Mountainbiking

Valais Panorama Bike
Stage 4, Leuk–Visp

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Valais Panorama Bike
Stage 4, Leuk–Visp
The cable car to Unterems saves you the first 400 metres of ascent before the pedal up to Zeneggen, one of the loveliest villages in Valais, via Ergisch and Zorr. Enjoy an impressive panorama of the jagged rocky peaks of the Bernese Alps and the Dom. Here begins the long descent to the banks of the Vispa, which you then follow to Visp.
In the Valais, cable cars are part of public transportation. We are taking advantage of this and hop on the gondola to the village of Unterems after the ride along the Rhone to Turtmann. For the rest of the ascent it takes muscle power. We pass Ergisch and struggle up to Tschorr, bit by bit. The flora here is completely different than yesterday in the areas with southern exposure between Crans-Montana and Leuk. The forest is much greener, the meadows are visibly more luscious and the dry pines have been replaced by moss and ferns.
But the Wallis Panorama Bike route would not live up to its name if it didn’t offer a fantastic all-around view every day. The Bietschhorn towers into the sky on the opposite side, on the left you see the Wildstrubel area and further back is the Finsteraarhorn region. Up and down it continues – on trails but primarily on gravel roads– to the village of Zeneggen. Here awaits an unobstructed view of the next peak: the Dom. The majestic mountain is the highest peak located entirely in Switzerland and forms the backdrop of the downhill ride to the Visper Valley. Along the small river we coast into Visp, which has developed into a mountain bike magnet in the Valais – and rightfully so, as the Wallis Panorama Bike route clearly shows.
But the Wallis Panorama Bike route would not live up to its name if it didn’t offer a fantastic all-around view every day. The Bietschhorn towers into the sky on the opposite side, on the left you see the Wildstrubel area and further back is the Finsteraarhorn region. Up and down it continues – on trails but primarily on gravel roads– to the village of Zeneggen. Here awaits an unobstructed view of the next peak: the Dom. The majestic mountain is the highest peak located entirely in Switzerland and forms the backdrop of the downhill ride to the Visper Valley. Along the small river we coast into Visp, which has developed into a mountain bike magnet in the Valais – and rightfully so, as the Wallis Panorama Bike route clearly shows.
The cable car to Unterems saves you the first 400 metres of ascent before the pedal up to Zeneggen, one of the loveliest villages in Valais, via Ergisch and Zorr. Enjoy an impressive panorama of the jagged rocky peaks of the Bernese Alps and the Dom. Here begins the long descent to the banks of the Vispa, which you then follow to Visp.
In the Valais, cable cars are part of public transportation. We are taking advantage of this and hop on the gondola to the village of Unterems after the ride along the Rhone to Turtmann. For the rest of the ascent it takes muscle power. We pass Ergisch and struggle up to Tschorr, bit by bit. The flora here is completely different than yesterday in the areas with southern exposure between Crans-Montana and Leuk. The forest is much greener, the meadows are visibly more luscious and the dry pines have been replaced by moss and ferns.
But the Wallis Panorama Bike route would not live up to its name if it didn’t offer a fantastic all-around view every day. The Bietschhorn towers into the sky on the opposite side, on the left you see the Wildstrubel area and further back is the Finsteraarhorn region. Up and down it continues – on trails but primarily on gravel roads– to the village of Zeneggen. Here awaits an unobstructed view of the next peak: the Dom. The majestic mountain is the highest peak located entirely in Switzerland and forms the backdrop of the downhill ride to the Visper Valley. Along the small river we coast into Visp, which has developed into a mountain bike magnet in the Valais – and rightfully so, as the Wallis Panorama Bike route clearly shows.
But the Wallis Panorama Bike route would not live up to its name if it didn’t offer a fantastic all-around view every day. The Bietschhorn towers into the sky on the opposite side, on the left you see the Wildstrubel area and further back is the Finsteraarhorn region. Up and down it continues – on trails but primarily on gravel roads– to the village of Zeneggen. Here awaits an unobstructed view of the next peak: the Dom. The majestic mountain is the highest peak located entirely in Switzerland and forms the backdrop of the downhill ride to the Visper Valley. Along the small river we coast into Visp, which has developed into a mountain bike magnet in the Valais – and rightfully so, as the Wallis Panorama Bike route clearly shows.
Length
51 km
Roads and trails
Asphalted: 31 km
Natural surface: 20 km
of which Singletrail: 1 km
Natural surface: 20 km
of which Singletrail: 1 km
Ascent | Descent
1450 m | 1750 m
Grade | Fitness level
medium
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difficult
Arrival | return travel
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Push-only passage
Pushing sections: Leuk–Visp approx. 10 min. / Visp–Leuk approx. 10 min.
548
Ascent Unterems
Rail, bus, boat recommendation
Turtmann LTUO–Unterems
Turtmann LTUO–Unterems
or
Unterems–Turtmann LTUO
Unterems–Turtmann LTUO
Reason: metres in height saved approx. 660m.
Cycle transport: special ticket required.
SBB Timetable
Cycle transport: special ticket required.
549
Ascent Bürchen
Rail, bus, boat recommendation
Visp, Bahnhof Süd–Bürchen, Station
Visp, Bahnhof Süd–Bürchen, Station
Reason: metres in height saved approx. 1000m.
Cycle transport: limited space for bikes.
Reservation recommended: tel. 058 386 69 00.
SBB Timetable
Cycle transport: limited space for bikes.
Reservation recommended: tel. 058 386 69 00.