Mountain bike tours
Tour des Etablons
La Tzoumaz
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This loop offers an 8-kilometre climb to the mountain restaurant Chez Simon, before returning to La Tzoumaz via an old forest road above Saxon.
Difficulty
IntermediateLength
17.27 kmDuration
2:04 h
Description
Starting from the La Tzoumaz-Savoleyres cable car station, this route quickly reaches the Croix de Cœur road, then completes an 8-kilometre climb, passing successively through alpine pastures and larch forests. Turn shortly before the pass to access the restaurant Chez Simon, situated at 2076 metres altitude, the highest point of the route. The route continues on a dirt road towards Sapinhaut, then descends quite steeply to the Vatse clearing. It then follows a forest road with a slight climb towards La Tzoumaz, passing through three small tunnels up to Som de Pro. The last kilometre runs on the main road and leads back to the starting point.
Turn-by-turn directions
Starting from La Tzoumaz, this route quickly takes you out of the resort and joins the Croix de Cœur road, where your ascent begins. This climb through the forests consists of several hairpin bends and is the highlight of the Tour des Stations. Note that the surface allows for this ascent to be done both by mountain bike and road bike. Shortly before reaching the pass, the route turns right to reach the restaurant Chez Simon, where you can take a break to refresh yourself. The route then descends via a fairly steep old alpine road to Vatse, then returns to La Tzoumaz via a forest road with a slight incline. Join the main road for the last kilometre that will bring you back to your starting point.
Start
La Tzoumaz, cable car departure point (1515m)
Destination
La Tzoumaz, cable car departure point (1514m)
Author's recommendation
Stop at the restaurant Chez Simon to taste its excellent apple pie.
Technical information
Altitude
2102m
1366m
Ascent
+740m
Descent
-741m
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
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Getting there
Information
Public transport
From the Riddes SBB station, reach the TRI station of the Riddes-Isérables cable car. Take the cable car to Isérables, then the postal bus to La Tzoumaz. Get off at the La Tzoumaz-Télécabine stop.
Approach
From the A9 motorway, exit at Riddes and take the Route des Mayens to La Tzoumaz.
Parking
At the entrance to La Tzoumaz, the Eterpey square has a large free car park with unlimited duration.
Source
This activity is brought to you by Valais/Wallis Promotion
