The mountain village in the heart of the Swiss Alps is making headlines: Lenzerheide has spent a lot of money renovating its bike park, is hosting the fourth stop of the Downhill World Cup in July and delights freeriders with epic natural trails.
Our spot checker Hansueli Spitznagel chose the five best trails in Lenzerheide:
1. FURCLETTA - Peaks, rivers, valleys
2 SHORELINE - Wooden stunts and thrills
3. ALP SANASPANS - Technical, fast, beautiful
4. STRAIGHTLINE - for World Cup cracks
5. PIZ SCALOTTAS - Flow-Tral made by nature
INFO LENZERHEIDE
JourneyFrom Munich, the journey takes 3.5 hours by car. From Basel it is only 2.5 hours by car. From Frankfurt, it's a good 5 hours by car.
Bike parkOpen from 14 May to 14 June 2015 at weekends from 10 am to 4 pm. Between 20 June and 25 October, the lifts run daily from 8.30 am to 4.40 pm. The day ticket costs 45 CHF (approx. 42 euros).
TipsTake advantage of the "Ride, Sleep, Ride" offer. If you stay overnight in one of the participating hotels and youth hostels, you get two lift tickets for free.
Best time to travelJuly, August.
Info and maps: www.lenzerheide.com
Bike parks in the surrounding area:
- Chur (CH), 20 km
- Flims/Laax (CH), 39 km
- Davos (CH), 41 km
- Monte Tamaro (CH), 128 km
- Livigno (ITA), 97 km
