Route
NAME
Tour de Carbon
DISTANCE
157Km
ELEVATION GAIN
3344m
ROUTE TYPE (Guide)
Road+
Loop
Climb Fest
Amber
ABSTRACT
Basel > Belchen > Schellten Pass > Brunnersberg > Delemont > Basel
HIGHLIGHTS
Small roads
Scenic
Solitude
Hard ramps
BEST TIME TO RIDE
Late winter. Early spring.
GOOD TO KNOW
“Leave Basel before surise to have some great light up Belchen”
ORIGIN OF THE NAME
…
“Carbon or titanium?” She texted the day before.
They usually took the metal bikes for long days were comfort triumphed over weight. Those days, as in an unspoken rule, they kept the vertical gains within reasonable limits.
”Carbon” he answered.
ALERTS
Short unpaved section on top of Brunnersberg Pass. Compact dirt with fine pebbles.
Several steep descents. Specially “Lost Bet” a short section with over -25% incline, that can have loose gravel. (After the mention dirt section, dropping into Scheltenpass).
Delemont > Laufen > Grelingen !!
Always dangerous. Lots of traffic in both directions. Specially during the commute hours.
NAVIGATION
GPX download
Strava
Komoot
ROAD BOOK (Km)
31 Water
45 Cafe
62 Supermarket
73 Supermarket
100 Water
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