Begin and end of tour: Fiesch Train Station
Technical requirements: extreme
Physical fitness: challenging
Distance: 55 km
Total altitude meters: 1896 m
Biking time: 04:30 - 06:00 (hours, minutes)
Elevation start and end of tour: 1049 m
Season: July - October
Panorama: Unique panorama with views of the Aletsch glacier and the many 4000--meter peaks of the Valais
Gastronomy: Fiesch, Kühboden, Bettmeralp, Riederalp, Lax
Overnight: Fiesch, Kühboden, Bettmeralp, Riederalp
Various: The Aletsch region is a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site.
Access starting point: By Matterhorn-Gotthard train from Brig to Fiesch
Access point of arrival: Fiesch Train Station
Literature: Bike-Explorer
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The Aletsch glacier is the largest in the Alps and has recently been marked out by UNESCO as a world nature site. What a fantastic location for a tour! The journey itself is your goal - all the way up to the frozen water. You'll need to tackle thirteen curves on the path through the larch forests up to the Fiescheralp. The efforts of cycling uphill are more than rewarded by the unique landscapes and indescribably beautiful views. Up here the characteristics of the trail are more a secondary business, it's the natural surroundings which count - and nothing else.
Fiesch - Wiler - Laxeralp - Kühboden - Obers Tälli - Märjelesee - Obers Tälli - Kühboden - Bettmeralp - Greicheralp - Ried bei Mörel - Greich - Goppisberg - Martisberg - Lax - Wiler - Fiesch
At Fiesch, begin your leisurely bikeride to Lax. But once you have completed that part of the journey, you must overcome the 13 curves on the trail up to Kühboden. Northeast of the plateau, at the foot of Tälligrat mountain, a kilometer-long tunnel leads you to the view of the glacier. Then return the same way along the lakes (e.g. Märjelensee) back to Kühboden and continue onwards to Bettmeralp. Now bike in the direction of Riederalps. Shortly before Riederalp, turn into the descending path. Six hundred meters further down, ascend to Greich again and return to Fiesch via Goppisberg, Martisberg and Lax.
Pictures: http://www.bike-explorer.ch
At Fiesch, begin your leisurely bikeride to Lax. But once you have completed that part of the journey, you must overcome the 13 curves on the trail up to Kühboden. Northeast of the plateau, at the foot of Tälligrat mountain, a kilometer-long tunnel leads you to the view of the glacier. Then return the same way along the lakes (e.g. Märjelensee) back to Kühboden and continue onwards to Bettmeralp. Now bike in the direction of Riederalps. Shortly before Riederalp, turn into the descending path. Six hundred meters further down, ascend to Greich again and return to Fiesch via Goppisberg, Martisberg and Lax.
Pictures: http://www.bike-explorer.ch
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- Eggishorn Tourismus
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3984 Fiesch
Tel. +41 (0)27 970 60 70
Fax +41 (0)27 970 60 71
info@fiesch.ch
www.fiesch.ch