Trail Tales Episode 18: Fürhörnli - Dear summit book... | Ride MTB

Trail Tales Episode 18: Fürhörnli - Dear summit book...

1300 meters above the rooftops of Chur, the cantonal capital of Graubünden, a summit book awaits adventurous bikers. Combined with a detour over the Churer Joch, this turns into a long tour that combines great views with magnificent trails - and can often be ridden early in the year...

The tour is best started in Lenzerheide. From there, you pedal comfortably up to the Churer Joch on asphalt paths. This is where the first descent begins: it's a steep downhill and the many roots spice things up with a little adrenaline. The downhill is challenging throughout, but can be ridden smoothly with a little riding technique.

The downhill fun ends in Chur, so you can take a short tour of the town and stop for refreshments in one of the countless restaurants and bars. From here it's up to Fürhörnli. Either under your own steam or by post bus to Maladers, which saves a good 400 meters in altitude. And this energy can come in handy later on, as the ascent - although on paved paths - becomes mercilessly steep at some point.

On reaching the Fürhörnli, a truly fantastic panorama awaits you: the mountain drops almost vertically and you have a first-class view over the city and the Rhine Valley. And as we all know, the best comes at the end: the descent, which rides down to Chur over 1300 vertical meters and many excellent trails.

Information about the tour: ride.ch/touren/fuerhoernli


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