Saas Valley Trail

Saas-Balen
-3/6°
From Saas-Balen, this route takes you into the Saas Valley to the summit of the Mattmark dam, offering a wide variety of difficulty levels, landscapes and nature.
Difficulty
IntermediateLength
14.63 kmDuration
2:21 hDescription
On this tour you ride from Saas-Balen through the entire lower Saas Valley up to the Mattmark dam. The varied route is 15 kilometres long and you will cover over 700 metres in altitude. If you still have energy at the dam, you can add the lake circuit after a break in the Mattmark restaurant. The alpine landscape will impress you.
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Turn-by-turn directions
Start
Church in Saas-Balen (1487m)
Destination
Mattmark dam (2205m)
Author's recommendation
Technical information
Altitude
2205m
1487m
Ascent
+718m
Descent
-0m
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Best time of the year
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Public transport
Take the SBB train to Visp and then the postal bus towards Saas-Fee. Alight at the Saas-Balen village stop. Remember to reserve a place for your mountain bike on the SBB mobile application or on sbb.ch.
Approach
Take the cantonal road to Visp. At the roundabout by the Landbrücke bridge, turn south on the road for Saas-Fee and Zermatt. If driving from Raron, take the second exit at the first roundabout before Visp and drive through the Visp tunnel (Vispertaltunnel), heading south. Both routes lead you south up the Saas valley. At the “Killerhof” roundabout (after Stalden), take the second exit towards Saas-Fee and follow the road towards Saas-Balen.
Parking
Public parking available in Saas-Balen, directly to the right after the bridge.
Source
This activity is brought to you by Valais/Wallis Promotion