Mountain bike tours
Circular route Tracouet
Nendaz
6/14°
Visit the hundred-year-old larches of Balavaux and enjoy beautiful viewpoints along the circular route from Haute-Nendaz to Tracouet.
Difficulty
IntermediateLength
24.32 kmDuration
4:00 h
Description
The route starts at the sports center of Haute-Nendaz and leads through lovely hamlets, forests, and alpine pastures before you reach the Balavaux forest with its 250 hundred-year-old larches and the wild place Maretse. Treat yourself to a break at Lac de Tracouet before tackling the last elevation gain to the mountain station. At the top, enjoy a breathtaking view over the Rhone valley and the Bernese Alps. At the Tracouet restaurant, you can refuel before the descent back to Haute-Nendaz.
Turn-by-turn directions
The route to Tracouet starts at the sports center of Haute-Nendaz, from where you follow sign 132. On the Route des Crettaux, you head towards Tsamandon. After 500 meters, leave this road and turn left onto a forest path. Follow this path to Prarion. From here, the ascent continues to Alp Balavaud with its famous larches. Then continue to Tracouet and Lac Noir. Once at the top, you have truly earned the wonderful view and a break at the restaurant. After resting, take on the sporty descent and follow sign 133. You now ride to the right of the chairlift and follow the main path. At the crossroads, go straight towards Sofleu. The route continues on the main path, and after a short counter-ascent, you enjoy one last well-deserved descent back to the village.
Start
Sports center Haute-Nendaz (1339m)
Destination
Sports center Haute-Nendaz (1340m)
Author's recommendation
It is possible to take the gondola to Tracouet. The route is also ideal for e-bikers.
Technical information
Altitude
2177m
1339m
Ascent
+927m
Descent
-884m
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Best time of the year
- Jan
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Getting there
Information
Public transport
Nendaz can be reached by bus from Sion train station in about 30 minutes. Regular train connections from Geneva or Bern/Visp to Sion. Remember to reserve a place for your mountain bike via the SBB Mobile app or at sbb.ch.
Approach
From the Sion-Ouest motorway exit, you reach Nendaz after 15 kilometers.
Parking
Four parking garages are available in Haute-Nendaz.
Source
This activity is brought to you by Valais/Wallis Promotion
