Mountain bike tours
Les Collons - Évolène Gravel
Between Les Collons and Evolène, discover a varied gravel route: forest roads, gravel sections, asphalt, and beautiful single trails stretches for a more playful ride through magnificent alpine scenery.
Difficulty
IntermediateLength
31.79 kmDuration
3:30 h
Description
This Route begins in front of the Collons tourist office and leads towards Les Mases along a beautiful forest path. Along the way, you’ll pass the Grande Dixence dam, the highest gravity dam in the world, before continuing on to Les Mayens d'Euseigne. Enchanting views follow one after another as you reach the banks of the Borgne and continue towards Evolène, where welcoming terraces await to reward the day’s efforts.
Turn-by-turn directions
Start your journey in front of the Les Collons tourist office and continue along a road with six hairpin bends to reach Les Mases. Once in Les Mases, take a pretty forest path on your right that will lead to Praperrot, then to the imposing Grande Dixence dam. The ascent to Les Mayens d'Euseigne begins here featuring breathtaking views of the village of Hérémence and the Valais Alps on the right bank of the Rhône Valley. At La Crêta, take the path down to La Luette and, at the end of the village, turn right towards the bus stop to follow the wild path along the left bank of the Borgne, through an unusual landscape. A few metres before the hamlet of Le Crou, you’ll need to push your bike up a 250-metre-long slope, but this will quickly be forgotten as the atmosphere and landscape leading to Lanna are magical. Your final destination, Évolène, is just a few pedal strokes away.
Start
Les Collons (1791m) (1790m)
Destination
Évolène (1373m) (1373m)
Author's recommendation
The trail along the Borgne River is beautiful and wild. Although an easy ride, it still requires good control of your gravel bike and a bit of physical strength to push it up a steep 250-metre slope.
Technical information
Altitude
1795m
1003m
Ascent
+918m
Descent
-1335m
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
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Getting there
Information
Public transport
From Martigny, take the regional train to Sion, then the postal bus to the Les Collons tourist office.
Don't forget to reserve a space for your gravelbike on www.cff.ch.
Approach
On the A9 motorway, take exit 27 for Sion-Est, then follow the signs for Thyon-Les Collons, passing through the villages of Vex and Hérémence. Continue towards Les Collons along Route de Thyon. Once in Les Collons, follow the signs for the Trabanta car park, located behind the chairlift departure point.
Parking
Parking spaces available at the ski lift departure point (Trabanta).
Source
This activity is brought to you by Valais/Wallis Promotion