Mountain bike tours

Hellela Family Loop

Zeneggen

The Hellela Loop is a family-friendly all-mountain tour with plenty of options for detours, taking you through a beautiful landscape with a mix of easy trail sections and gravel roads. This route is ideal for a trip out with the family.

Difficulty

Intermediate

Length

6.43 km

Duration

54 m

Description

Places to stop for refreshments: Restaurant Alpenblick

Turn-by-turn directions

Zeneggen can be reached by public transport from Visp in 25 minutes. Once you arrive in Zeneggen, you will cycle up a short ascent to Alt-Zeneggen. After this beautiful old hamlet, there is a short steep ascent towards ‘Ze Biffigu’. From there, you continue to ‘Mittlere Hellela’ in ‘Eggwald’. In this paradisiacal pre-alpine area, you can enjoy a breathtaking view of the Bietschhorn. Continue towards ‘Loch’ and then along a beautiful path ‘ze grosse Steina’ and back to Zeneggen. The entire loop is passable in the forest on forest roads.

Start

Zeneggen (1367m)

Destination

Zeneggen (1367m)

Author's recommendation

The hamlet of Alt-Zeneggen and the ‘Hellela’ with a beautiful view of the Bietschhorn

Technical information

Altitude

1536m

1367m

Ascent

+201m

Descent

-201m

Stamina

Experience

Landscape

Best time of the year

  • Jan
  • Feb
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  • May
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  • Nov
  • Dec

Tags

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

Public transport

Mit dem Bus von Visp nach Zeneggen. Regelmässige Zug und Busverbindungen unter https://www.sbb.ch/ und https://www.postauto.ch/de/fahrplan

Parking

Parking spaces available near the church and in the village square.

Source

This activity is brought to you by Bike Wallis. Valais/Wallis Promotion is not responsible for the content provided.

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