Oelberg Bike
- 10.0 mi
- one way
- 3,585 ft
- climb
- Point to point
- route
Oelberg Bike is a mountain biking route in the St. Gallen canton of Switzerland, about 3.7 miles from the town of Buchs SG. The ride is a point-to-point climb of roughly 10 miles, with a total elevation gain of 3,585 feet and a high point of 4,318 feet. The route is a long, steep outing. It rises more than 3,500 feet over the course of the ride, and the climb is broken into a total gain of 3,585 feet with a total loss of 839 feet, which makes it a ride that ends higher than it starts. The Rheintal Höhenweg mountain biking route lies just 0.7 miles away, and the Grubenweg hike is about 2.1 miles off. For an overnight stay, the Schafbergblick campground is about 2.8 miles away, and the Oberer Thuwasserfall waterfall is about 5.1 miles away.
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