Trail Tales Episode 19: Surprise on the Duranna Pass

What's around the next bend? What's behind the next stone? Will the front wheel hold or not? The beauty of biking is the uncertainty and the fact that you never know exactly what to expect. The tour over the Duranna Pass is actually a classic. But with the new route and the start from the Weissfluhjoch near Davos, it becomes a trail experience that may well surprise you...

Nowadays, instead of pedaling up in the sweat of your brow like in the past, it's best to take the Parsenn cable car and start in comfort at almost 2700m. From here, the well-known descent follows along the rocky path to the Strela Pass. After a short uphill section, things get a little adventurous at the so-called "Tritt". The bike has to be shouldered on this steep, exposed staircase - stumbling is not an option here!

Once at the bottom, things become smoother. On the trails to the quaint Walser village of Medergen, you still have to shift the rear wheel a few times, but on the meadow paths and forest trails that follow down to Langwies, it's pure flow. This is where the real uphill of the day begins, up to the Durannapass.

At the Durannapass, a break at the idyllic Grünsee lake is a must. And then it's off to the grand finale: on countless trails, the route now descends over 1200 meters in altitude to Küblis, where the tour ends.