Forch

Pfannenstil mit Blick auf Zürichsee

The Elefantenbach and Werenbachtobel are two first-class routes that create a wilderness feeling in the middle of Zurich. They can be combined with a mountain bike tour to Forch.

Description

The Forch tour starts at Irchelpark and rides along forest roads to the zoo and finally through the Adlisberg to Lorenchopf. You always follow the ridge, pass Binz and Ebmatingen and finally reach the Forch monument via the Wassberg. The attractive part of the tour now follows as the return journey. From Forch, you initially head through the golf course to the Oberhueb district near Sennhof. This is where the descent through the Werenbachtobel begins. A moderate speed is advisable, as there are many pedestrians here. At Burgwis, turn right and head up along the Elefantenbach stream to Witikon and back to Lorenchopf. You reach the Dolder swimming pool via the Adlisberg and then climb up to the pump track on the Zürichberg. A single trail now leads back to Irchelpark.

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Details of the tour

34 km

780 m

460 above sea level

744 above sea level

1 day

Zürich

1136

well suited

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Restaurants

Restaurant Adlisberg

Restaurant Trichtenhausermühle

Spotguides

Spotguide Zürich

Bikeschools

No bike schools are registered for this region. Registration as a partner takes place here.

Bikeshops

Hafner’s Rad (Wallisellen)

Tempo Sport (Horgen)

Thömus Bike World (Schlieren)

e-motion e-Bike Welt (Dietikon)

Bikehotels

No bike hotels are registered for this region. You can register as a partner here.

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User comments (2)

Cool hardtail tour!
Zoo has expanded a bit and before the Forch there is a driving ban at the edge of the forest, which can be easily bypassed!

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Portrait Thomas Giger

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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