The most important things in brief:
- Chalet Soldanella offers everything for a vacation with bicycles.
- Grächen and the Valais are an Eldorado for bikers.
- The best trails in the area.
- Hannigalp flow trail, 5km of pure fun!
- For the pros: probably the most attractive marathon course ever!
- Tips from Grächen locals.
- On a fatbike in the snow?!
Arriving in Grächen
If you would like to spend your bike vacation in one of our vacation apartments, nothing stands in the way. Starting with your arrival. You can drive your car directly to the house and unload, your bikes will find a safe place in our garage, for your car we have a parking lot next to the house. In the garage there are also tools, especially for bikes, you will also find the possibility to charge your e-bike, in the driveway you can also clean your bike with the help of the garden hose, if you want. There is also a wash station at the valley station of the cable car, just 300 m from Chalet Soldanella.
In your functionally furnished vacation apartment, we have created a new space where you can store your bicycle helmets (or ski helmets), because you never really know where to put them. Our vacation apartments also offer enough space for other equipment. Depending on availability, you will find up-to-date brochures about the surrounding cycle routes in your accommodation. However, we would like to give you a brief overview at this point.
The bike Eldorado in Valais – Grächen, of course
Since 2019, the Grächen – Visp bike region has been one of the largest in Valais with 21 official tours and 310 km. The routes are divided as follows: five easy routes for the whole family between 3 and 10 km, plus thirteen medium routes between 3 and 38 km. Of the difficult routes, the region has three routes ranging from 13 to 49 km. The individual routes are also divided into different levels of difficulty depending on the terrain. In our region, these are levels S0, S1 and S2, i.e. from flowing paths to routes with slight obstacles such as roots and routes with larger stones, roots, steep bends and 70% gradients – so no mercy for the calf.
Best time in Grächen – the best trails
The Mattsand Enduro Trail is a discovery for the pros.
A highlight is the Matterhorn Valley Trail, from Zermatt to Visp, fascinating views are guaranteed!
But the family bike tour in Grächen also promises variety.
Details of all tours incl. Bike map can be found on the Grächen website here.
Flow trail for adrenaline junkies
Since 2021, Grächen has been one attraction richer: from Hannigalp, you can race down the mountain on a 5 km flow trail created by professionals. The gondola lift takes you effortlessly to the start and you can tackle new jumps and bends again and again. Or plan the trail into one of your tours – children will never tire of riding the flow trail 10 times in a row.
And something else for the professionals among you
Our tranquil village in Valais would not be considered a new bike hotspot if there wasn’t also a marathon route. In 2019, this was the “MTB Marathon World Championship route”, 91.9 kilometers and 3450 meters of altitude difference had to be mastered. The marathon route starts with a round trip here in Grächen via Kalpetran – Stalden – Visperterminen – Visp – Stalden – Zeneggen – Törbel – Embd – St. Niklaus back to Grächen. Insiders even said that this trail was possibly the most attractive race route that marathon sport has ever seen. The men completed this trail in around 4:30 hours, the women the 70 km in just under 4 hours. The official time for the route is 11:30 hours. Are you up for the challenge?
You want tips from Grächen locals
Would you like to get to know insider routes, is your bike broken, would you like to hire one or test an e-bike? This is also possible in Grächen, get valuable tips in our bike store just 2 minutes by bike from your vacation apartment in Grächen. The owner also offers guided multi-day tours, as well as individual day routes or short rides, just as you wish. You can get tips and help here.
Bike-in & Bike-out
Incidentally, the above-mentioned World Championship race track runs right past Chalet Soldanella, with the mountain railroad just 300m away. There are hardly any better conditions than being able to access the course directly from your vacation apartment in Grächen. Whether you are traveling individually, in a group or as a family, the vacation apartments offer space for 4 people. After a successful tour you also have the opportunity to wash your clothes, so there is no need to pack too many changes of clothes.
Biking in winter, it doesn’t always have to be skiing
Ever heard of fatbikes? Or new e-fatbikes in Grächen?
Mountain bikes with extra thick (fat) wheels with which you can ride over snow-covered hiking trails or even take a detour into the powder snow, an unforgettable experience for all bike lovers in winter. Information on rental, routes and guides can be found here.
As you can see, Valais not only stands for perfect biking pleasure at any time of year, but also for hospitality and vacations with heart, in this sense – those who brake later are faster for longer. If you have any questions or would like to book directly, please contact us.
