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Valais

Heidadorf Visperterminen – View of Visp loop from Visp

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Mountain biking trails
Switzerland
Valais

Heidadorf Visperterminen – View of Visp loop from Visp

Moderate

4.1

(16)

81

riders

Heidadorf Visperterminen – View of Visp loop from Visp

01:51

19.7km

730m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 25, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 8 m for 13 m

After 19.7 km for 13 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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1.07 km

Hotel St. Jodern

Highlight • Rest Area

The St. Jodern Education Center offers bikers optimal infrastructure: The center has 37 single/double rooms and four shared rooms, ideal for bike trips with friends, in a group, or as a solo traveler. The lockable garage is large enough to store approximately 30 bicycles. A service station is also available for minor bike repairs. A bike wash station is available for cleaning bikes.

Upon request, you can also enjoy a packed lunch for the road, a hearty breakfast, or a three-course dinner.

More information can be found on the website: stjodern.ch.

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2.86 km

Wine hike through Europe's highest vineyard, combined with a wine tasting at the local St. Jodern winery.

Below the village of Visperterminen lies Europe's highest, contiguous vineyard, at an altitude between 650 and 1,150 meters. In short terraces with high dry stone walls, the vineyard, called „Rieben“, overcomes 500 meters of altitude difference in a confined space.

Hundreds of these retaining walls turn the steep slopes into small vine gardens, often no larger than two bedsheets. The southern exposure of the slope, in one of Switzerland's driest regions, and the large stone surfaces of these dry stone walls make the „Rieben“ a heat chamber until late autumn, which gives the grapes – along with a few gusts of Föhn wind – the necessary ripeness.

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9.37 km

Heidadorf Visperterminen

Highlight • Settlement

A beautiful high-altitude location with a great view. This is where Europe's highest vineyards are located.

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9.77 km

View of Visp

Highlight • Viewpoint

5

19.2 km

Visp Old Town

Highlight • Settlement

The old Visp developed in the hilly zone because until about 150 years ago there were constant floods in the valley floor. The Rhone and the Vispa were corrected, expanded, and channelized. This made the entire area free for development. Another reason why people built on the hill was the military pressure on the Upper Valais. On a hill with ring walls, one could defend oneself better. Several conflagrations in the 13th and 14th centuries and the great conflagration of 1518 destroyed almost all of Visp. Thus, only individual houses built before 1518 can still be found.

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19.7 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.7 km

3.93 km

773 m

262 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

15.5 km

3.38 km

671 m

111 m

< 100 m

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