World shovel day for mountain bikers

Herbert's friends in the Engadin, Arosa, Lenzerheide and Davos are tackling the tough snow fields. Not only will it soon be possible to ride smoothly again in most places, but it's also a public holiday. Graubünden celebrates the start of the mountain bike summer with World Shovel Day. Bike guides, mountain railway staff, bike hoteliers and tourism employees all pitch in and look forward to the fresh trails.

The Bahnentour opens

The mountain bike season really gets going with the opening of the mountain railroads in all mountain bike regions of Graubünden. This also marks the launch of the Bahnentour. In Davos Klosters, in Lenzerheide and in Engadin, the enduro highlight of the Alps beckons: no descent is ridden twice and a mountain railroad is used for (almost) all ascents. In between, there are endless single trails. Herbert knows where to go and has provided the right trail books together with hotel accommodation including mountain railway tickets.

Events at the start of the season

And there's a lot going on on the very first weekend: in Arosa, the mountains beckon with the Hörnli Trail Hunt, in St. Moritz the Vaude Engadin Bike Giro starts and in Celerina you can test what you can at the Biketest Happening. While the Engadin Bike Giro is an endurance test over three days with a prologue on Friday, 28 June and two 70-kilometre stages on Saturday and Sunday, the Hörnli Trail Hunt on Saturday, 29 June takes it easy: it's mostly downhill and the focus is on having fun. If you're not looking for a competition, you might find your new bike for the season while testing in Celerina. Registration and participation is still possible for the three events. All events are available from Herbert in the overview.
For last-minute endurance athletes: Vaude Engadin Bike Giro 2019
For last-minute trail lovers: 3rd Hörnli Trail Hunt in Arosa
For last-minute mountain bike testers: Bike Test Happening in Celerina