Back

Plan a route here Copy route

recommended route

Arosa - Hörnli - Urdensee lake - Löser - Ochsenalp - Arosa

Mountainbiking · Switzerland

Responsible for this content
Arosa Lenzerheide

Abfahrt Hörnli-Urdensee
Photo: Andrea Mende, Arosa Lenzerheide

Add comment

This challenging tour leads through a breath-taking landscape with beautiful and crispy single trails.

difficult

Distance 27.4 km

4:13 h

1,109 m

1,098 m

2,510 m

1,680 m

This tour starts by bike at the Obersee lake and continues towards Maran-Prätschli and then via the Weisshorn middle station to the Carmenna hut. After a short ascent you reach the Hörnli and the Hörnli hut, a restaurant that is also open during the summer season. It presents a perfect spot for a quick break. Afterwards a single trail with a short bike-carrying passage leads to the beautiful Urdensee lake. As of here the road conditions becomes better again and just before Tschiertschen it brings you back to the road that leads to Arosa via the Ochsenalp. After the Ochsenalp it is worth taking a detour via the Prätschalp with the last single trail loaded with roots. Guaranteed fun!

Author’s recommendation

A stop at the Ochsenalp is a must!

Author

Andrea Mende

Update: March 25, 2019

Difficulty

S3 difficult

Technique

Stamina

Experience

Landscape

Highest point

2,510 m

Lowest point

1,680 m

Best time of year

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Rest stops

Brüggerstuba at the middle station
Carmenna Hut
Hörnli-Hütte
Ochsenalp hut
Prätschalp

Safety information

Includes some crispy single trails. Advanced bikers will love it!

Start

Obersee Arosa (1,734 m)

Coordinates:

SwissGrid

2'771'353E 1'183'830N

46.783585, 9.682856

DMS

46°47'00.9"N 9°40'58.3"E

UTM

32T 552123 5181341

w3w

///salt.slowness.correct

Destination

Obersee Arosa

Turn-by-turn directions

Note

Wildlife refuge Weisshorn-Urdental: December 20 - April 15

all notes on protected areas

Public transport

Slowly, a bit like a tramway, the Arosa-train cruises through Chur, passing the city walls, the Malteser tower and the Obertor (gate), the landmark of Grisons capital. But soon the stroll on tracks across the city ends. At the city boarder the tramway changes into a mountain railway and climbs through the wild Schanfigg valley all the way up to the well-known holiday destination Arosa. On only 26km of length the trains ascents over one thousand altitude metres.

Getting there

As of Chur it takes about 40 minutes to climb the curvy street all the way up to Arosa. The Schanfigg road leads across the valley and during the 30km ascent and 360 turns it overcomes 1,320 metres of altitude.

Parking

The car park Ochsenbühl is located right next to the starting point. The parking fee totals CHF 6.00 for a whole day.

Coordinates

SwissGrid

2'771'353E 1'183'830N

46.783585, 9.682856

DMS

46°47'00.9"N 9°40'58.3"E

UTM

32T 552123 5181341

w3w

///salt.slowness.correct

Arrival by train, car, foot or bike

Equipment

Allmountain, endurobike

Similar routes nearby

These suggestions were created automatically.

Questions and answers

Ask the first question

Would you like to the ask the author a question?

Rating

Write your first review

Help others by being the first to add a review.

Photos from others

Difficulty

S3 difficult

Distance

27.4 km

Duration

4:13 h

Ascent

1,109 m

Descent

1,098 m

Highest point

2,510 m

Lowest point

1,680 m

Circular route Scenic Singletrail/Free ride

Statistics

Waypoints

Rest stops

Tips

Content
Show images Hide images

Features

2D 3D

Maps and trails

9 Waypoints

9 Waypoints

Distance km

Duration : h

Ascent m

Descent m

Highest point m

Lowest point m

Push the arrows to change the view