Mountain bike tours

Furkatrail

Abfahrt mit Rhonegletscher und Furkapassstrasse im Hintergrund.

Obergoms

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Lots of flow, technical sections, and short pushing sections – this trail for experienced mountain bikers focuses on the downhill experience.

Difficulty

Intermediate

Length

18.07 km

Duration

2:55 h

Eindrückliches Berg- und Gletscherpanorama.

Description

After the start, a short ascent is followed by a longer crossing before the long, varied, and flowy descent follows. Most of the route impresses with flowy, partially technical downhill trails that make every biker's heart beat faster. Always, weather permitting, with a fantastic view over the entire Hochtal Goms. At the mountain restaurant Hungerberg, a stop is worthwhile for a break on the sunny terrace with local delicacies.

Our favorites

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 trail begins at the pass height and starts with a slight ascent on a military road up to below the Muttgletscher glacier, whose meltwater stream you cross with your bike. Then follows a very beautiful, partly somewhat technical, but not too demanding crossing along the Hirschplatte until the path above Rossji turns southwest.

The subsequent valley descent is initially technically easy until you cross towards Firbäch at Bidmer. Then it becomes steep but still flowy until you finally reach Gand via more technical sections. The last singletrail section shortly turns onto the forest road heading towards Hungerberg. It contains short steep passages where you have to push the mountain bike partially. Then you continue towards Unner Äbnet to the forest road that leads to Oberwald and from there along the Rotten bike path to Ulrichen station.

Start

Furkapass (2428m)

Destination

Oberwald or Ulrichen (1347m)

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Author's recommendation

Enjoy a stop at the mountain house Hungerberg and the magnificent view over the Hochtal Goms.

Technical information

Altitude

2520m

1347m

Ascent

+136m

Descent

-1221m

Stamina

Experience

Landscape

Best time of the year

Public transport

Accessible by train and bus.

By postbus from Realp or Oberwald to the Furkapass. A reservation is required for bike transport. Bike reservation +41 848 818 818 until 4 p.m. the previous day.

Online timetable.