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Rhône River Cycle Path – Stockalper Palace loop from Leuk

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Valais

Rhône River Cycle Path – Stockalper Palace loop from Leuk

Moderate

4.5

(52)

527

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Rhône River Cycle Path – Stockalper Palace loop from Leuk

04:00

68.1km

200m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. 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 9, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 35.0 km for 55 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.11 km

Pfyn-Finges Nature Park

Nature Reserve

12.3 km

Gravel Trail Along the Rhône

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Very doable with children

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13.0 km

Rottundorna

Forest

13.6 km

Leschgrabu

Forest

18.4 km

Rhône River Cycle Path

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Very suitable for a family tour

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22.9 km

Brigerbad Thermal Spa

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The thermal baths in Brigerbad are the largest open-air and thermal baths that can be found in the Alps. It offers a spacious outdoor area and a recently completely redesigned …

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35.0 km

Stockalper Palace

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The Stockalper Palace is perhaps the most imposing palace of the 17th century that can be found in Switzerland. Kaspar Stockalper was the builder and owner of his time, hence …

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39.1 km

View of Mundbach Waterfall and Railway Bridge

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Beautiful cycle path along the Rhone, the view always opens onto the mountains

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52.8 km

View of Sion

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68.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

34.0 km

26.4 km

6.86 km

403 m

268 m

207 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

49.0 km

13.6 km

3.13 km

1.32 km

569 m

545 m

Elevation

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Highest point (690 m)

Lowest point (620 m)

Weather

Saturday 11 July

28°C

14°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 8.0 km/h

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Comments

August 8, 2025,Brig - Leuk - Varen - Susten

Here are some pictures of the castle in Brig from the previous evening. Brig has a beautifully preserved old town. Today we rode for a long time along the Rhône, along beautiful, mostly paved bike paths. To get to our afternoon wine tasting in Varen, we first had to climb the steep incline to Leuk in the afternoon heat (32 …

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August 5, 2025,Von Brig nach Sierre.... rein in die Weinberge

It's a good thing we were able to enjoy such beautiful sunshine today.
It perfectly rounded off the tour. The valley continues to widen, and the vineyards slowly began to appear. So we left the main path and headed into the mountains. Here we were able to participate in a private wine tasting...delicious and very informative. The subsequent descent into …

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