The Nagens Enduro Trail starts a few bends below the Nagens mountain station. In summer, however, it cannot be reached directly by cable car. You can either take the shuttle bus from Laax Murschetg to Alp Nagens and pedal up to the start in around five minutes, or you can take the longer route. This is also our favorite: from Flims with the chairlifts via Foppa and Naraus, over the top section of the Runca Trail to the gondola lift to Grauberg and from there on to Nagens.

Flow-packed playground

The Nagens Trail is around four kilometers long and rides down into the valley over an altitude difference of just under 500 meters. Its start is rather leisurely and winds its way through the alpine meadows. But you can't let your focus slip, because you soon have the opportunity to get some air under your cleats - if you want to stay in contact with the ground, you have to roll and not jump. This also applies to every other jump ramp on the upper section.

This section rides with a lot of flow but not too many banked turns to the Scansinas station. Until then, the Nagens Trail is a lot of fun with a low level of difficulty. Those who are careful on the trail can master it well, but those with more technical riding skills will have plenty of opportunities to enjoy the terrain in a playful way. After Scansinas, a few hundred meters have to be bridged on the gravel road, but no metres in altitude are lost.
Although the first section is more like a blue trail, the other stages require solid riding technique.

Well solved bridging

The second section of the Nagens Enduro Trail seems to be built somewhat awkwardly along the mountain road. The reason for this route is the adjacent forest reserve, which is inviolable. But even if this section is the least attractive, the trail builders have made the most of the available terrain here. The section is definitely fun, even if not to the same extent as the upper section.

Now it's off!

After crossing the mountain road, the third section requires all your senses. Rollercoaster-style bends follow natural waves, unadorned with stones and roots. Again and again, the trail, which is classified as red, offers turn-offs to black lines. The trail builders at Velosolutions have done a great job here, making the most of the terrain's peculiarities while also preserving its naturalness: this section is pure mountain biking and offers active riders in particular plenty of opportunities to play with the terrain and trail. The very good technicians will also find plenty of built and natural doubles to jump over.

After the next crossing of the road, the route continues along a moderately great section of the ski slope. Now one bend after another rides along the edge of the adjacent forest, similarly playful as on the previous section.
Those unfamiliar with the route should approach the few "blind" crests with a little caution.

A calmer finish before a familiar end

The last section in the forest is a little more leisurely again. The trail meanders along the slope and offers flow at a lower level of difficulty. But you can also collect a few flying meters if you can and want to.

It is the end of the newly built Nagens Enduro Trail. It rides into the trail section of the former Maxiavalanche route - the race series last stopped in Flims ten years ago. This section now serves as a feeder to the well-known Green Valley Trail, which has also been given some updates for more riding fun and safety.

Conclusion

Laax's newest trail, the Nagens Enduro Trail, is extremely versatile and playful - from flowy to rough, from passive to challenging. Only a few surprising corners and crests are not ideal, but overall it is a very cool trail with a natural character that many visitors will enjoy.

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The film about the new trail with locals Armin Beeli and Ronny Caduff

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