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Essertse Bike

Essertse Bike

The "Essertse Bike" route (141), which is signposted as an official tour, includes great trails above Thyon 2000 and a long trail descent from the Mont Rouge region.

Description

Start in Les Collons in the Val d'Hérens. If you are traveling between mid-July and mid-August, you can take the chairlift twice up to Thyon 2000. Outside the summer holiday season, you can make your own way up to the satellite village of Thyon 2000, an architecturally hideous corner of Valais that you quickly leave behind. A gravel path rides gently downhill to the "Tsa" ski lift. From there, the ascent towards the ridges of Thyon is tackled. The highest point of the tour is reached along the ridge shortly after the L'Etherolla mountain station.

Then the fun, technical descent begins: below Mont Carré, the trail turns off towards Gouilles (puddles) d'Essertse. Located at 2300 meters above sea level, the seven mini-lakes are considered the highest moor in Europe. The route continues on trails past the Cabane d'Essertse and then meanders through the forest. Only the last few meters of the descent are on a gravel road, the rest is pure trail fun. The final return on the forest road to Les Masses is practically flat.

The route is part of the SchweizMobil portfolio and is signposted with the number 141.

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26 km

1150 m

1150 m

1494 above sea level

2448 above sea level

Les Collons

Les Collons

3457

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About the author: Thomas Giger

Thomas Giger has been the editor of Ride MTB since 2002 and is a regular online and print author. Over the years, he has specialized in tourism topics and is particularly well known for his blog-style columns. He is also one of Ride MTB's active tour authors.

Thomas Giger has been the editor of Ride MTB since 2002 and has had a significant influence on the tour database. His focus is on single trail tours. There are few who know the trails in Switzerland as well as he does. However, his areas of expertise also include Aosta, the French Western Alps, and the whole of South Tyrol.

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