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www.valais.ch/en/explore/activities/mountain-bike/mountain-bike-tours/glacier-bike-tour
380 km, 8600 m
Departing from St.Moritz, this e-bike tour takes you to the heart of the Swiss Alps, through three cantons, over three legendary passes, along three iconic rivers, to the famous village of Zermatt. While the first seven legs take mountain bikers from the upper Engadine valley to Andermatt, the Furka Pass marks the entry into Valais at the tour's highest point, 2,429 m above sea level. There's no shortage of highlights here, with the first near the Rhône glacier, where the river rises before becoming France's largest, hundreds of kilometres further on. From mountainous landscapes to vineyards, from glaciers to forests, from Alpine parks to lowland towns, from riversides to the heart of valleys, Valais unveils a varied and exhilarating route, crossing the magnificent Goms valley, the Binntal and the town of Visp before heading up the Zermatt valley for a breathtakingly beautiful finish at the foot of the Matterhorn.
www.graubuenden.ch/en/tours/gravel-bike-route-hinterrhein
6 stages, 203 km, 5327 mhd
Deep ravines, impressive panoramic views and witnesses to the history of Graubünden's transport routes await discovery at the Posterior Rhine.
Description
Your journey starts in Chur where you’ll discover the rolling hills of the Domleschg fruit and castle country. The Glaspass is an insider tip that will take you to the Beverin Nature Park. The slope is long, but not too steep. A beautiful panorama tour takes you over the Heinzenberg back to the historic trading town of Thusis. The journey continues through the natural monument of Viamala Gorge, where 300-meter high cliffs will have you in awe. The route to Andeer leads through the villages of Schamserberg, which tower high above the valley and score points for their panoramic views. The route climbs up towards Lai da Vons. Here you’ll be able to enjoy the tranquility of nature and an epic panorama. You can ride down the hill until you reach Sufers, and through the valley floor of the Rheinwald you’ll reach Splügen, Graubünden's oldest pass village. From Medels via Nufenen and Posterior Rhine you’ll continue following the young Rhine towards its source. On the other side of the Rhine, the route leads down into the valley again and you’ll ride through the idyllic landscape passing the Posterior Rhine through the valley floor of the Rheinwald back to Splügen. The ascent through the Fugscht forest is short but steep. A rapid descent brings you to Sufnersee and on the Northern shore; you ride along a little-used road towards Roflaschlucht (gorge), which guarantees breathtaking views into a wild gorge. Via Bärenburg and Pignia, the route leads to Zillis, where the Capuns Swiss champion invites you to lunch at the hotel Post. Via Reischen you ride through the Viamala to Thusis and along the Posterior Rhine through the Domleschg. From Reichenau, where the Anterior Rhine and the Posterior Rhine merge, you have a comfortable ride back to Chur.
Stages
Stage 1: Chur – Thusis
Stage 2: Thusis – Glaspass - Thusis
Stage 3: Thusis - Andeer
Stage 4: Andeer – Lai da Vons – Splügen
Stage 5: Splügen – Splügen
Stage 6: Splügen – Chur
www.graubuenden.ch/en/tours/gravel-bike-route-vorderrhein
6 stages, 282 km, 7856 mhd
The gravel bike tour through the Surselva to Disentis-Sedrun and the Maighelshütte promises not only an exciting journey of discovery, but also a journey through the largest Romansh-speaking area of Graubünden to the source of the Rhine.
Your journey starts in Chur where you be ride along the Anterior Rhine on the spectacular panoramic road through the Ruinaulta. Via the little-known Alp Brün, the ride continues to Ilanz, the first city on the Rhine.
On the other side of the valley, on the way up to the Lag da Pigniu reservoir, you can expect steep ramps and a great view of the Obersaxen plateau. The “Panix Stausee”, as it is called in German, impresses with its imposing waterfalls, before you head onto gravel roads, forest and meadows from Andiast to Brigels.www.graubuenden.ch/en/tours/runda-claustra
51 km, 1585 mhd, 5:00 h
Following a Graubünden icon - the Rhaetian Railway - takes you from imposing Benedictine Abbey of Disentis down into the valley; there are a few sharp inclines to master. After the turn, the Rhine side: pure gravel fun in a constant up and down as if on a roller coaster, and finally a short, fun single-trail descent.
www.graubuenden.ch/en/tours/runda-lai-da-vons
39 km, 1436 mhd, 4:15 h
The rhythmic road to the Sufner lake is followed by gravel to probably Switzerland's most beautiful pass. It gets steep after Splügen, although without any really nasty inclines. You're rewarded at Lai da Vons with wide views, including to the Rheinwaldhorn. The descent to Andeer? Long, rapid and very bumpy.
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