Valais Panorama Bike 4. Binn – Brig
Binn
12/19°
The longest stage passes over the legendary Saflisch Pass and descends to the town of Brig. While physically demanding, it nonetheless features some stunningly beautiful, unspoilt scenery.
Difficulty
DifficultLength
38.65 kmDuration
6:00 h
Description
Valais Panorama Bike (VPB) - stage 4
The last day of the adventure begins at the stone arch bridge in the village of Binn. A gentle slope takes you as far as Heiligkreuz, where the almost 14-kilometre, 1,100-metre climb begins: first on an alpine track to Brunegge, then on a singletrack to Tanzbede. The final stretch to the pass will call on all your reserves. The sub-alpine landscape is arid and the colours change from pastel green to ochre as you climb. At the top, a magnificent view of the Simplon Pass and the highest peaks in Valais awaits you. After a well-earned rest, start the 12-kilometre, 1,900-metre descent, much of it on singletrails. Via Rosswald, the descent into the Ganter valley is exciting. Above Hobiel, cross a forest road to Schallberg and change at Riederwald onto a bisse trail. From the bottom station at Ried-Brig, you’ll head for your final destination, the town of Brig and its imposing Stockalper Castle.
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Turn-by-turn directions
From Binn, follow the main road down into the valley. At the reservoir, fork left and follow the Leng valley road to Heiligkreuz. Below the cable car, turn right to tackle a 14-kilometre climb with 1,100 metre ascent. Leave the alpine road at Brunegge and head up the valley on a singletrack to Tanzbede, where the final stretch to the pass is a little steeper. After the Saflisch Pass, the path winds up to the Fleschbode reservoir. A narrow road then leads to Rosswald, before turning onto a forest road towards Schmidmatte. A single track leads you to point 1483 near Undri Eisten, before reaching Schallberg via a forest road. A further winding single track branches off to the right, followed by a side road leading to the start of the last section of single track. At the entrance to Riederwald, take a bisse path to the Rosswald bottom station. Finally, at junction 1067, take the side road via Bleike, Brei and Lingwurm to the town of Brig.
Start
Binn ( 1,400 m) (1400m)
Destination
Brig (672 m) (672m)
Author's recommendation
Take a guided tour of Kaspar Stockalper's historic castle in Brig and relax in the Stockalper Garden.
Technical information
Altitude
2564m
672m
Ascent
+1400m
Descent
-2100m
Technique
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
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Public transport
Approach
From Zurich: take the A4 or A3 motorway to Flüelen, then the A2 to Göschenen; followed by the Furka bottom tunnel; and continue towards Niederernen, Binn.
From Bern, take the A6 motorway to Spiez and continue towards Kandersteg; use the Kandersteg-Goppenstein car train and continue towards Niederernen, Binn.
From Geneva: take the A1 motorway to Lausanne, then continue on the A9 direction Brig, continuing towards Niederernen, Binn.
From Milan: take the A8/A26 motorway towards Simplon; use the Iselle-Brig car train and continue towards Niederernen, Binn.
Parking
Follow the parking signs to Binn. For this stage of the Valais Panorama Bike (VPB), we recommend that you park your vehicle in Brig and travel to the Binn valley using public transport. Remember to reserve a space for your mountain bike on the Resabike platform.
Source
This activity is brought to you by Valais/Wallis Promotion