Mountain bike tours
Torrenttrail Short
Leukerbad
8/13°
For those in a hurry, the legendary Torrent Trail is now also available in a short version. The fantastic panorama, the chic Alp "Oberu", a playful forest & root trail and the mountain villages of Guttet and Albinen are among the highlights.
Difficulty
IntermediateLength
22.2 kmDuration
3:00 h
Description
Like the standard route, the short version of the "Torrent Trail" starts at the Rinderhütte mountain station and leads to Alp "Oberu". Enjoy the panoramic view and the mountain idyll. From here, the Torrent Trail Short branches off and winds its way on a varied trail through the forest, around 600 metres down to Guttet. The high trail takes you to the rustic mountain village of Albinen and back to Leukerbad.
Turn-by-turn directions
The path to Alp "Oberu" is on an easy, flowing trail without any great difficulties - but with some counter-climbs. From Alp "Oberu" the trail branches off and becomes steeper. It leads over a forest trail with some root passages down to Guttet. From here, follow the high-level trail on the gravel road to Albinen and continue on the main road to Leukerbad. Immediately after the tunnel, it is advisable not to speed up, but to climb up a few metres onto the nature trail. It leads directly to the village centre of Leukerbad without any loss of altitude.
Start
Rinderhütte, cable car summit station (2311m)
Destination
Leukerbad (1379m)
Author's recommendation
Take a detour through the mountain villages, to the rustic attics and houses. It's worth it.
Technical information
Altitude
2312m
1324m
Ascent
+368m
Descent
-1304m
Technique
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Best time of the year
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
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- Dec
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Getting there
Information
Public transport
Leuk can be reached by train (SBB), then by bus (LLB - Leuk Leukerbad Bus Reisen) to the starting point in Leukerbad.
It is advisable to reserve a place for your MTB via resabike.
Approach
From Basel and Zurich: A1 motorway to Bern; A6 to Spiez; direction Kandersteg; car transport Kandersteg - Goppenstein; direction Gampel; Leuk - Leukerbad.
From Geneva: Motorway A1 to Lausanne; direction Sion/Sierre; Leuk - Leukerbad
From Milan: Motorway A8/A26 direction Simplon; car transport from Iselle - Brig; direction Leuk - Leukerbad
Parking
Various parking options in the village of Leukerbad. Follow the local parking guidance system.
Car parks in Leukerbad: Sportarena parking, Rathaus parking, Torrent parking, Leukerbad Therme parking, Alpentherme parking.
Source
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