Grimsel - Bike
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Description
Anyone who likes to steer their bike on agile downhill rides will feel at home on the Grimsel Trail. The over 800 meters of elevation are to be overcome not uphill, but downhill for once.
The start is at the Grimsel Pass summit. Right at the starting point a magnificent Alpine panorama invites you to take a moment to enjoy the enchanting view of the Bernese Alps and the precious water catchment area of the Grimsel region.
Passing the legendary Totensee, you reach the highest point of the tour at about 1.5 km at 2206 m above sea level. Again, a magnificent view invites you to stop. Here the countless peaks of the Valais Alps present themselves up to the world-famous Matterhorn. Far below in the valley, the young Rhone winds through the fertile valley floor of the Goms.
Then off you go! The long descent leads through various vegetation zones to the endpoint in Obergesteln. On this path (Via Sbrinz), heavily loaded mule trains also moved southwards for centuries.