Rothorn - Arosa - Chur
Description
From Lenzerheide, take the gondola up to the Parpaner Rothorn and head downhill through the large rocky basin towards the avalanche gallery. Here you are on the "Bike Attack" route, which you leave at Gredigs Fürggli and head right towards Arosa. This trail through the Schafälpli valley is a first-class flow trail through the middle of a wonderfully unspoilt and rugged Alpine valley. Eventually you reach the Älplisee and later Innerarosa. Here is the valley station of the Hörnli cable car, which you now take up to the mountain station. This is followed by a singletrail ride through the Urdental valley, occasionally on the alpine road, but then immediately back on small paths. From Tschiertschen, you reach the village of Praden on the hiking trails above the road, then continue through the Steinbachtobel ravine to Passugg. The final section to Chur leads along the single trail from Passugg to the valley floor of Chur. It's not far to the town center or the train station and post bus stop back to Lenzerheide.
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Details of the tour
30 km
440 m
3380 m
1 day
Lenzerheide
Chur
1313
well suited
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About the author: Thomas Giger
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We rode the trail on 9/7/2013. Really nice trails. The rating of S4 or 4/6 for technique only applies to a few short sections that can be ridden well. However, I recommend not going back up the trail from the village of Praden. You push the bike up a steep climb and then a long downhill section, which should only be ridden by those who are really confident on a (proper) S4. And all this only to end up on a forest road. It is better to stay on the road from Praden until a forest path goes straight ahead in a sharp left-hand bend. This is the last part of the Biketicket2ride red on the Bikekindom app/website. I have corrected the route for myself on the gpx editor, but unfortunately I can't upload it here.
We rode the trail on 9/7/2013. Really nice trails. The rating of S4 or 4/6 for technique only applies to a few short sections that can be ridden well. However, I recommend not going back up the trail from the village of Praden. You push the bike up a steep climb and then a long downhill section, which should only be ridden by those who are really confident on a (proper) S4. And all this only to end up on a forest road. It is better to stay on the road from Praden until a forest path goes straight ahead in a sharp left-hand bend. This is the last part of the Biketicket2ride red on the Bikekindom app/website. I have corrected the route for myself on the gpx editor, but unfortunately I can't upload it here.
Super trail, great panorama - always good! : https://youtu.be/MXiZ78U1uBE
Great shots. Very helpful to be able to judge whether the trail is not too difficult for me :)
A very scenic tour. The first part from Rothorn to Arosa is incredible fun! Good mix of flow and technique.
On the Tschiertschen to Passug section, the bike has to be pushed in places. The trail is narrow and steep.
Tip: Buy a day ticket for Arosa Lenzerheide, so you can also tick off the Hörnli Trail or ride other trails.
Checked 2018
In the booklet it is level 3, here 4.... Where are the difficult parts? I would like to ride it with my son and don't know if a hardtail is possible or if a full is absolutely necessary. Thank you.
Hall mrjrstone
I rode the loop with a colleague yesterday. If your son is an experienced biker, a hardtail is fine, but I doubt the fun factor is very high, fully definitely makes sense. There were several people on the trail with hardtails, but actually I almost only saw them pushing or carrying the bike.
Whether the level of difficulty is 3 or 4 depends very much on your riding ability. At least from Rothorn to Arose, the trail is full of large rocks and quite rough. My less experienced colleague often had to quickly put his foot down or carry his bike 2 or 3 meters. But if you're an experienced biker and have ridden at altitude, then you can really ride almost anything.
Hope that helps you a little :-)
Greetings Rolf