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Bachtel

Bachtel

The Bachtel is the mountain bike classic of the Zurich Oberland. The circular tour rides from Wetzikon to the summit and includes several great singletrail descents.

Description

From Wetzikon, follow the railroad line in the direction of Bubikon, but then keep left and reach Hinwil. The route now climbs up to the Hadlikon ruins and finally to the Hasenstrick airfield. Now take the steep road that rides to the top of the Bachtel. It is no coincidence that the summit is a well-known excursion destination: from up here, there is a fantastic view across to the Alps and down to the entire Zurich region.

A crisp singletrail descent to Wernetshausen follows. This rides along the Bachtel Trail, which has been specially created for mountain bikers. A steep but well-designed single trail, which can be a challenge in wet conditions. Later, you then head down through the Wildbachtobel ravine to Hinwil. This section is subject to a general driving ban and there are a few chicanes built in to prevent mountain bikers from entering. The path along the stream is beautiful but narrow and you need to be considerate of pedestrians. After the Wildbachtobel ravine, you climb up to Bäretswil on small roads to join the descent through the Kemptnertobel ravine. Although there is no general driving ban here, consideration for pedestrians is just as important as before at Wildbachtobel due to the many narrow passages. The path along the stream ends on the outskirts of Wetzikon, where you cycle back to the station on local roads.

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32 km

840 m

840 m

533 above sea level

1112 above sea level

1 day

Wetzikon ZH

Wetzikon ZH

1191

well suited

Thomas Giger
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Restaurants

Landgasthof Hasenstrick

Bachtel Ranch

Restaurant Bachtel-Kulm

Bikeschools

No bike schools are registered for this region. Registration as a partner takes place here.

Bikeshops
Cycle Village (Hittnau)
Sport Trend Shop (Hinwil)
Thömus Bike World (Volketswil)
Veloplus (Wetzikon)
Veloteria Bike Shop (Stäfa)
Bikehotels

No bike hotels are registered for this region. You can register as a partner here.

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Written by lorantbiketria… on 04. August 2019

Checked

Written by claudio_54517 on 04. May 2019

Is there an alternative to the locked part? If anyone knows a good one, we would be happy :-)
Merci

Written by Samuel Blapp on 30. March 2018

The lower part through the Wildbachtobel (from Girenbad) to Hinwil was unfortunately subject to a general driving ban!

Portrait Thomas Giger

About the author: Thomas Giger

Thomas Giger has been the editor of Ride MTB since 2002 and is a regular online and print author. Over the years, he has specialized in tourism topics and is particularly well known for his blog-style columns. He is also one of Ride MTB's active tour authors.

Thomas Giger has been the editor of Ride MTB since 2002 and has had a significant influence on the tour database. His focus is on single trail tours. There are few who know the trails in Switzerland as well as he does. However, his areas of expertise also include Aosta, the French Western Alps, and the whole of South Tyrol.

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