in north-eastern Switzerland between Lake Constance and the Appenzell hills, the twin towers of a baroque cathedral rise above a wide square, and beside them stands one of the oldest and most beautiful libraries in the world. The Abbey of St Gall was founded in the eighth century on the site where the Irish monk Gallus had settled in the early seventh century, and it became one of the great centres of learning in medieval Europe. The abbey precinct was listed by UNESCO in 1983.
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Abbey of St Gall, about halfway.
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Abbey of St Gall sits at 209 km, about halfway. Next is back through Abbey of St Gall.
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back through Abbey of St Gall comes up 261 km in. Next is back through Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina L.
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314 km in you reach back through Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina L. Next is back through Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina L.
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back through Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina L, late in the day. Next is Chur.
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The route ends here after 550 km.
Chur → Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina L is 62 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina L → Abbey of St Gall is 147 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through Abbey of St Gall → back through Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina L is 147 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina L → Chur is 62 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.