Saturday:
Arrive in ZERMATT to be met by us and taken to your accommodation.
Assemble & check bikes (or collect from the rental shop).
We take the Matterhorn Express to Schwarzsee at 2583m. The descent
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Total
vertical descent: 1000m
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Sunday:
Ride up (or take the Sunnegga Express) to Sunnegga. Ride up
(or take the lift) to Blauherd at 2571m. Cable car to Rothorn
at 3103m. Coffee & photos with the fantastic back drop of
the Matterhorn. We descend to Zermatt via Grünsee and Riffelalp.
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Total
vertical descent: 1,500m
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Monday:
We take the Matterhorn Express to Schwarzsee (2583m). Descent
to the end of Zmuttgletscher. Climb up to Höhbalmen at
2750m. An exposed single track descent leads us to Trift at
2337m We descend from Schweifenen at 2500m on technical single
track.
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Total
vertical descent: 1,700m
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Tuesday:
Ride up (or take the Sunnegga Express) to Sunnegga (2300m).
We traverse to Riffelalp at 2222m. Train up to Gornergrat at
3100m. Coffee and photos with the stunning Gorner Glacier and
Matterhorn backdrop scenery. The descent to ZERMATT is a combination
of fast & rocky trails and premium quality single track.
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Total
vertical descent: 1,600m
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Wednesday:
Guides day off. Try the fantastic summer ski area (largest
in Europe) with free guiding or climbing, ice-climbing, swimming,
paragliding, gorge walking, lama trecking or relaxing!
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Thursday:
We descend the ZERMATT valley to the traditional village of
St Nicklaus (1130m). A 45 minute road climb to Grächen
at 1615m for a different view of the Matterhorn and a coffee
stop. The descent to Kalpertran at 900m is mostly flowing single
track. Riders with excess energy can ride back up to ZERMATT
with Al or Chris. The rest of us take the cog train and watch
them!
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Total
vertical descent: 1,200m
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Friday:
The BIGGEST day of the week: THE DOWNHILL
CLUB! For the dedicated and hard-core trail riders
it is an early start: We take the 1st lift up to Rothorn (3103m).
We quickly descend, heading north, turning onto the Europa-Weg,
before the hikers have had breakfast! It is a switch-back-fest
down to Täsch at 1440m. The late-starters can join us here.
We descent the ZERMATT valley to Stalden at 800m. 2 cable cars
lift us to Gspon at 1900m. After a quick snack we climb on forest
tracks to the Gebidum Pass at 2201m. The 13kms descent to Brig
at 680m completes a ride that you will remember for years. We
return to ZERMATT on the train.
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Total
vertical descent: 3,800m
GRAND
TOTAL:
10,800m
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