Mountain bike tours

Grächen Family Bike

The Grächen Loop is an allmountain family route around the village of Grächen. The route is a mix of easy single trails and sections on wider paths and gravel roads.

Difficulty

Easy

Length

10.26 km

Duration

1:27 h

Description

Places to eat: Restaurants “Bärgji-Alp” and “Jägerstube”

Turn-by-turn directions

The family loop starts in the village center of Grächen, past the valley station Hannigalp and further on the field road to point “1675”. From here, the still slightly ascending route continues on the gravel road until the first descent begins. The descent ends at the idyllic mountain lake “Z’Seew”. The small lake invites you to linger and especially on hot summer days it is a paddling pool for big and small. The loop then ascends to the junction “Äbnet” and from there on a wide trail to the restaurants “Bärgji-Alp” and “Jägerstube”. Both restaurants have a cozy atmosphere and fine dishes. On the opposite side of the valley, a whole series of 3000-meter peaks present themselves, with the Barrhorn standing out as the highest snow-free hiking peak in Europe. Shortly after the valley station “Grächen Bärgji” it goes on a trail back to the starting point at Grächen village. At “Titter” there is the opportunity to ride down on a varied and flowing enduro trail to Kalpetran. Connection to the Zermatt-Visp trail (No. 150) is available.

Start

Grächen (1617m)

Destination

Grächen (1616m)

Author's recommendation

Mountain lake "Z'Seew"

Technical information

Altitude

1781m

1493m

Ascent

+327m

Descent

-327m

Stamina

Experience

Landscape

Best time of the year

  • Jan
  • Feb
  • Mar
  • Apr
  • May
  • Jun
  • Jul
  • Aug
  • Sep
  • Oct
  • Nov
  • Dec

Tags

  • Singletrail/Free ride
  • Scenic
  • Geological highlights
  • Fauna
  • Insider tip
  • Round trip
  • Refreshment stops available
  • Cultural/historical interest
  • Flora
Getting there
Information

Public transport

By train from Visp to St. Niklaus and then by bus to Grächen. Regular train and bus connections available at https://www.sbb.ch/ and https://www.postauto.ch/de/fahrplan

Additional information

https://www.graechen.ch/

Literature

www.bike-wallis.ch / www.bike-valais.ch

Source

This activity is brought to you by Valais/Wallis Promotion

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