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Gaflei

The Gaflei Trail in Vaduz has long since become a mountain bike classic in the St. Gallen Rhine Valley. The descent in Liechtenstein offers crisp singletrail fun very early in the season. The route is particularly recommended in foehn weather.

Description

From Vaduz, head straight from the town center up to the castle and ride a few metres further on the road to Triesenberg. A forest path soon branches off to the left, which turns into a single trail after a few meters of altitude. Follow this trail uphill to Antenne and Alp Erbt and ride on towards Rotaboda. From here, a small road begins up to Alp Prufatscheng. An intermediate section on an easy singletrail takes us to the road to Silum, the highest point of our tour. From here, we continue on a flowing single trail and a short stretch on asphalt to Alp Gaflei, the starting point of the actual descent. A technically challenging trail takes us 600 vertical meters through very steep terrain, past the Wildschloss castle, back to Vaduz.

Alternatives: Ascent on the asphalt road over the Triesenberg to Silum

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17 km

1030 m

1030 m

459 above sea level

1493 above sea level

1 day

Vaduz

Vaduz

1341

well suited

Thomas Giger
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Written by Cuno S on 19. November 2025

Very cool. You can take bus 21, which rides daily from Vaduz Post to the Masescha junction in Triesenberg in 17 minutes to 1,100 meters and then you only have to climb 400 meters and that's even on a paved road. So you're quickly at the clinic and then at the Gaflei tower. The trail is great in the fall, lots of hairpin bends, but it's great fun! Riding technique 3.

Written by bebe-guehrer_38326 on 29. May 2023

Written by Bebe on 29.5.23
Downloaded the tour on 5/28/2013, uphill all asphalt. Then a no biking sign
Riding technique 2 to 3
Greetings Bebe

Written by cthommen_56112246 on 26. August 2019

Big bike ban :-(

Written by Sct on 02. May 2018

Meanwhile, there is a bike ban at the start of the trail in Gaflei....

Tip for the region: Posti takes bikes with him!

Written by Gremlin on 04. August 2016

The Gaflei descent can be wonderfully combined with the tour to the Pfälzerhütte. From Vaduz via Steg, past the Valüna Alp to the Pfälzerhütte. From there there are 2 possible downhill routes. We have chosen the route via Malbun. (Technical singletrail) Back in Steg via the Sücka mountain inn and from there along the singletrail to Silum and Gaflei. The result is a wonderful day tour with a guaranteed great descent to Vaduz.

Best regards Dani

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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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