Begin of tour: Verbier
End of tour: Grimentz
Technical requirements: extreme
Physical fitness: extreme
Distance: 131 km
Total altitude meters: 4504 m
Biking time: 09:00 - 15:00 (hours, minutes)
Elevation start of tour: 1398 m
Elevation end of tour: 1564 m
Culmination point: 2792 m
Season: June - October
Panorama: Magnificent panorama
Gastronomy:
Various options along the route.
Overnight: Verbier, Nendaz, Veysonnaz, Hérémence, Evolène, Grimentz
Various:
The bike tour of Grand Raid Cristalp
Access starting point: By train from Martigny to Le Châble. From here by bus to Verbier.
Access point of arrival: Grimentz
Literature: Karten-shop.ch
Grand Raid Cristalp
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The Grand Raid is considered to be the longest and most difficult mountainbike tour in the world. The tour from Verbier to Grimentz via Hérémence, Evolène, Thyon-les-Colons, Veysonnaz, Nendaz and La Tzoumaz leads through six valleys, is 131 kilometers long and has a 4600 meter difference in altitude. The highest point, Basset-de-Lona, is 2792 meters above sea level. Top physical fitness and perfectly fitting and functioning material are the basic preconditions for the successful completion of this "torture tour". You will be rewarded with fame, having completed something extraordinary and by the fantastic landscapes of the alpine world of Wallis.
The stretch is sign-posted. Descriptions are available in the respective communities.
Croix-de-Coeur - La Tzoumaz - Collons - Mandelon - Evolène - Pas-de-Lona - Lac de Lona - Basset-de-Lona -Grimentz
Bike uphill from Verbier to Crois-de-Coeur , then roll down to La Tzoumaz. Then up again to Collons and down to Hérémence. A difficult ascent and a technique-wise challenging downhill from Mandelon to Evolène follows. Now bike up to Pas-de-Lona and down to Lac de Lona. Subsequently bike up to the highest point, the Basset-de-Lona and finally descend to Grimentz.
Pictures: Verbier Tourisme
Croix-de-Coeur - La Tzoumaz - Collons - Mandelon - Evolène - Pas-de-Lona - Lac de Lona - Basset-de-Lona -Grimentz
Bike uphill from Verbier to Crois-de-Coeur , then roll down to La Tzoumaz. Then up again to Collons and down to Hérémence. A difficult ascent and a technique-wise challenging downhill from Mandelon to Evolène follows. Now bike up to Pas-de-Lona and down to Lac de Lona. Subsequently bike up to the highest point, the Basset-de-Lona and finally descend to Grimentz.
Pictures: Verbier Tourisme
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- Verbier / Val de Bagnes Tourisme
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1936 Verbier
Tel. +41 (0)27 775 38 88
Fax +41 (0)27 775 38 89
info@verbier.ch
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