Herzschlaufe Seetal | 599 West Branch (Official)

  • Tip
  • 65.85 km long
  • Difficulty: medium
  • Condition: medium
  • Great panorama
  • E-Bike
Exciting journey through unknown territories in the middle of Switzerland  

The western branch of the Herzschlaufe Seetal dives into little-known areas, although you are in the middle of Switzerland. You start in the wonderful town of Lenzburg with its imposing castle and soon enter long forest passages that can make you lose your sense of direction. An impressive castle surprises and greets you in the Suhrental. The route dips again and emerges in an even less known strip of Switzerland, also embellished with a castle; the Ruedertal. The route then follows magnificent heights that show hardly any settlement. Only the Lucerne village of Beromünster offers diverse liveliness, whether with the impressive collegiate church or the small old town and its culinary temptations. A final passage leads again towards Lucerne, offering repeatedly splendid views of the Pilatus and the Inner Swiss Alps.  

  • 5:13 h
  • 65.85 km
  • 1,010 m
  • 940 m
  • 394 m
  • 763 m
  • 369 m
  • Start: Rental station Lenzburg or Eschenbach
  • Destination: Rental station Eschenbach or Lenzburg

Good to know

Pavements

Street (17%)
Asphalt (60%)
Gravel (5%)
Trail (18%)

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Tour information

  • Culturally interesting

  • Refreshment stop

Equipment

E-bike reservation recommended via rentabike.ch  

Additional information

The route is signposted in both directions as Route 599 «Herzschlaufe Seetal». Want to take a look at the Herzroute website? herzroute.ch

Note: There can be significant discrepancies in the elevation data between SchweizMobil & Outdooractive. This is based on differently resolved terrain models, with SchweizMobil already accounting for small differences.  

Author

Herzroute AG

Organization

Erlebnismacher AG - #wirsindofflinehelden

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

Those who drive up to Liebegg Castle can reach a second fortress, Trostburg in Teufenthal, through the forest and then rejoin the route there. Â