Trütlisbergpass
Description
On the Trütlisberg tour, the first section of the ascent is by cable car to Betelberg. Here you climb slightly uphill on an alpine road, the path soon turns into a single trail and finally you circle the Stübleni. Here you have to push your bike a few meters. Finally, you reach the northern ridge path to the refuge. This leads through a crater-like karst landscape, with the trail winding its way between some quite deep karst holes. The trail is not technically difficult to ride, but the deep holes on either side are treacherous and dangerous. Finally, you pass the Trütlisberg Pass, keep left here on a trail and later reach the Türli. This is where the long high-level trail through the Turbach valley begins. Initially a cart track forms the basis, then it turns into a single trail. This constantly goes up and down and is technically demanding. After all, it leads through extremely steep terrain and a safe riding style is required here. At Zwitzeregg, the route rides along alpine roads for a while, passes the Rüwilspass and reaches Alp Altläger a little further down. Here you start the singletrail descent back to Lenk. This is a mix of flowing and tricky sections, sometimes it is flat or goes uphill for a few meters, then it is steep again. The trail ends at the first houses on the valley floor, from where you can return to Lenk on side roads.
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Details of the tour
22 km
390 m
1270 m
1031 above sea level
2079 above sea level
1 day
Lenk im Simmental
Lenk im Simmental
1416
limited
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User comments (2)
About the author: Thomas Giger
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Can easily be modified as a full-day tour. Instead of using the cable car, the Bettelberg can easily be climbed using muscle power. Then as described over the Stübleni through the Turbachtal valley. Beautiful, but only for very experienced riders, as it is better not to make any mistakes here. Then at point 1718 turn left onto an alpine road towards Hornberb. Shortly after the Hornfluh restaurant, a fantastic singletrail branches off towards Gstaad.
We rode the Illfigsee tour in the morning and took advantage of the day pass in the afternoon and rode the Trütlisbergpass trail: We rode the NAfternoon at point 1983 on the right - here we had to push half the way to point 2077. The Gryden trail is narrow and often goes down steeply on both sides - not for people who are prone to vertigo!
We rode most of the passages. Afterwards, the trail continues along the left flank to the Trütlisberg Pass and on via Tube to Türli. From here, you can see the high-altitude trail on the flank as it winds its way through the entire Turpachtal valley. It is easy to ride, but requires concentration and fitness, as it tends to go uphill. We really liked this part.
The descent was rather disappointing for us: lots of gravel roads, a few nice trail sections and a lot of altitude destruction. A better alternative should be found here.
Another thing you should know: There are what feels like 30 cow gates on the route that you have to carry your bike over. They are very annoying over time.