Moosalp Plateau Bike
Bürchen
5/11°
ClosedAn impressive circuit tour through Alpine pastures, larch forests and mountain villages, with tough climbs, flowing descents and amazing view of the surrounding 4,000-metre peaks.
Difficulty
DifficultLength
47.93 kmDuration
7:25 hDescription
First take the Postauto from Visp to Bürchen, where the tour begins. After a short stretch of trail leading to Unterbach, the tour passes through Schlüechtgartu to Eischoll. It then crosses through the heart of the village before heading up to the mountain station of the Striggen chairlift and on to Ginals. Without ever losing sight of the majestic Bietschhorn, the route continues to Gibidum, from where the famous and particularly steep "Magic Trail" descent winds down to Brandalp. The tour then heads back to Bürchen via a gravel road. If you still have strength in your legs, you can then cycle the roughly 500 altitude metres to Moosalp – if not, you can make the journey via Postauto. The trail fun starts at Moosalp: a flowing single trail leads through a beautiful larch forest to Zeneggen via Törbel. A climb through the Mittlere Hellela nature reserve takes you back to Bürchen. There are excellent trails available from Zeneggen or Bürchen to make the journey back to Visp.
Our favorites
Our favorite itineraries are part of a selection of the best routes in the region and are proposed by Valais/Wallis Promotion to best meet the expectations of our guests.
Turn-by-turn directions
The route is signposted in one direction only: Bürchen -> Unterbäch -> Eischoll -> Ginals -> Brandalp -> Bürchen -> Moosalp -> Törbel -> Zeneggen -> Bürchen
Start
Bürchen (1442m)
Destination
Bürchen (1440m)
Author's recommendation
It’s worth visiting the “Urchigs Terbil” open-air museum in Törbel to get an insight into daily life in the Valais mountain village of yesteryear.
Technical information
Altitude
2106m
1151m
Ascent
+1872m
Descent
-1872m
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Best time of the year
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Tags
Public transport
Approach
Parking
Source
This activity is brought to you by Valais/Wallis Promotion