Gallery
View of Lake Zurich from a Zurich Cathedral tower, 2.4 miles from the hostel.
View back to the city centre from a Zurich Cathedral tower.
Stüssihofstatt Square, Old Zurich, 2.6 miles into the ride.
Event set-up near the car park on Route 5 at Bannhaldenstrasse, Winterthur, 24.8 miles in.
Traditional Board Walk over the River Töss at Kollbrunn, 29.8 miles into the ride.
A constant stream of planes passes overhead at Kollbrunn, only two minutes' apart, heading for Zurich Airport.
Tao hand-washes laundry in the Gyrenbad Guest House bathroom.
Tao, Joe and Michael at the Gyrenbad Guest House, Turbenthal.
Tao, Joe and Michael at the Gyrenbad Guest House, Turbenthal.
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With Gavin absent, Tao is last ready at Gyrenbad Guest House.
View from our window at Gyrenbad Guest House.
Gyrenbad Guest House, Turbenthal.
Setting off from Gyrenbad on a very wet morning—note Joe’s mud‑caked coat: no mudguard.
Plotting the day’s route at Gyrenbad as the rain persists.
Joe admires Brown Swiss cows at Sonnenburg Horse Riding Centre, near Oberbüren (20.6 miles).
Tao on Route 5 by Sonnenburg Horse Riding Centre—lunch stop imminent.
Tao polishes off pork pâté by the River Thur, between Oberbüren and Niederbüren (21.5 miles).
Refilling bottles at Riet, near Zihischlacht—28.7 miles in.
Cheese factory at Steinebrunn, complete with giant ‘cheese’ tower and mouse (32.7 miles).
Charming farm‑shop sign beside the Steinebrunn cheese factory.
A train rattles by on Cycle Route 2 at Wiedehorn—37.2 miles in.
Arbon Lake Park—39.7 miles in.
The swimming pool at Rorschach See youth hostel.