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Events Glacier Bike Tour Stage 1. St. Moritz - Bergün
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Description
The Upper Engadin plateau is a lake plateau lined with larch forests in the middle of the alpine three-thousand-meter landscape with Lake St. Moritz, where the Glacier Bike Tour starts.
Heading towards Bever, it goes flat across the wide plateau along the Inn River, which rises here in the Engadin. In La Punt, the altitude gain finally begins – it goes up to the Albula Pass, the first of three passes on the Glacier Bike Tour. If possible, you should avoid riding on weekends and in high season.
The Albula Pass is a historic and one of the most beautiful passes in Switzerland. Accompanied by the concert of marmot whistles, you wind your way through the mighty panorama up to 2,315 m – not yet the highest point of the Glacier Bike Tour.
Bergün awaits as a neat village with old Engadin houses decorated with sgraffiti and oriels. Such a perfect setting that the first Heidi film was shot here in the early 1950s, as well as a new version in 2015.
Hidden Gem
You should definitely visit the Albula Railway Museum and the Kurhaus in Bergün, a beautiful Art Nouveau building.
Safety Note
The Glacier Bike Tour is under development and not signposted. You can navigate locally using the Outdooractive app. Assess your own abilities and fitness well. Riding the different routes is always at your own risk.
Equipment
Which e-bike should I start the Glacier Bike Tour with? Professional biker (and e-MTB double world champion) Nathalie Schneitter presents the perfect bike here in the video: a robust & comfortable full suspension bike, equipped with wide, grippy tires, powerful brakes & if possible, a dropper seatpost.
Even in midsummer, you have to be prepared for anything in the mountains: So what do you pack in the bike bags for such a special adventure that leads over 3 passes, through both high alpine and Mediterranean landscapes? Bike pro Nathalie Schneitter has already ridden the Glacier Bike Tour and reveals her packing list here.
Directions
Public Transport
The Glacier Bike Tour runs continuously along the Glacier Express with 53 stations – so you can also use regional trains in between if needed.
Travel Information
We recommend travelling to Chur and continuing by the Rhaetian Railway, the UNESCO World Heritage, to the starting point in St. Moritz. From Zermatt back to Chur, there is an hourly train connection.
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