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Lake Geneva loop

Round Lake Geneva through two countries: the Swiss shore past Lausanne and the Lavaux vineyards to Montreux, then back along the French side through Evian and Thonon.

Distance
107 miles (173 km)
Type
Loop
Where
Lake Geneva

Plotted by us, not yet ridden

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Click a dot for details. White dots are the stops, each with a bed search. Yellow dots are places to see.

Main roads

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From the map

Longest gap between fuel
9 miles
Fuel stations near the line
111
Curvature
102 ° a mile
Campsites within 2 km
40
  • The longest stretch with no fuel station within 1 km of the line runs from mile 66 to mile 75. Check it against your range with the fuel range calculator.
  • The twistiest 20 miles run from mile 50 to mile 70, at 166 degrees of turning a mile.
  • Countries: Switzerland, France.
  • 37 motorcycle shops are within 3 km of the line.

Measured on the route line from OpenStreetMap data, which can be missing or out of date. Curvature is degrees of turning a mile, measured every 100 metres. On our routes they run from 6 on the E19 to 701 on the SP638.

Before you go

  • The loop crosses between Switzerland and France twice. Carry your passport.
  • Swiss motorway vignette needed only if you use Swiss motorways. This line keeps to the lake roads.

On the way

  1. Geneva
  2. Lausanne
  3. Vevey
  4. Montreux
  5. Villeneuve
  6. Saint-Gingolph
  7. Evian-les-Bains
  8. Thonon-les-Bains
  9. Geneva
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1Getting there

Most riders cross to Calais by Le Shuttle or a Dover ferry, or take a longer ferry nearer the route.

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2Places to stay

Search beds in Geneva

3Cover

Check your bike insurance covers riding abroad, get travel insurance that covers motorcycling at your engine size, and breakdown cover that recovers a motorcycle in every country on the route.

What to check before you buy cover

The 2 countries on this route

What GOV.UK says riders need for each, checked 05/11/2026. Rules change, so read the official page before you go.

Switzerland

Money
Swiss franc
Ride on the
Right
  • Swiss motorway vignette, if you will use any motorway (official site)

France

Money
Euro
Ride on the
Right
  • Riding into central Paris, Lyon, Grenoble or another low emission zone? You need a Crit'Air sticker. Buy it only from the official site (official site)
  • Some mountain areas require winter tyres or chains from 1 November to 31 March: check which vehicles and areas it covers (official site)
  • The drink-drive limit is a third lower than in England and Wales, with regular roadside checks

On every trip abroad: your licence, insurance that covers riding abroad, the V5C and travel insurance with medical cover. The tour planner turns all of this into a checklist each rider in your group can tick off.

Places to see on the way

Castles, passes, viewpoints and more within easy reach of the line, in the order you reach them. Yellow dots on the map.

Place details from Wikidata. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

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