UPDATED FROM AN EARLIER NOW DELETED POST AND THREAD
I have trawled through several sources to create what I hope is a solid set of GPX files for Switzerland.
The sources are as follows:
(1) The Swiss Tourist Office's website
http://www.myswitzerland.com/en-gb/...rbike-tours-route-descriptions.html?iPadCover
http://www.myswitzerland.com/en-gb/grand-tour-of-switzerland.html
(2) Michelin, working in cooperation with the Swiss Tourist Office
https://www.myswitzerland.com/en-gb/michelin-guide-grand-tour-of-switzerland.html
(C) Louis.de
https://m.louis.de/fuer-die-motorradreise/tourentipps/zentraleuropa
You'll need to scroll down the page
(D) KurvenKoenig
https://kurvenkoenig.de/motorrad/motorradtouren-in-der-schweiz.html
(E) RiDE magazine
http://www.ride.co.uk
The routes were created on a Mac as a Garmin .gpx file in BaseCamp using 2018.1 maps in motorcycle mode with preferences turned off. The file is reasonably large, hosted on Dropbox.
Dropbox sometimes adds a .txt extension to the GPX file. If this happens, download, save the file and then rename it by deleting the .txt part but retaining the .gpx extension. It should then open up in BaseCamp, Mapsource and / or other user friendly mapping software that can accept .gpx files.
Notes to help you:
1. The Swiss Tourist Office routes are in magenta.
2. The Michelin routes are in cyan.
3. The Louis.de routes are a mixture of red and tracks in grey.
4. The KurvenKoenig routes are in green.
5. The Ride routes are in blue.
5. There is inevitably some duplication of some of the roads taken. There is sometimes only so many ways you can go from A to C via B down great roads, particularly if there is a mountain in the way.
6. In essence, the Tourist Office and Michelin routes are A to B routes, splitting the country into sections and / or giving you a complete touring holiday or a way to cross the country in several directions.
The Loius.de routes do much the same but with some localised tours, too.
The KuvenKoenig routes are the 'Big one', dividing the country into six regions each with 10 to 12 routes within them. In other words, 60 to 72 routes. My suggestion would be to only use these if you intended to base yourself somewhere in the region.
The RiDE routes tell you how to get to Switzerland from Calais, how to get back to Calais and the famous 'Figure of 8' route. The routes include alternatives to save time, avoid charges etc.
7. The Louis.de routes come with a huge number of old style flag shaping points. If I was to run these routes, I'd probably trace over them and create fresh ones.
8. With so many routes it's all but inevitable that there will be some glitches, so do take a little care if you download them and then expect them to run perfectly on your GPS device next summer.
Whilst I checked them a little as I went along, there may be some errors. Have a look before you go, would be my suggestion. If anyone discovers a real howler sing up, I won't mind.
9. I have not removed the waypoints that the third parties used to create their routes. Were I to use a route, I'd probably change the waypoints into unanounced shaping points.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/o3g4lzrac...Loius.de - KurvenKoenig - RiDEroutes.GPX?dl=0
Richard
I have trawled through several sources to create what I hope is a solid set of GPX files for Switzerland.
The sources are as follows:
(1) The Swiss Tourist Office's website
http://www.myswitzerland.com/en-gb/...rbike-tours-route-descriptions.html?iPadCover
http://www.myswitzerland.com/en-gb/grand-tour-of-switzerland.html
(2) Michelin, working in cooperation with the Swiss Tourist Office
https://www.myswitzerland.com/en-gb/michelin-guide-grand-tour-of-switzerland.html
(C) Louis.de
https://m.louis.de/fuer-die-motorradreise/tourentipps/zentraleuropa
You'll need to scroll down the page
(D) KurvenKoenig
https://kurvenkoenig.de/motorrad/motorradtouren-in-der-schweiz.html
(E) RiDE magazine
http://www.ride.co.uk
The routes were created on a Mac as a Garmin .gpx file in BaseCamp using 2018.1 maps in motorcycle mode with preferences turned off. The file is reasonably large, hosted on Dropbox.
Dropbox sometimes adds a .txt extension to the GPX file. If this happens, download, save the file and then rename it by deleting the .txt part but retaining the .gpx extension. It should then open up in BaseCamp, Mapsource and / or other user friendly mapping software that can accept .gpx files.
Notes to help you:
1. The Swiss Tourist Office routes are in magenta.
2. The Michelin routes are in cyan.
3. The Louis.de routes are a mixture of red and tracks in grey.
4. The KurvenKoenig routes are in green.
5. The Ride routes are in blue.
5. There is inevitably some duplication of some of the roads taken. There is sometimes only so many ways you can go from A to C via B down great roads, particularly if there is a mountain in the way.
6. In essence, the Tourist Office and Michelin routes are A to B routes, splitting the country into sections and / or giving you a complete touring holiday or a way to cross the country in several directions.
The Loius.de routes do much the same but with some localised tours, too.
The KuvenKoenig routes are the 'Big one', dividing the country into six regions each with 10 to 12 routes within them. In other words, 60 to 72 routes. My suggestion would be to only use these if you intended to base yourself somewhere in the region.
The RiDE routes tell you how to get to Switzerland from Calais, how to get back to Calais and the famous 'Figure of 8' route. The routes include alternatives to save time, avoid charges etc.
7. The Louis.de routes come with a huge number of old style flag shaping points. If I was to run these routes, I'd probably trace over them and create fresh ones.
8. With so many routes it's all but inevitable that there will be some glitches, so do take a little care if you download them and then expect them to run perfectly on your GPS device next summer.
Whilst I checked them a little as I went along, there may be some errors. Have a look before you go, would be my suggestion. If anyone discovers a real howler sing up, I won't mind.
9. I have not removed the waypoints that the third parties used to create their routes. Were I to use a route, I'd probably change the waypoints into unanounced shaping points.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/o3g4lzrac...Loius.de - KurvenKoenig - RiDEroutes.GPX?dl=0
Richard
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