CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
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360 km from Chur to Chur, about 4 h 52 of riding. On the way it passes Abbey of St Gall, Technikum, Hurden Seefeld and back through Technikum. The stored terrain estimate reaches about 1,900 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available. It suits an unhurried touring pace.
87 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.
This part of the ride is 2 km of Technikum → Hurden Seefeld.
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 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 comes up 39 km in. Next is Abbey of St Gall.
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77 km in you reach Abbey of St Gall. Next is Technikum.
Students at the technical university in Rapperswil study engineering on a lakeside campus, and beneath the shoreline in front of their buildings lie the remains of villages that people built on piles thousands of years ago. The site, named after the old Technikum, as the college was long known, is one of the prehistoric pile dwelling sites around Lake Zurich included in the UNESCO listing of 2011. Nothing is visible, but the idea that this shore has been home to people for so long gives a different perspective to a stroll along the promenade.
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Technikum, about halfway. Next is Hurden Seefeld.
Lake Zurich has a narrow waist, and at the waist stands a long causeway called the Seedamm. It links Rapperswil on the north shore with the Pfaffikon side on the south, and the peninsula of Hurden sits at its northern end. The upper lake, the Obersee, lies to the east, a quieter, shallower basin with reed beds, while the main lake stretches away to the west. Behind it all, the Glarus Alps and the Churfirsten rise to the horizon on a clear day.
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Hurden Seefeld sits at 154 km, about halfway. Next is back through Technikum.
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back through Technikum comes up 193 km in. Next is back through Abbey of St Gall.
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231 km in you reach back through Abbey of St Gall. Next is back through Abbey of St Gall.
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back through Abbey of St Gall, late in the day. Next is Chur.
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Read the complete Chur write-up.
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The route ends here after 360 km.
Chur → Abbey of St Gall is 87 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Abbey of St Gall → Technikum is 65 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Technikum → back through Abbey of St Gall is 65 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Abbey of St Gall → Chur is 87 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.