Mountain bike tours

Hauts de Crans Bike

Crans-Montana

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This mountain bike ride up to the Hauts de Crans is ideal for conditioning your legs while you discover the resort and enjoy the extraordinary views. Possible start from Crans-Cry d'Er car park.

Length

7.96 km

Duration

53 m

Turn-by-turn directions

Departure from Moubra lake - Lac Grenon via Route des Sommets de Crans - Chermignon lake via Route du Zotzet - Clinique Genevoise via Route Cliva-Ratire and Route de Clairmont - Marigny - Arrival at the Moubra lake via Route de la Prairie. 

Start

Moubra lake, Route de la Moubra (1425m)

Destination

Moubra lake, Route de la Moubra (1425m)

Technical information

Altitude

1633m

1406m

Ascent

+249m

Descent

-249m

Best time of the year

  • Jan
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Public transport

The resort of Crans-Montana is easily accessible from Sierre station with the SMC bus company or the funicular and from Sion station with the bus company CarPostal.

Moreover, the free shuttle buses of the SMC bus company serve the whole resort of Crans-Montana.

The nearest stop to this ride by shuttle bus is: La Moubra, line 433.

Approach

To reach Crans-Montana by car, take the exit of the A9 motorway (Rhône motorway) called "Sierre ouest". At the motorway exit, turn left and follow the signs for "Sierre". At the roundabout, turn right. Continue for 500 metres, then at the entrance to Sierre, turn left following the signs for "Crans-Montana".

Take the Route de Crans-Montana to the junction of the former pneumology centre.

Follow then the Route de la Moubra on your right and take the second exit at the roundabout towards Lac Moubra. 

The journey takes about 20 minutes.

From Crans-Montana: Go to the centre of Montana and drive down the Route de la Moubra to Lake Moubra.

Parking

Free parking is available at La Moubra.

Safety information

Construction work is in progress at Lac de Chermignon. Access is forbidden except residents and a diversion is in place for cyclists and pedestrians.

Additional information

Maps

Mountainbike/Downhill map Crans-Montana – 1 :25'000, available at the tourist office

Source

This activity is brought to you by Crans-Montana Tourisme & Congrès. Valais/Wallis Promotion is not responsible for the content provided.

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