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Euro2001 – Day 6 - SEEWEN through SUSTEN PASS to LES DIABLERETS

Saturday 4th August 2001

“Twisty Stuff”

Only 150 miles? Easy! Except that on these roads a straight is about 10 yards, a bend has to be at least 180 degrees to be taken seriously and anything shorter than a hundred yards doesn't count as a tunnel. We lost count of the petrol stations counted on this section so lets not worry about running dry and have some fun! We should arrive at Les Diablerets in time for lunch but perhaps you'd prefer a sauna and a swim in the pool first and then a bit of mini golf afterwards? Maybe a short walk to admire the views and then let the best in Swiss hospitality and cuisine take care of you.

Directions: Andy Robertson and Peter Wehrmann.

  • Start 09:00.
  • Remembering first that you have to pick up your car from the Schuler Wine premise, turn right out of Schuler Wine.
  • Go up the hill sign-posted Gotthard and right at the Y junction also sign-posted Gotthard, now for the mountains!!
  • Take the road to Altdorf, most traffic takes the motorway.
  • Wassen.
  • Head towards Interlaken/Susten Pass.
  • Go through the town of Meien.
  • The Susten Pass high point is 2200 metres.
  • Go through Gadmen village on the descent.
  • Fuhren.
  • Nessenthal.
  • Wyner.
  • Innertkirchen, and follow the blue sign to Interlaken/Meiringen.
  • Villigen.
  • In Meiringen take the Transit lane, towards Interlaken (keep to blue signs, not green).
  • Brienz (Ballenberg farm museum may be worth a visit).
  • Head towards Interlaken/Bönigen.
  • In Interlaken, follow the signs to Bern, Thun and Spiez.
  • There is a large park to the right, with the hotel Victoria Jungfrau. At the traffic lights follow the direction Spiez (straight ahead). The sign Spital refers to the local hospital.
  • Follow signs to Bern, Thun and Spiez.
  • Interlaken means “between 2 lakes”.
  • Take the road to Leissigen (to avoid toll roads).
  • Follow the signs to Bern, Thun and Spiez.
  • Follow the signs to Spiez and Faulensee
  • Enter Spiez.
  • Thun.
  • Turn left to Zweisimmen on road number 11.
  • Fill up tanks before we go into the mountains.
  • Wimmis.
  • Follow the signs to Zweisimmen.
  • Enter the valley of Simmental (valley) river Simmen.
  • Latterbach.
  • Erlenbach.
  • Boltigen.
  • Keep following the signs to Zweisimmen.
  • In Zweisimmen, follow “Transit”.
  • At the roundabout follow sign to Saanen, straight ahead.
  • At Saanen take the road to Gstaad (left turn).
  • In Gstaad look for the right turn at a roundabout to Col du Pillon (name of the valley).
  • Follow signs to Aigle.
  • Exit Gstaad.
  • There’s a small sign announcing “Vaud” which means entering the canton of Vaud (French part of Switzerland where the roads immediately get faster!).
  • Top of Col du Pillon – 1546 metres – near Glacier 3000 cable car station.
  • Down to Les Diablerets – left to direction Villars.
  • Follow the sign to “Autres Hotels”.
  • Turn right at end of the road.
  • Hotel Eurotel Victoria is on the left
  • ETA 14:00

Hotel Eurotel Victoria
CH 1865 Les Diablerets
+41 (0) 24 492 37 21