Mountain bike tours

Glacier Bike Tour 10. Visp (Viège) - Zermatt

Visp

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From vineyards to snow-capped peaks, from the heart of Valais to the foot of the Matterhorn, this last stage between Visp and Zermatt includes 1400 meters of ascent to finish in style.

Difficulty

Intermediate

Length

37.65 km

Duration

3:15 h

Description

During this final stage of the Glacier Bike Tour (GBT), the terraced vineyards gradually give way to a more mountainous setting. Starting from Visp (Viège), you successively cross the villages of Stalden and Kalpetran by taking an old mule track that runs alongside historic dry stone walls, before returning to the road to St Niklaus (St-Nicolas). From there, you follow the railway line and the Vispa, passing noisy waterfalls and the imposing glacial tongue of the Bishorn on the east side of the Weisshorn massif. Straight ahead, you can admire the Little Matterhorn and the sparkling ridge of the Breithorn, one of the many 4000-meter peaks in the region. From Täsch, the forest path turns into a demanding MTB trail, which you can avoid by diverting early onto the road where the last section before arriving takes place. It is on the home stretch that the majestic Matterhorn finally appears, a rocky pyramid 4478 meters high with a striking triangular shape – a magical moment.

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Turn-by-turn directions

On the route to the Zermatt valley, the Rhône is replaced by the Vispa and you follow the MTB route no 150 Visp (Viège)-Zermatt until you arrive in Zermatt, along the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn railway line. Starting from Visp (Viège), you leave the vineyards to head towards the village of Stalden on the other side of the valley and continue to Kalpetran by taking an old mule track that runs alongside dry stone walls. Shortly afterwards, you return to the road until St Niklaus (St-Nicolas), then continue along the railway line and the Vispa, up to Randa with its meadows and pastures. From Täsch, the forest path turns into a demanding MTB trail, which you can avoid by diverting onto the road, and the final section before arriving is on a road with very little traffic, as Zermatt is a car-free village. Once at your destination, after completing the ten stages of the Glacier Bike Tour, the first thing to do is to toast and enjoy yourself.

Start

Ulrichen (1346 m) (648m)

Destination

Viège (658 m) (1605m)

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