Columbanus Trail Switzerland - Escape from speed

21 stages and 500 km from Basel to Castasegna near Chiavenna make up the Swiss part of the international cultural route «Via Columbani». The Columbanus Trail Switzerland leads on well-developed hiking trails and also cycling routes through picturesque landscapes such as Fricktal, Limmattal, Toggenburg, Fürstenland, Rheintal, Sarganserland and Albula, along rivers like Rhine, Aare and Limmat and lakes like Lake Zurich and Lake Constance and through many historic places with spiritual power. Specifically associated with the Swiss cultural route is also the natural medicine brought forth by monasteries since the early Middle Ages. Gesundheitsland Switzerland - www.gesundheitsland.ch - connects its actors and makes the diverse possibilities for natural health care in Switzerland visible and tangible.

Further information about the Columbanus Trail Switzerland, cultural and spiritual sights, natural medicine experiences and suitable accommodations can be found at www.kolumbansweg.ch. 

Stage Overview

• 1 Basel – Rheinfelden, 19km, 4.45h, +260m/-250m
• 2 Rheinfelden – Laufenburg, 29km, 7.15h, +260m/-225m
• 3 Laufenburg – Koblenz, 21km, 6.15h, +290m/-280m
• 4 Koblenz – Baden, 24km, 6.00h, +265m/-200m
• 5 Baden – Zurich, 27km, 6.45h, +260m/-235m
• 6 Zurich – Wädenswil, 23km, 5.45h, +0m/-0m
• 7a Wädenswil – Rapperswil, 15km, 3.45h, +0m/-0m
• 7b Wädenswil – Tuggen, 26km, 6.45h, +530m/-530m
• 8a Rapperswil – Wattwil, 27km, 7.30h, +915m/-710m
• 8b Tuggen – Wattwil, 24km, 6.30h, +835m/-635m
• 9 Wattwil – Magdenau/Flawil, 19km, 5.30h, +720m/-770m
• 10 Magdenau/Flawil- St. Gallen, 22km, 6.00h, +440m/-500m
• 11 St. Gallen – Rorschach, 22km, 5.30h, +140m/-415m
• 12 Rorschach – Bregenz, 31km, 8.00h, +60m/-60m
• 13 Bregenz – Hohenems, 24km, 6.00h, +120m/-95m
• 14a Hohenems – Feldkirch, 23km, 5.45h, +390m/-270m
• 14b Hohenems – Haag, 28km, 7.00h, +70m/-65m
• 15a Feldkirch – Balzers, 25km, 6.15h, +450m/-435m
• 15b Haag – Sargans, 28km, 7.00h, +370m/-330m
• 16a Balzers – Chur, 31km, 8.00h, +540m/-420m
• 16b Sargans – Chur, 34km, 8.30h, +145m/-35m
• 17 Chur – Lenzerheide, 20km, 6.00h, +1205m/-425m
• 18 Lenzerheide – Savognin, 23km, 6.45h, +880m/-1145m
• 19 Savognin – Bivio, 21km, 7.15h, +1350m/-780m
• 20 Bivio – Vicosoprano, 20km, 6.30h, +620m/-1325m
• 21 Vicosoprano – Castasegna, 12km, 3.00h, +115m/-485m

Here for the stage planning.