Mountain bike tours

Flüealp Tour

Leukerbad

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Majingalp and Flüealp are mountain pastures above Leukerbad and can be reached via a steady climb on a mountain road. The alpine dairymen also run a small inn there.

Difficulty

Intermediate

Length

16.59 km

Duration

2:30 h

Description

Discover the eastern side valley of Leukerbad, where the Dala stream has its source. The first section of the tour leads through the forest. After having passed the ditch, you cross the mountain pastures bevore arriving at Majingalp and Flüelap. Finally, go back to Leukerbad by the same route.

Turn-by-turn directions

At the first paved road, turn through Haus Lärchenwald and head towards the restaurant Weidstübli. Soon the terrain changes to gravel for a good 500 metres, and is followed by a climb through bright woodland that leads on to the "Folljeret" mountain pastures, and finally the "Majingalp" pastures. If you wish, you can make a stop at the mountain restaurant or climb another 2km to "Flüealp", where the cheese and bread platters are an absolute must. The signposted descent is via the same route back to Leukerbad.

Start

Leukerbad (1379m)

Destination

Leukerbad (1380m)

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Author's recommendation

Continue a few minutes from Flüealp to "Flüekapelle".

Technical information

Altitude

2047m

1380m

Ascent

+756m

Descent

-667m

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 MTB 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 from Iselle - Brig; direction Leuk - Leukerbad