1 Alpine Bike

Mountainbiking

Route report
73 photos

Route report, 73 photos

rotate your device for slideshow

Alpine Bike

Stage 16, Château-d'Oex–Leysin

Steep ascent to the summit of the Col des Mosses, on picture-book meadow trails and mountain paths high above the valley to Leysin, always face to face with the Valais Alps. The lovely long descent to Aigle is a highlight for bikers certain of their ability.

Length

39 km

Roads and trails

Asphalted: 24 km
Natural surface: 15 km
of which Singletrail: 4 km

Ascent | Descent

1700 m | 1400 m

Grade | Fitness level

difficult | difficult

Show height profile

Enlarged map

Enlarged map / Print

Arrival | return travel

Arrival / return travel Château-d'Oex

Show stop and route on map

More …

Push-only passage

Pushing sections: Château-d'Oex–Aigle approx. 30 min. / Aigle–Château-d'Oex approx. 40 min.

Precipitous area of risk

Dangerous passage between Leysin and Aigle, in the area of «Sur Mont / Pt. 1147», a section is secured with ropes. Push the mountainbike.

Hint

Rail/bus/boat: long section, please note rail recommendation No. 513 Aigle–Leysin and bus recommendation No. 512 Château-d’Oex–La Lécherette

512

Ascent Col-des-Mosses

Rail, bus, boat recommendation
Château-d'Oex, gare–La Lécherette, poste

Reason: metres in height saved approx. 600m.
Cycle transport: reservation required tel. 058 386 95 00.

513

Ascent Leysin

Rail, bus, boat recommendation
Aigle–Leysin-Village

Reason: metres in height saved approx. 900m.

Hints

Mountainbiking in swiss parks

The Gruyère Pays-d'Enhaut Nature Park offers three well-known varieties of cheese: Gruyere, Vacherin and Etivaz. Agriculture has characterised the landscape for centuries and attractive houses are testimony to the golden age of the cheese trade.