Tewaldji Bike
Saas-Balen
6/9°
ClosedThis bike trail leads across the southern Alps from Saas-Balen and the Bodme to Saas-Grund. It is a leisurely mountain stage with a rapid descent.
Difficulty
IntermediateLength
8.04 kmDuration
1:20 h
Description
The trail starts at the village square of Saas-Balen and leads you around the old village to the waterfall Fellbach. The trail turns right before the waterfall and follows the corridor road over the Rittmal and Tewaldji alps. At the crossroads, the trail turns right down to the houses and immediately left again, past the meadow into the forest. The trail leads over hill and dale through the larch forest to the Bodme, the alp above Saas-Grund. From here, follow the main road down to Saas-Grund. Watch out for the rapid descent! At the valley station you can turn off in the direction of the Sport-/Tennisplatz and cycle onto the Postplatz in Saas-Grund.
Return to Saas-Balen via the valley path at the Saaser Vispe possible.
Turn-by-turn directions
Village square - Rittmal - Tewaldji -Bodme - Hohsaas cable car valley station - Post Office square
Start
Village Square, Saas-Balen (1486m)
Destination
Post Office Square, Saas-Grund (1559m)
Technical information
Altitude
1840m
1486m
Ascent
+360m
Descent
-287m
Technique
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Best time of the year
- Jan
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Tags
Public transport
Take the SBB to Visp and change there to the post bus in the direction of Saas-Fee (bus 511). In Saas-Balen, get off at the Dorf stop.
Approach
Saas-Fee/Saastal can easily be reached by car from all directions, whether from Switzerland or abroad.You can reach us via Bern via the Lötschberg car transport from the north. You come over the Furka Pass or the Furka car transport from the east.From the south, you can reach us via the Simplon Pass or Simplon car transport, and from the west, you drive via Lausanne along the Rhône valley to Visp and towards Saas-Fee.
From Visp, drive south in the direction of Saas-Fee. At the "Killerhof" roundabout after Stalden, take the second exit towards Saas-Fee. Follow the main road to Saas-Balen.
Parking
After the bridge on the right is the public car park of Saas-Balen.
Source
This activity is brought to you by Saas-Fee/Saastal. Valais/Wallis Promotion is not responsible for the content provided.
