ベッケンリートの峠・トップ20

The descents were very challenging on a bike in the snow, and not all of them were rideable for me. The scenery was incredibly beautiful, so the effort was worth it.

Surenen Pass Refuge

The first “half” from Blacken to Surenenpass is probably now S1 (easily drivable) thanks to “construction” measures.

very pretty here, very pretty

This is where the cantonal border between Lucerne and Schwyz lies. Originally, the Vitznau Rigi Railway was only allowed to run as far as Staffelhöhe. For a long time, it was not allowed to cross the cantonal border from Lucerne to Schwyz. The reason was that the people of Schwyz wanted to promote the Arth Rigi Railway, which lies on Schwyz soil. It was not until two years later (1873) that the railway was extended to Rigi Kulm (1752 m above sea level). This section lies in the territory of the canton of Schwyz, for which the VRB does not have a concession. The line belongs to the ARB and was leased by the Vitznau-Rigi Railway. It was not until 1990 that a track connection was established between the ARB and VRB in Rigi Staffel. This was the beginning of the merger, which was completed in 1992 and also includes the Weggis–Rigi Kaltbad cable car (LWRK).

Hard trail, not always rideable for me. But beautiful scenery

From here starts a very flowing "gravel trail" down the valley...

Nice ambience, lots of bikers and unfortunately also a number of cars whose occupants escape the force of the great landscape.