De mountain bike

From the valley floor to Alpine huts. From Olivone, the path follows ancient historical routes through beautiful larch woods to Capanna Bovarina at 1,870 metres above sea level. The effort of the climb is rewarded by a smooth descent through pastures and woods surrounded by breathtaking views.

Challenging bike tour with magnificent panoramic views! The alpine trail offers deep insights into the spectacular mountain scenery of the Goms region.

Crans-Montana is situated on a kind of high plateau far above the Rhone Valley and has a lot of attractive mountain bike routes to offer. These were connected to circle the region in the form of the “Crans-Montana Bike Marathon”.

General Suvorov and 20,000 soldiers once marched from the Schächental Valley across Chinzig Chulm to the Muotathal Valley. If the troops had known then that they were using one of the most attractive mountain bike routes in Central Switzerland …

The Grosschlierental valley is known as the heart of the largest moor landscape in Switzerland, but it is also the basis for attractive mountain bike tours. The valley takes centre stage on the o-tour Bike West route.

The varied route around the Swiss National Park leads across two Alpine passes and past Europe's highest mountain pine forest. In four one-day stages you experience the unique countryside on the National Park bike marathon route.

The Big Three, Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau, are among the most impressive natural wonders in Switzerland. You never tire of the sight of the peaks and glaciers on the Mürren tour.

This physically challenging route follows the Vispa from the Rhone Valley floor up to Zermatt. It passes historic buildings and picturesque villages, goes through vineyards, forests and over meadows as one conquers almost 1,400 m altitude. The backdrop: snow-covered mountain peaks and at the end, the Matterhorn.

The Torrent Trail from the Rinderhütte in Leukerbad to Jeizinen is one of the ten best single trails in Switzerland. It is one of the routes that any mountain biker enjoys, from expert enduro rider to cautious occasional biker.

The Jurasüdfuss region is always good for a surprise – even among mountain bikers. A first-class mountain bike tour is hidden in the unassuming forests of Grenchen.

The lovely Gantrisch area is overshadowed by the fashionable Bernese Oberland, but the foothills of the Alps have much to offer, especially to mountain bikers. The Königsroute – the route of kings –combines the best parts into a fantastic circular tour.

From Flims Dorf this easy tour takes you to the hidden waterfalls of the Rusna «Cathetral» via the Walser village of Fidaz and past the mighty rock face of the Flimserstein.

Tiersteinberg Bike is a gem in the diverse «Jurapark Aargau» and a pleasure at any time of the year – but particularly in spring, when the cherry trees in the Fricktal region are in blossom. The wooded Tiersteinberg reveals amazing views over the Aargau Jura Plateau.

This route begins in Dagro, a typical Malvaglia Valley village on a terrace with elusive views of the valley floor and the Riviera mountains. Dagro is easy to reach from Malvaglia with the cable car or via the asphalt road that climbs the length of the valley.

Discover the beauty of the verdant Alto Malcantone in the vicinity of Lugano. The vast chestnut forests are particularly memorable.

The Endless Trail above Sissach is the first official mountain bike trail in the canton of Basel-Landschaft. After a comfortable ascent through meadows and forest, action and adrenalin await: the obstacle-filled descent, with its curves, waves and ramps, is the highlight of the route.

Delémont is like the vibrant capital of the Jura region, but as soon as the city centre is behind you, you find yourself in an expansive hilly region. The Jura Bike route emphasises this most particularly on the way between Delémont and St-Ursanne.

From Lake Neuchâtel over the massive Chasseral and onwards to the first Jura chain with its sweeping views of the Mittelland region. In good weather the horizon is crowned by Alpine peaks. Winding descent to Sonceboz in the valley.

When long-distance views are good, the Chasseral-Weissenstein route is one of Switzerland’s most impressive. The tour travels along the southernmost chain of the Jura with views over the entire Mittelland as far as the snow-covered Alps.

In 1997, the entire mountain biking world talked about Château-d’Oex, where the world championships were held. The region has been quiet since then, but the beautiful routes for anybody are still there.

The «Lac de Mayen Bike» is an easily accessible, 11 km loop along forest paths and across meadows. Moreover, it passes next to refreshment stalls offering a welcome break and famous, home-made tarts.

The Suvretta Loop is one of the best tours in the Upper Engadine. Highlights include a more than five-kilometre downhill ride on a single trail through the Suvretta da Samedan and the subsequent ride through majestic Val Bever.

The church of San Romerio can be clearly seen from Poschiavo. It is located 800 meters above the valley floor on a rocky outcrop and has long been known to mountain bikers as one of the most rewarding destinations in Val Poschiavo.

This challenging tour is demanding and rewarding, with tough climbs that pack a punch. But the panorama – including the lakes of Sihl, Zurich and Lucerne, snowy Alpine peaks and the Mythen – makes all the effort worthwhile.

On the Bernina Express you travel from the glaciers of the Engadine to an ice cream cone at the Mediterranean piazza of Poschiavo with many trail highlights in between. They make this tour one of the most beautiful in Switzerland. A classic!

Typical Jura: pleasant hills, rugged gorges and mountain taverns. The route follows the ridge of the southernmost Jura chain with wonderful views over the Bernese Seeland region as far as the Alps. Thrilling downhill run to baroque Solothurn.

The Pischa tour at the entrance to the Flüela Valley is one of the most beautiful and popular mountain bike routes in Davos. It consists almost exclusively of single trails, including the ascent, with a bumpy but easily flowing descent.

Although this tour does not go quite as high as its name sug-gests, you will be biking high above Lake Lucerne and at times looking down over a 400m high rockface at the land-scape below.

If you believe Switzerland is a densely populated country, just take a tour in the border area between Switzerland and France in the Vallée de Joux to change your mind. Generally you are as alone here as you would be in the forests of Canada.

Schrattenflue mountain is located high above the upper Entlebuch region, forming the backdrop of the Marbach tour, a mixture of unexpected panoramic views and rustic Swiss mountain paradise.

Thrilling single trails and demanding ascents, breezy views of Davos and Klosters and impressive panorama and mountain trails - the Parsenn tour has everything a biker could wish for.

The adventurous tour around Rinerhorn to the famous Sertig Valley is known for its smoothly flowing downhill parts and the pleasant uphill sections make this tour enjoyable for anybody.

Nowhere is the Jura region more typical than in the Franches Montagnes near Saignelégier. And the mountain bike route of the same name runs right through the middle of the hilly mosaic of forests, green meadows and countless dry stone walls.

An adventurous circuit route in the surroundings of Cardada and Val Resa that starts and finishes in Locarno and presents for most parts a breath-taking view over the Lake Maggiore and the surrounding region.

An interesting day trip that takes you amid the magnificent mountainous Alpine landscape at the Flumserberg, and that is topped off with an exciting descent through the beautiful Schils Valley.