Val d'Anniviers Weisshorn Bike
St-Luc
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This tour offers to visit the famous Hotel Weisshorn dominates St-Luc and the entire valley. The route can be substantially reduced by taking the funicular.
Difficulty
IntermediateLength
24.67 kmDuration
4:00 h
Description
This 25 kilometer mountain bike route gives you the chance to visit the legendary Hotel Weisshorn and to follow the Planets Trail. The view from on high is worth the trip in itself.
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Turn-by-turn directions
The route departs from the sunny village of St-Luc, situated at an altitude of 1,600 meters. The first stage follows a broad forestry track through the "Forêt du Rochet" and the "Forêt des Teppes", before arriving at Tignousa, the top station of the funicular. If you wish, the route can be substantially reduced by taking the funicular. Close by the funicular station is the François-Xavier Bagnoud Observatory, which regularly organizes observations of the sun and astronomical evenings. From here you follow the Planets Trail, which reproduces the solar system on a reduced scale whereby each step corresponds to a million kilometres. The final few hundred meters lead through beautiful scenery and bring you to the legendary Hotel Weisshorn in its commanding position overlooking the whole of the Val d'Anniviers.
Start
St-Luc (1629m)
Destination
St-Luc (1629m)
Author's recommendation
The last metres before the hotel are beautiful - this scenery was the film location of the German Series "Capelli Code".
Technical information
Altitude
2364m
1629m
Ascent
+815m
Descent
-815m
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Best time of the year
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Public transport
Regular train connections (CFF) to Sierre, then take the postal bus to St-Luc via Vissoie. Remember to reserve a place for your mountain bike on the SBB mobile application or on sbb.ch.
Approach
Exit the autoroute A9 at Sierre Est. Follow the signs to Val d'Anniviers. In the village of Vissoie, turn left and drive up to St-Luc.
Parking
There are parkings at the cableways or at the tourist office in St-Luc, follow the local park routeing to access them.
Source
This activity is brought to you by Valais/Wallis Promotion
