meretschytrail

meretschytrail is an out-and-back mountain bike trail in Valais, Switzerland, inside Naturpark Pfyn-Finges. It is 2.8 miles each way, 5.7 miles there and back. It runs between about 4,120 ft and 7,500 ft above sea level, with roughly 4,060 ft of climbing one way. It is rated mtb:scale 4 or higher: very steep, technical terrain that only expert riders should attempt. Most of the way is dirt. The nearest town is Agarn, about 1.0 miles south of the start. Peaks within about 3 miles include Meretschihorn, Emshorn and Brunnethorn. Feschelloch and Wasserfall Turtmann are within about 3 miles. For camping, Camping Gemmi Agarn and Camping Torrent are within about 6 miles. There are 3 other mapped trails within about 3 miles, so you can combine or extend the outing. Distances, elevations and the trail shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Trail access for bikes, closures and conditions change, so check locally before you ride.