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Fürhörnli

Mountainbiking · Arosa Lenzerheide
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  • Trail Tales: Fürhörnli – Über den Dächern von Chur
    Trail Tales: Fürhörnli – Über den Dächern von Chur
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1,300m over the roofs of Graubünden’s capitol Chur, a summit register is waiting for the adventurous bikers entries. Add a detour over Chur’s mountain range to your lengthy tour and enjoy the mix of great views and magnificent trails.
moderate
Distance 35.8 km
5:52 h
1,832 m
2,730 m
2,025 m
590 m

We will start our tour this morning in Parpan, gently beginning our ascent on asphalt roads until we reach Chur’s pass. The first descent starts here. The steep descent, full of roots, will definitely get your adrenaline flowing. The ride downhill is challenging but no match for bikers with good riding technique. The first descent ends in Chur.  

We take a little tour of the town by bike and fill our energy reserves in one of the town’s many restaurants. Now we’re ready for the second part of our tour. From Chur we climb to Fürhörnli. We can either bike the whole way up, or take the postbus as far as Maladers, which saves 400m of elevation. You might want to save your energy for later when the ascent up paved paths turns extremely steep.

The panorama from the top of Fürhörnli is breath-taking. The mountain face falls vertically and we have a fantastic view over the town and the Rhine Valley. As always, the best is saved for last – the trails that take you down 1,300m of elevation into Chur. ther bike the whole way up, or take the postbus as far as Maladers, which saves 400m of elevation. You might want to save your energy for later when the ascent up paved paths turns extremely steep.

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Antonella Klee
Update: December 15, 2022
Difficulty
moderate
Technique
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
2,025 m
Lowest point
590 m
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Track types

Asphalt 0.08%Forested/wild trail 21.61%Bike pushing needed 8.90%Road 15.11%Unknown 54.27%
Asphalt
0 km
Forested/wild trail
7.7 km
Bike pushing needed
3.2 km
Road
5.4 km
Unknown
19.4 km
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Start

Parpan (1,492 m)
Coordinates:
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2'761'842E 1'180'960N
DD
46.760159, 9.557338
DMS
46°45'36.6"N 9°33'26.4"E
UTM
32T 542561 5178662
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Destination

Chur

Coordinates

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2'761'842E 1'180'960N
DD
46.760159, 9.557338
DMS
46°45'36.6"N 9°33'26.4"E
UTM
32T 542561 5178662
w3w 
///bluffing.landscape.fishery
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Difficulty
moderate
Distance
35.8 km
Duration
5:52 h
Ascent
1,832 m
Descent
2,730 m
Highest point
2,025 m
Lowest point
590 m
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