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 singletrails 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 centre of Grächen, past the valley station Hannigalp and continues on the field road to the point "1675". From here, the route, which still rises slightly, 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, is a paddling pool for young and old. The loop then continues uphill 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 valley side, a whole range of 3000-meter peaks are presented, with the Barrhorn standing out as the highest snow-free hiking peak in Europe. Shortly after the valley station "Grächen Bärgji", the trail goes back to the starting point at Grächen village. At "Titter" there is the possibility to ride down to Kalpetran on a varied and flowing enduro trail. 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 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

View of the Cervo hotel with the Matterhorn in the background, Zermatt. Valais, Switzerland.

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