Road cycling routes in the canton of Graubünden

Level warm-up by the turquoise Vorderrhein, then a constant climb and magnificent tight bends that have you standing up on the pedals on the slope. Grandiose view on the hilly road through the villages of the Obersaxen high plateau, finally a dizzying descent to Ilanz.

The Oberalp Pass: a Graubünden classic like Capuns and Salsiz. The hairpins before the top of the pass are made for racing bike dreams, the climb to Lai da Curnera is a secret tip. Concentration is required on the rapid descent to Disentis.

More Road cycling? Impossible! Steep slopes in the Swiss National Park, intoxication with speed in aero position, espresso in Livigno, headwind in the Forcola di Livigno, glacier highlight on the Bernina Pass and motivation training along the Inn.

An absolute secret tip on the eastern side of the striking Piz Beverin: Racing bike lover, what more could you desire? The climb to the mountain village of Lohn is rhythmic and fun. The panorama road has some proper bends after Wergenstein. The descent is on a narrow agricultural road through aromatic mountain meadows.

270 kilometers, two magnificent alpine passes, deep gorges, spectacular landscapes and a ride through all three language regions of Graubünden await you.

The background extras in this ride into the wild, legendary Val Sinestra are characteristic lower Engadine village outlines. Gentle climbs alternate with steep slopes. At the furthest point, there is a short, sweet singletrail descent. Going back out of the valley, it is then a little more straightforward, finally leading along the bank of the Inn.

This tour through the Domleschg features old castles, mighty fortresses and wonderful orchards. There are no long climbs awaiting you on this pleasant tour. Fast gravel roads lead into the hilly cultivated landscape and the reedy Canova lake invites you to stop a while.

The rhythmic road to the Sufner lake is followed by gravel to probably Switzerland’s most beautiful pass. It gets steep after Splügen, although without any really nasty inclines. You’re rewarded at Lai da Vons with wide views, including to the Rheinwaldhorn. The descent to Andeer? Long, rapid and very bumpy.

Following a Graubünden icon – the Rhaetian Railway – takes you from imposing Benedictine Abbey of Disentis down into the valley; there are a few sharp inclines to master. After the turn, the Rhine side: pure gravel fun in a constant up and down as if on a roller coaster, and finally a short, fun single-trail descent.

Strenuous ride around one of the most beautiful panoramic mountains in Switzerland with a best view guarantee. The air starts to get thin by the peak of the Alp Nova with its weather-beaten huts at 2000 m. The singletrail descent from the Obersaxen high plateau: top drawer.

A Gravel bike tour into another world: Steep slopes wind from Scuol up to the old miners’ settlement S-charl. But the climb soon gets gentler on the gravel – and the surroundings are heavenly. Along the rough gravel bed of the meandering Clemgia, the mountain track leads almost to the highest Swiss stone pine forest in Europe, the God da Tamangur.

This tour gets every gravel-lover’s heart beating faster over the shortest distance. In a constant up and down, lanes and paths follow the upper stretches of the Rhine through a picturesque, cultivated landscape. This is mainly about pleasure and panorama, fitness and riding technique only get a moderate work-out.

Aromatic flower meadows, lush with panoramas and fun gravel roads: after the gentle start, some fast bends soon follow. You get a little feeling of adventure when you go across the fields on a meadow track from Waltensburg back to the turquoise Lag da Breil.

The gravelbike tour through the Surselva to Disentis-Sedrun and the Maighelshütte promises not only an exciting journey of discovery, but also a journey through the largest Romansh-speaking area of Graubünden to the source of the Rhine.

Deep ravines, impressive panoramic views and witnesses to the history of Graubünden’s transport routes await discovery at the Posterior Rhine.