Grosse Scheidegg: Glad to notice folks describing their rides over this great pass. couple of thought about it: Last month I noticed you can get even more dramatic views of the Schreckhorn and Lauteraarhorn peaks by riding out a ways on the dirt path northwest from the pass. And, though the main attraction is the mountain views from near the pass, riding up from Interlaken to Grindelwald thru the villages on bike route 61 off the main road is pretty special too. [ photos ]

Col de la Croix: climbing up to Villars-sur-Ollon from Bex by way of Gryon is much prettier [ photos ] (and I think quieter) than the more direct road up from Ollon. Actually once the winter snow has melted off the high peaks, I don't think Col de la Croix is very spectacular, and the descent east to Diablerets not so interesting -- so I'm thinking the most pretty and interesting continuation is just to descend the same road back down to Bex.

Ken