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Hiking in Switzerland

Signalization

The signalization of SwitzerlandMobility routes is standard throughout Switzerland. It is based on Swiss norms for signalization of non-motorized traffic (SN 640 829). It was revised for the realization of SwitzerlandMobility and today is the only international norm for standard signalization of non-motorized traffic. (see illustration below).

The yellow signs for hiking trails and red for cycling, mountain biking and skating routes were supplemented for SwitzerlandMobility by the addition of route information panels including route names and numbers. One-digit numbers indicate national routes, two-digit numbers indicate regional routes and three-digit numbers indicate local routes.

The route information panels are green for hikers, light blue for cyclists, ochre for mountain bikers, violet for skaters and turquoise for canoeists. These colours are also used by SwitzerlandMobility to illustrate the various routes e.g. on maps, information signs and the Internet. Thus, light-blue lines indicate cycling routes.

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