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Oberwald Historic Village – Reckingen loop from Oberwald DFB

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Oberwald Historic Village – Reckingen loop from Oberwald DFB

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Oberwald Historic Village – Reckingen loop from Oberwald DFB

08:01

109km

2,370m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 11, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 1.41 km for 28.5 km

Closed: • October-May (otherwise open)

After 41.5 km for 28.5 km

Closed: • October-May (otherwise open)

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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699 m

Toni's Ski Museum, Oberwald

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Village of Oberwald in Obergoms VS
Oberwald is the first village on the Rhone and was first mentioned in documents in 1386. Visit "Toni's Ski Museum" right next to the …

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Oberwald Historic Village

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Village of Oberwald in Obergoms VS
Oberwald is the first village on the Rhone and was first mentioned in documents in 1386. Visit "Toni's Ski Museum" right next to the …

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17.8 km

Furkapass

Mountain Pass

35.6 km

View of Hospental Castle

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Vestige of the past, the castle ruins reign in the center of the village.

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54.4 km

Descent of the Furka Pass (Oberwald side)

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The pass road and the Rhone glacier became a tourist attraction when the road was completed. In 1914, 19,102 people were counted as travelling over the pass in stagecoaches. From 1921, the coaches were replaced by post buses.

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55.2 km

View of the Grimsel Pass Road and Valley

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Top landscape couldn't be better

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82.6 km

Reckingen

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Dear village

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89.1 km

Niederwald Village and Station Ritz Museum

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"The king of hoteliers" Caesar Ritz, who also created Cesar's Salad, was born in Niederwald.

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94.5 km

Farm roads as far as the eye can see

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The wide gravel road meanders through the Goms. The route can now really be traveled from touring bike to mountain bike with every bike. Even with children who have not …

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109 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

78.3 km

16.7 km

8.37 km

5.61 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

99.3 km

8.13 km

665 m

645 m

170 m

115 m

Elevation

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Highest point (2,420 m)

Lowest point (1,230 m)

Weather

Wednesday 5 August

23°C

12°C

87 %

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Comments

September 12, 2021,Grimsel e Furka

Last year, when we reached the Furka viewpoint from Realp, without going further down, we wondered what that road was that, at the end of the restless descent, still climbed north towards another glacier. The temptation to make this other climb was great, but in reality we were coming from Hospental and headed east and already the Furka was a …

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August 20, 2023,Rhone Schweiz - Tag 1 - Andermatt nach Fietsch

My first Alpine pass, of course with luggage and electric... I didn't want to push the Mühlebach suspension bridge with luggage, out of consideration and because of oncoming traffic

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Oberwald Historic Village – Reckingen loop from Oberwald DFB

Toni's Ski Museum, Oberwald

Oberwald Historic Village

View of Hospental Castle

Descent of the Furka Pass (Oberwald side)

View of the Grimsel Pass Road and Valley

Reckingen

Niederwald Village and Station Ritz Museum

Farm roads as far as the eye can see

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