Mountain bike tours

Chällerflüe Bike

Aussicht übers seltene Nebelmeer beim Chäller

Leukerbad

6/9°

This all-mountain tour in the heart of Leukerbad's rocky arena will make mountain bikers' hearts beat faster: breathtaking scenery, magical views and trail action.

Difficulty

Intermediate

Length

17.54 km

Duration

2:00 h

Description

From Leuk, the route follows the right-hand side of the Dala valley to Chällerflüe. Top up your energy with coffee and croissants at the restaurant in Birchen before tackling the 500-metre ascent that follows. This ascent includes the "Chäller" crossing, where you will have to push your mountain bike for about 350 metres. Although the path is quite wide and secured with steel cables, it helps if you are not subject to vertigo. But it's well worth the effort: once you reach the top, you enjoy a breathtaking view of the entire Rhone valley. The panorama will quickly make you forget all the effort you have put in previously. After a well-deserved rest, comes a 1,100-metre descent on high level singletracks down to Varen. Stop off in this famous wine village to visit a wine cellar, or continue on to the historic town of Leuk, where the imposing town hall with its castle offers another opportunity to round off an exciting day.

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Our favorite itineraries are part of a selection of the best routes in the region and are proposed by Valais/Wallis Promotion to best meet the expectations of our guests.

Turn-by-turn directions

The route starts in Leukerbad and takes you first to the sports centre before leading you to Birchen via singletracks and wide paths. Then follow the forest road which climbs gently up to the Larschi mountain pasture. A country lane takes you to Chällerflüe, where you cross the rock face on foot and push your bike up a short climb to Pfarschong. Once you have passed this section, a magnificent singletrack awaits you for a varied and moderately difficult descent. It takes you through lush green pastures, then down through the Varen forest to the village bearing the same name. Shortly before Taschonieru, it becomes technically more demanding and is made up of stones and short rocky passages. From Varen, you reach Leuk via wide country roads and continue along cycle path no. 72 to Susten railway station.

Start

Leukerbad village (1379m)

Destination

Leuk/Susten (623 m) (623m)

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Author's recommendation

At the end of the day, have an aperitif in Varen or Leuk. You can enjoy the view of the Bois de Finges glistening in the last rays of sunshine.

Technical information

Altitude

1804m

622m

Ascent

+455m

Descent

-1207m

Technique

Stamina

Experience

Landscape

Best time of the year

Public transport

Leuk can be reached by train (SBB), then by bus (LLB - Leuk Leukerbad Bus Reisen) to the starting point in Leukerbad.

It is advisable to reserve a place for your VTT via resabike.

Approach

From Basel and Zurich: A1 motorway to Bern; A6 to Spiez; direction Kandersteg; car transport Kandersteg - Goppenstein; direction Gampel; Leuk - Leukerbad.

From Geneva: Motorway A1 to Lausanne; direction Sion/Sierre; Leuk - Leukerbad

From Milan: Motorway A8/A26 direction Simplon; car transport Iselle-Brig; direction Leuk - Leukerbad