Phoenix from the ashes: Visp gets its forest fire trail back

13 years ago, a major forest fire raged in Visp in Valais. One of the most beautiful single trails in the area was closed as a result. On the descent from Visperterminen to Visp, the once burnt section now rises like a phoenix from the ashes. The renovated and partially rebuilt trail rides for three kilometers through an impressive landscape with dead trees and great views. It will be completed in summer 2024 and is set to significantly upgrade the previous trail.

In April 2011, the forest above the Valais municipality of Visp caught fire. Around 110 hectares of the protective forest were destroyed, which meant that one of the most beautiful single trails down into the valley had to be closed.

After more than ten years, the steep mountain flank has recovered and the trail can be reopened. But not without work: the trail construction company "Vast Trails" is renovating existing parts and rebuilding the trail in sections. The approximately three-kilometre-long descent contains two or three short, steeper sections and rides downhill at an average gradient of 15 percent.

The old descent between Visperterminen and Visp will be reopened in its new glory in summer 2024. Trail users can then expect a magnificent view and an epic landscape between fresh vegetation and dead trees, the trail builders enthuse.

The trail will be marked as the official SwitzerlandMobility mountain bike route "Giw Enduro 548".