Trail tip for the weekend: from Weesen over the Federispitz | Ride MTB

Trail tip for the weekend: from Weesen over the Federispitz

The weekend promises summery bike weather. Riding a little higher is just as worthwhile as shedding a few drops of sweat for the long singletrail descent on the Federispitz. It's the perfect tour for experienced riders who also enjoy the stunning panorama.

The Federispitz lies high above the Linth plain and Lake Walen, and the tour therefore offers a magnificent panorama. But that's not all: the ascent is rewarded with an extremely long singletrail descent down to Weesen. It is considered a little scoop for mountain bikers with good riding skills.

The tour from Weesen am Walensee over the Federispitz requires a good 1,500 meters of altitude in one go and requires a bit of calf strength. Unless you take the local bus to Amden at the start. But even then, you still have a lot to do before you reach the summit. From the village center, there are almost 1,000 meters of altitude to conquer, 440 of which are from Alp Oberfidersche with the bike on the hump to the summit of the Federispitz. The trail is very steep and at times poorly maintained. But the exertions pay off with the panorama on the Federispitz down to the Linth plain and Lake Zurich, on the other side down to Lake Walen, with the Säntis in the background and the Glarnerland in the foreground. Breathtaking! The descent leads over the Federigrat, a single trail that is easy to ride and then becomes very challenging down to Undernätenalp. Once you have overcome the most difficult part, the descent becomes increasingly steep and culminates in the world-class trail from Under Tutenalp to Lindenboden.

The weather for Weesen at the weekend

On Saturday, the weather will be quite sunny, especially in the morning, with occasional high cloud fields. During the course of the day, there will be some spring clouds and then isolated showers or thunderstorms are possible over the mountains. Highs during the day will be around 25 degrees. Sunday will still be quite sunny. During the course of the day, spring clouds will form and the risk of thunderstorms will increase in the mountains in the early afternoon and later extend into the lowlands. Highs for the day are expected to be around 28 degrees.

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Route details Federispitz

  • Starting point: Weesen
  • Destination: Weesen
  • Distance: 23 km
  • Altitude difference: 1670 m
  • E-MTB: not suitable for e-mountain bikes

GPX track in the tour database of Ride

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