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Biking on the Rosswald
Rosswald: your next trail adventure in Valais
Fancy an active day out with your family or colleagues? The Rosswald in Valais offers two exciting bike trails that will delight young and old alike: the gentle Rosswald Bike and the flowing Gantertal Bike. Perfect for a day trip during your holiday in the Brig region or for a long weekend.
Getting there is very easy: the Rosswald cable car takes you and your bikes comfortably from the valley station to an altitude of around 1,800 metres. Choose between a single journey or a day ticket – if you have the Magic Pass, you benefit from free bike transport. Once at the top, a magnificent panorama opens up before you decide on a trail. The wide surface of the trails leads through idyllic forests, across lush meadows and past traditional alpine pastures.
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Rosswald Bike
Reach Rosswald comfortably with the cable car from Ried-Brig and start your bike adventure directly at the mountain station. Follow the gravel road downhill to the right and after 200 metres turn right onto the varied trail that takes you back to the valley station via Resti. For a second round, simply take the gondola lift again. Combine the trail with the Gantertal Trail for an unforgettable day of biking on the Rosswald.
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Gantertal Bike
The Rosswald cable car takes you up to Alpe Rosswald at 1800 metres above sea level. Once at the top, there is a short ascent up the Rosswaldstrasse. You follow the forest path, which takes you on a constant ascent to Alpe Schmidmatte. Afterwards, a rapid descent towards Gantertal awaits – past alpine meadows and individual alpine huts.
If you continue along the forest road, you will reach Schallbett. After the signpost on Napoleonsstrasse, turn right and follow the trail back to the starting point.
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Saflisch Bike
Starting from Binn, the Saflisch Trail leads westwards through the Binntal valley to the Heiligkreuz junction. The tour then heads east again, where varied passages through the Binntal landscape park follow. A highlight of the first stage is the Saflisch Pass, which is reached after a challenging climb. Starting from the Saflisch Pass, the trail continues to Rosswald. This stage of the descent leads from Rosswald to Schallberg and then through the forest to Ried-Brig. In the final stage, the trail follows the new Simplon road to the Alpine town of Brig.
The tour is stage 4 of the Valais Apine Bike Route.
Bike transport
Magic Pass holders benefit from free bike transport in the cable car.