Grand Raid Cristalp
Mountain biking – What is the reaction of your friends if you tell them that you biked the...more
Villars l'encrene
Mountain biking – On the sun terrace of Waadt, biking...more
The Goms landscape is notable for its broad, open expanse of valley that tapers up steeply on both sides. Pretty as a picture, people say, when they look at the charming villages with their typical wooden houses. Even so, the Goms tends to be undervalued in terms of the skills it demands from passionate bikers. Now, that would be unfair for a place where the cream of Swiss cross-country skiers blaze their trails in the winter snow, or where views of the summer landscape are best appreciated by taking tours through marvellous forests and mountainsides, as you'll agree when you go on a bike ride from Obergesteln to the Gämschfax.
Schon in der Frühzeit war die Felseninsel zwischen dem Genfersee und den steil aufragenden Bergen bewohnt. Von hier wurde jahrhundertelang der Schiffsverkehr auf dem Genfersee und der bedeutende Landweg zum St.Bernhard-Pass beherrscht. Vom 12. bis ins 16. Jahrhundert gehörte Chillon den Grafen von Savoyen, dann eroberten die Berner die Wasserburg, danach die Waadtländer. Über 300’000 Besucher besichtigen pro Jahr Chillon mit den Wandmalereien aus dem 14. Jahrhundert, den unterirdischen Gewölben, Paradesälen und dem original erhaltenen Schlafzimmer aus der Zeit der Berner Herrschaft. Schon in der Frühzeit war die Felseninsel
High over the Rhône valley on the sun flooded terrasse lies your destination of Villars-sur-Ollon. The bike tour takes you up to natural biotopes at Lac de Chavonnes, Lac de Bretaye and Lac Noir. The three mountin lakes are framed by the fantastic world of the mountains of the Alps of Waadt. Right on the top the Diablerets sit enthroned, and, in the distance, the Dents du Midi mark the boundary to the horizon. Depending on the season, alpine rhododendros, blueberries, frogs and cows provide a pastoral view and soundtrack while you ride across the countryside.
A mountainbiking and hiking excursion is offered at the feet of the huge Diablerets glacier which will especially enthuse families.
