Why this ride
161 km from Morges to Morges, about 2 h 14 of riding. On the way it passes Lavaux, Baie de Clendy and back through Lavaux. The stored terrain estimate reaches about 1,150 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Les Roseaux and Baie de Clendy
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 161 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 14
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Scenic road chapters
Grand Tour of Switzerland
Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For about 33 km this is Grand Tour of Switzerland, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 33 km
- Named road
- Grand Tour of Switzerland
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Les Roseaux
Morges sits on the north shore of Lake Geneva between Lausanne and Geneva, with its castle by the harbour and the Alps of Savoy rising across the water. Just east of the town, at a place called Les Roseaux, the reeds, archaeologists found one of the oldest pile dwelling sites on the lake, dating back to the early Bronze Age, and it is part of the UNESCO group of prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps. Its remains lie underwater and are not visible, but the name and the shore keep the memory.
Read the complete Les Roseaux write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Les Roseaux is where the day begins. Next is Lavaux.
2. Lavaux
From the shore of Lake Geneva the vineyards of Lavaux climb almost vertically, terrace upon terrace, held up by stone walls, to villages perched on the slopes above. Monks from Cistercian abbeys began shaping these hillsides in the Middle Ages, and generations of winegrowers have rebuilt the walls ever since, carrying soil back up when rain washes it down. The result is one of the most striking wine landscapes in the world, stretching about thirty kilometres between Lausanne and Montreux, and listed by UNESCO in 2007. Locals like to say that the vines here enjoy three suns: the one in the sky, its reflection off the lake and the warmth stored in the stone walls.
Read the complete Lavaux write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Lavaux comes up about 33 km into the recorded legs. Next is Baie de Clendy.
3. Baie de Clendy
At the southern tip of Lake Neuchâtel, just east of Yverdon-les-Bains, the shore curves into a shallow bay fringed with reeds, poplars and a beach where local families swim in summer. Behind it, in a meadow, stands a double row of tall grey stones. These are the menhirs of Clendy, raised by Neolithic farmers more than five thousand years ago and re-erected in the twentieth century after they were found toppled in the ground. Offshore and along the bay lie the remains of lakeside settlements of the same era, part of the UNESCO listing of prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps.
Read the complete Baie de Clendy write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 81 km into the recorded legs you reach Baie de Clendy. Next is back through Lavaux.
4. back through Lavaux
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Lavaux write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Lavaux, late in the day. Next is Les Roseaux.
5. Les Roseaux
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Les Roseaux write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Les Roseaux. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Les Roseaux to Lavaux
Les Roseaux → Lavaux is 33 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Lavaux to Baie de Clendy
Lavaux → Baie de Clendy is 48 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Baie de Clendy to back through Lavaux
Baie de Clendy → back through Lavaux is 53 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Lavaux to Les Roseaux
back through Lavaux → Les Roseaux is 28 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.