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The 10 Most Beautiful cross-country ski trails in Switzerland
Cross-Country Skiing
· Switzerland
Loipe Kalthof-Wiliberg
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
6.8 km
1:31 h
110 m
110 m
Die abwechslungsreiche, leicht coupierte Runde über das Hochplateau wartet mit einer Aussicht auf die Alpen und die Juraketten auf.
Cross-Country Skiing
· Solothurn
Weissenstein-Loipe
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
4.1 km
1:15 h
54 m
54 m
Auf dem Solothurner Hausberg Weissenstein geniesst man das Langlaufen, ob klassisch oder skating, mit einer grandiosen Aussicht über das Aaretal bis weit zur Alpenkette.
Cross-Country Skiing
· Valais
Langlaufloipe Simplon
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
closed
1.8 km
0:30 h
18 m
18 m
In a paradisiacal snowy landscape, the Simplon Pass offers you a cross-country trail prepared in classic and skating style. The historic pass crossing is also open in winter and is an ideal recreation area with plenty of snow.
Cross-Country Skiing
· Engelberg
Cross-country Engelberg Half Marathon Distance 21 KM
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
21.2 km
2:00 h
172 m
171 m
This suggested route is a half-marathon distance of a good 21 kilometres and is suitable as a training route, for example, in preparation for the Engadine Ski Marathon.
Cross-Country Skiing
· Goms
Herz-Loipe Obergesteln - Geschinen
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
5.2 km
1:00 h
3 m
14 m
"If the cross-country ski trail makes your heart beat faster, that's just what we want! The signposted heart trail is particularly suitable for heart patients and cross-country ski beginners.
Cross-Country Skiing
· Goms
Rottenloipe Oberwald - Niederwald
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
19.6 km
3:00 h
34 m
155 m
The Rottenloipe leads over 26 kilometres of pistes from Oberwald to Niederwald. The ideal cross-country trail for everyone to enjoy the enchanting Gommer winter landscape.
Cross-Country Skiing
· Goms
Hangloipe Oberwald - Niederwald
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
21.5 km
4:15 h
5 m
131 m
The sporty slope runs from Oberwald to Niederwald. It has gentle gradients and shallow descents and is particularly suitable for ambitious runners.
Cross-Country Skiing
· Goms
Int. Gommerlauf Skimarathon
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
42.6 km
6:00 h
105 m
102 m
42 kilometres of pure racing pleasure are the highlight of the International Gommerlauf. The marathon connects all the villages in Obergoms and is also a great challenge for ambitious cross-country skiers.
Cross-Country Skiing
· Goms
Waldloipe Oberwald
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
5.3 km
1:10 h
32 m
32 m
The Waldloipe is a Nordic looking cross-country trail in the wildly romantic Pischäwald. The starting and finishing point of this more than five-kilometre-long circular cross-country piste is in Oberwald.
Cross-Country Skiing
· Goms
FIS / Rennloipe
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
4.1 km
1:25 h
43 m
57 m
To run like a professional cross-country skier is what you can do on the about four kilometre FIS race track near Ulrichen. Ambitious runners get a whiff of racing air here.
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January 16, 2022
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