Begin and end of tour: Bahnhof Biel
Technical requirements: challenging
Physical fitness: medium difficulty
Distance: 28.5 km
Total altitude meters: 600 m
Biking time: 2:30 - 4:00 (hours, minutes)
Elevation start and end of tour: 435 m
Culmination point: 995 m
Season: April - November
Gastronomy: Biel, Gaicht, Twannberg, Magglingen
Overnight: Biel, Twannberg, Magglingen
Various: Altstadt von Biel
Access starting point: Züge ab Bern, Zürich, Basel, Lausanne und Genf
Access point of arrival: Züge nach Bern, Zürich, Basel, Lausanne und Genf
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Twannberg
Biel
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The mountain bike tour from Biel via the Twann Mountain to Magglingen and back to Biel is kaleidoscopic and presents myriad scenic highlights. The ascent to the 870-meter Twann Mountain follows trails requiring several different levels of skills. Wide forest trails offering superb views of Lake Biel and the Alpine chain present an almost effortless ascent. On trails that are bumpy with roots you will pass the vacation village of Twannberg and then reach the starting point of the legendary old spa trail. The thrill of schussing down this single trail is one of the tour's high points. And as a special treat, so to speak for -dessert-, the tour program presents the biker with the ultra technical downhill from Magglingen to Biel.
Biel - Gaicht - Twannberg - Magglingen - Biel
The tour begins at the train station in Biel and takes you along Bahnhofstrasse and Zentralstrasse to the Old Town. Here you will turn into Schützengasse and ride up to the Ried Mountain, where a forest trail leads to Beaumont. Follow the hiking trail in the direction of Vingelz. At Hohfluh Station the tour runs on the hiking trail in the direction of Gaicht. From Gaicht, ride in a westerly direction along the edge of the forest. The view across the Biel, Neuburg and Murten Lakes is stunning. A wide forest trail finally goes up to Twannberg. Stay on the hiking trail and ride up to Magglingen. Here the tour becomes really technical. An exciting downhill takes you back to Biel.
Pictures: www.tourenguide.ch
The tour begins at the train station in Biel and takes you along Bahnhofstrasse and Zentralstrasse to the Old Town. Here you will turn into Schützengasse and ride up to the Ried Mountain, where a forest trail leads to Beaumont. Follow the hiking trail in the direction of Vingelz. At Hohfluh Station the tour runs on the hiking trail in the direction of Gaicht. From Gaicht, ride in a westerly direction along the edge of the forest. The view across the Biel, Neuburg and Murten Lakes is stunning. A wide forest trail finally goes up to Twannberg. Stay on the hiking trail and ride up to Magglingen. Here the tour becomes really technical. An exciting downhill takes you back to Biel.
Pictures: www.tourenguide.ch
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Contact Information
- Tourismus Biel Seeland
Zentralstrasse 60
Postfach 1741
2501 Biel/Bienne
Tel. +41 (0)32 329 84 84
Fax +41 (0)32 329 84 85
head@tbsinfo.ch
www.biel-seeland.ch