August 2025
STATS: from Villeneuve (375m) up to Col de Chaude (1,621m) and down to Montreux (375m): 30km, 1500m elevation, steep and difficult even with ebike.
This is a quick post for a short, all-nature/no landmarks, eBike Ride above Lake Geneva, in the pre-Alps Vaudoises.
It is short but TOUGH, and I used most of the battery, which is unusual for only 30km.
Indeed The ride is a continuous steep uphill for the first 13km to the Col with about 1,300m denivelation. Thankfully the route is mostly in the shade. And, amazingly very quiet, in complete solitude, immersed in nature: no cars, only a couple of cyclists and hikers (probably because this is not a cross-over Col, it does not lead anywhere, just to the mountain and back).
Also, it is mostly paved, though I took also some gravel sections (alternative paved routes are possible but longer and even tougher).
Here is the scenery:
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