10 Tours for Gravel Bikers

36 km, 1063 mhd, 3:15 h

This tour through the Domleschg features old castles, mighty fortresses and wonderful orchards. There are no long climbs awaiting you on this pleasant tour. Fast gravel roads lead into the hilly cultivated landscape and the reedy Canova lake invites you to stop a while.

19 km, 253 mhd, 1:20 h

This tour through the Domleschg features old castles, mighty fortresses and wonderful orchards. There are no long climbs awaiting you on this pleasant tour. Fast gravel roads lead into the hilly cultivated landscape and the reedy Canova lake invites you to stop a while.

39 km, 1436 mhd, 4:15 h

The rhythmic road to the Sufner lake is followed by gravel to probably Switzerland’s most beautiful pass. It gets steep after Splügen, although without any really nasty inclines. You’re rewarded at Lai da Vons with wide views, including to the Rheinwaldhorn. The descent to Andeer? Long, rapid and very bumpy.

51 km, 1585 mhd, 5:00 h

Following a Graubünden icon – the Rhaetian Railway – takes you from imposing Benedictine Abbey of Disentis down into the valley; there are a few sharp inclines to master. After the turn, the Rhine side: pure gravel fun in a constant up and down as if on a roller coaster, and finally a short, fun single-trail descent.

67 km, 1950 mhd, 6:20 h

Strenuous ride around one of the most beautiful panoramic mountains in Switzerland with a best view guarantee. The air starts to get thin by the peak of the Alp Nova with its weather-beaten huts at 2000 m. The single-trail descent from the Obersaxen high plateau: top drawer.

24 km, 791 mhd, 2:30 h

A gravel bike tour into another world: Steep slopes wind from Scuol up to the old miners’ settlement S-charl. But the climb soon gets gentler on the gravel – and the surroundings are heavenly. Along the rough gravel bed of the meandering Clemgia, the mountain track leads almost to the highest Swiss stone pine forest in Europe, the God da Tamangur.

14 km, 401 mhd, 1:20 h

This tour gets every gravel-lover’s heart beating faster over the shortest distance. In a constant up and down, lanes and paths follow the upper stretches of the Rhine through a picturesque, cultivated landscape. This is mainly about pleasure and panorama, fitness and riding technique only get a moderate workout.

9 km, 250 mhd, 0:50 h

Aromatic flower meadows, lush with panoramas and fun gravel roads: after the gentle start, some fast bends soon follow. You get a little feeling of adventure when you go across the fields on a meadow track from Waltensburg back to the turquoise Lag da Breil.

4 Etappen, 201 km, 5460 hm

Von hochalpin bis lieblich: Auf der mehrtägigen Trans Grischun durchquerst du Graubünden von Westen nach Osten mit dem Gravelbike.

6 stages, 282 km, 7856 mhd

The gravel bike tour through the Surselva to Disentis-Sedrun and the Maighelshütte promises not only an exciting journey of discovery, but also a journey through the largest Romansh-speaking area of Graubünden to the source of the Rhine.

6 stages, 203 km, 5327 mhd

Deep ravines, impressive panoramic views and witnesses to the history of Graubünden’s transport routes await discovery at the Posterior Rhine.

By using the best ingredients from Graubünden – mountain passes, elevation gains, panoramic views and fresh mountain air – we have created the «Menu for Cyclists». The menu features 5 tours in Graubünden for road cyclists – from starters and mains to weekly specials.