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Mountainbike holidays Valais
6 days / 5 nights
from £ 1020
Snow-white mountain peaks, sunny valleys and the idyllic Alps: there are countless reasons to visit Valais, but the one that attracts bikers to the south of the Alps the most is the innumerable singletrails.
From the plateau of Crans-Montana, the route leads you on scenic paths to the baths of Leukerbad and then to the sunny alps on the south side of the Rhone Valley.
A short detour into the Mattertal and a flight of fancy over the Gibidumpass will then take you to the Stockalper Palace in Brig, where the bike tour comes to an end.
Highlights
- Best single trails through the Rhone valley
- Intense moments on the high trail from Rinderhütte to Jeizinen
- Moosalp
- Picturesque Gibidumsee
Your travel itinerary
Crans-Montana – Leukerbad - Unterbäch – Grächen – Brig
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Day 1
Arrival in Crans-Montana
Travel by public transport from your starting point in Switzerland to Crans-Montana. Enjoy the view of the highest peaks of the Valais and take a walk on the high plateau of Crans-Montana.
Day 2
Crans-Montana – Leukerbad
The tour ascends relatively steadily at the beginning. The culmination is the Cabane de la Tièche, where a descent of more than 1,000 metres down to Leuk begins.
Occasionally you rush past a few alps, later the descent at Varen leads through the vineyards and grapevines of the Rhone Valley. Once in Leuk, you continue by bus to Leukerbad.
Details: approx. 23km (Singletrails: 8 km)
↑ 730m ↓ 1’580 m
Day 3
Leukerbad – Unterbäch
In the morning you take the cable car up to the Rinderhütte mountain hut. Here, one of the most beautiful single trails in Switzerland is waiting for you at Torrent Trail Bike.
At Erschmatt you take a turn and follow a challenging trail down into the Rhône valley. From Raron, the cable car takes you up to the next stage town of Unterbäch.
If you can't get enough of the Valais mountain air, you can add a few laps on the flow trail before descending into the valley.
Details: approx. 33 km (Singletrails: 15 km)
↑ 530 m ↓ 2’230 m
Day 4
Grächen – Brig
By chairlift up to Brandalp. From here, continue in a steady up and down to Moosalp. Enjoy the view and take a well-deserved break, where you should try the legendary cream cake at the Moosalp restaurant.
Now it's time to get back in the saddle and tackle the descent into the Mattertal, via the mountain village of Törbel and into the bottom of the valley to Stalden.
Afterwards, you will continue on the beautiful Matterhorn Valley Trail up through the Mattertal to St. Niklaus. From here a bus will take you to Grächen, the destination of today's stage.
Details: approx. 32.5 km (Singletrails: 11 km)
↑ 1’170 m ↓ 1’655 m
Day 5
Grächen – Brig
You follow the Mattsand Enduro Trail and the Matterhorn Valley Trail down to Kalpetran and on to Stalden on the bottom of the valley. The cable car takes you then up to Gspon and after that a beautiful trail leads through the Sädol forest to the Gibidumpass. From here, a comfortable trail leads you down into the wild Nanztal valley.At Alp Nidristi you can take a short break before a final trail leads you to Brig.
Details: ca. 51 km (Singletrails: 18 km)
↑ 890 m ↓ 2’900 m
Day 6
Departure
Return journey by public transport from Brig to your final destination in Switzerland or extension of your stay (on request).
Tour characteristic
Large part of the altitude is covered by cable car, but there are also challenging ascents. The descents are long at times, on some days there are over 1,000 metres of descent at a time – basic fitness is therefore necessary. However, averagely trained bikers can cope well with the trails.
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