Cycling routes
Saas-Fee - Valleys & Musts
Visp
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ClosedFrom Visp, you take the same route to Saas-Grund that leads to the Mattmark dam. You turn right and after a three-kilometer ascent reach the village of Saas-Fee, whose streets are exclusively reserved for pedestrians and electric vehicles.
Difficulty
IntermediateLength
26.5 kmDuration
2:44 h
Description
The first kilometers from Visp ascend only slightly and serve to warm up the leg muscles before the real ascent begins relatively suddenly just before Stalden. Then you turn left towards Saas-Fee, leaving the valley that leads to Zermatt on your right. Several winding and relatively steep kilometers follow until Saas-Grund. Here you turn again and tackle the last kilometers to Saas-Fee, which will challenge you once more. This peaceful car-free holiday resort offers a breathtaking panorama with a clear view of several four-thousanders: Dom, Nadelhorn, Täschhorn, Alphubel, Allalinhorn…
Turn-by-turn directions
From Visp, you can first warm up a bit along the Vispa. You initially follow the road that leads to the well-known ski resorts Zermatt and Saas-Fee before turning left into the Saas Valley after the village of Stalden. The incline remains steady up to Saas-Balen. After that, you can let your legs run free to Saas-Grund and further to Saas-Almagell before tackling the last, steeper part of the ascent to Saas-Fee. The view of the high valley up to the Mattmark dam is magical. Continue your route in Saas-Fee and take the cable car to the Mittaghorn to better enjoy the magnificent mountain world with its surrounding peaks.
Start
Visp train station (648m)
Destination
Saas-Fee (1806m)
Author's recommendation
Ride the highest metro in the world to Mittelallalin.
Technical information
Altitude
1806m
648m
Ascent
+1200m
Descent
-0m
Technique
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Best time of the year
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Getting there
Information
Public transport
Regular train connections from all over Switzerland via Lötschberg Base Tunnel or Simplon line to Visp.
Approach
Cantonal road 9 leads you from Brig or Sierre to Visp.
Parking
Parking garage at the train station in Visp. Follow the local parking guidance system in Visp.
Source
This activity is brought to you by Valais/Wallis Promotion
