Diemtigtal-Umrundung
Description
From Wimmis, head uphill through the upper village along the edge of the forest, then keep left at the hill and continue up to the hamlet of Bächle. The route rides along country roads into the Diemtigtal valley, past Rothbad, and finally along the Chirel stream up a side valley of the Diemtigtal valley. The ascent now becomes steeper and rides up several hairpin bends to Abendmatte at the foot of the Wiriehorn. From the Mettebergalp, the bike finally has to be carried around 180 meters up to the small crossing south of the Wiriehorn. You will be rewarded with an excellent descent past Alp Wirie to Alp Bodeflue. This is followed by a short stretch on an alpine road until the Wiriehorn downhill route begins at the Nüegg mountain station. Follow this to Allmiried, the settlement of houses just above the valley station. A small road rides past Entschwil, and immediately behind it a singletrail takes you to Horboden on the valley floor of the Diemtigtal. The route now rides along the left-hand side of the Chirelbach stream to Oey and then along the Simme back to Wimmis.
Alternatives: To avoid the hardships, you can ride from Abendmatte directly to the Nüegg mountain station on a single trail.
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Details of the tour
39 km
1530 m
1530 m
628 above sea level
2037 above sea level
1 day
Wimmis
Wimmis
1052
not suitable
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User comments (5)
About the author: Thomas Giger
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Wimmis by train or car (free parking) The landscape really sucks you in, a wonderful ascent along the Chirelbach. Then it gets tough, up to 22% steep and the 30-minute carrying passage to the transition makes your forehead sweat. The singletrail is steep and tricky, typical of Ride 3, the alpine road is also quite steep and the downhill section should not be underestimated. Unfortunately, you get back to the valley too quickly. Fortunately, the finish is pleasant, on short trails and asphalt and gravel paths to Diemtigen along the Simme to Wimmis. The tour requires a good level of fitness, but I will do it again.
A beautiful but quite tough tour. For about 20km, the route climbs uphill at an average gradient of 10% to 20%. The first trail is great, but only very short. Then it's onto a long alpine road. The highlight is the downhill trail of the Wierihornbahnen. However, this is poorly maintained and very washed out and rocky. From there, it's back to the road and only very short sections of trail.
Why doesn't this work with the e-mountain bike?
Possibly because: "From the Mettebergalp, the bike has to be carried around 180 meters up to the small crossing south of the Wiriehorn."
Don't think it's so much fun with 25kg on your back :)
The alternative route described above is also possible with an e-bike.