close
3D
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Snow Cover Inadequate
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
Trailforks scans users ridelogs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
  • > 96%
  • > 90%
  • > 80%
  • > 70%
  • > 50%
  • < 50%
  • bi-directional trail
  • no data
Trail Last Ridden
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
  • < 2 days
  • < 1 week
  • < 2 weeks
  • < 1 month
  • < 6 months
  • > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
  • Downhill Only
  • Downhill Primary
  • Both Directions
  • Uphill Primary
  • Uphill Only
  • One Direction
Contribute Details
Colors indicate trail is missing specified detail.
  • Description
  • Photos
  • Description & Photos
  • Videos
Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months. Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades. Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
  • most popular
  • popular
  • less popular
  • not popular
ATV/ORV/OHV Filter
Max Vehicle Width
inches

Radar Time
x Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
  • mountain biking recent
  • mountain biking (>6 month)
  • hiking (1 year)
  • moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
  • Downhill Ski
  • Backcountry Ski
  • Nordic Ski
  • Snowmobile
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
Trails Deemphasized
Trails are shown in grey.
disable
Only show trails with NO bikes.
enable

Save the current map location and zoom level as your default home location whenever this page is loaded.

Save
      Gurten (colloquially "Güsche"), located on the municipal territory of Köniz, is the local mountain of the city of Bern and a popular excursion destination shared by hikers, bikers and families.
      Shuttleable: YES
      Links
      featured
      Activities Click to view
      Region Details
      • 2
      • 3
      • 1

      Region Status
      Caution as of Sep 2, 2022
      Local Trail Association

      Stats

      Avg Trail Rating
      Trails (view details)
      6
      Trails Mountain Bike
      6
      Trails E-Bike
      5
      Trails Horse
      1
      Trails Hike
      5
      Trails Trail Running
      5
      Total Distance
      4 miles
      Total Descent Distance
      4 miles
      Total Descent
      2,576 ft
      Total Vertical
      815 ft
      Highest Trailhead
      2,769 ft
      Reports
      161
      Photos
      321
      Ridden Counter
      479

      Popular Gurten Mountain Biking Trails

      Recent Ride Log Activity in Region

      Today
      • 5 rides
      Yesterday
      • 1 rides
      Past Week
      • 20 rides

      Photos of Gurten Mountain Bike

      trail: GurtenTrail
      21 |
      Jan 29, 2023 @ 9:18am
      Jan 29, 2023
      trail: GurtenTrail
      10 |
      Jan 29, 2023 @ 9:18am
      Jan 29, 2023
      trail: GurtenTrail
      8 |
      Jan 29, 2023 @ 9:13am
      Jan 29, 2023
      trail: GurtenTrail
      14 |
      Jan 29, 2023 @ 9:12am
      Jan 29, 2023
      trail: B-Line
      186 |
      Mar 30, 2022 @ 7:55am
      Mar 30, 2022
      | 1 comments
      trail: GurtenTrail
      419 |
      Jun 10, 2021 @ 4:33am
      Jun 10, 2021
      trail: GurtenTrail
      118 |
      May 21, 2021 @ 1:31am
      May 21, 2021
      trail: GurtenTrail
      370 |
      Jun 17, 2018 @ 1:10am
      Jun 17, 2018

      Videos of Gurten Mountain Bike

      Stupidest crash since long....
      | Aug 17, 2021
      First timer didn't go great
      296 | Jun 4, 2021
      Gurten
      3:21 | 613 | Feb 25, 2017
      Sping Feelings
      1:01 | 410 | Mar 18, 2016
      Gurten Bike Park (Fast Ein Unfall)
      4:46 | 1148 | May 16, 2021 , Bern
      Singletrail Ruine Ägerten (Gurten)
      1:48 | 819 | Jan 5, 2019 , Bern

      Recent Trail Reports

      statustraildateconditioninfouser
      Ruine Ägerten - Gurtentäli
      Mar 28, 2023 @ 9:22am
      1 day
      VariableE-Bike TomWehrli
      Gurten - Eldorado
      Feb 12, 2023 @ 8:04am
      Feb 12, 2023
      Variable Small tree down across trail, can ride...stifu
      Rossacker
      Feb 9, 2023 @ 8:04am
      Feb 9, 2023
      WetE-Bike TomWehrli
      GurtenTrail
      Jan 10, 2023 @ 6:11am
      Jan 10, 2023
      WetE-Bike TomWehrli
      B-Line
      Nov 19, 2022 @ 5:36am
      Nov 19, 2022
      Prevalent MudExtremely slippery...teetotal
      Jennershaus-Trail
      Apr 15, 2020 @ 8:39am
      Apr 15, 2020
      Drytrailflux
      Gurtenwald Climb
      Jan 25, 2020 @ 1:03am
      Jan 25, 2020
      IdealTomWehrli

      Activity Feed

      usernameactiontypetitledate
      user #1692541TomWehrliaddreportRuine Ägerten - Gurtentäli
      Mar 28, 2023 @ 11:48am
      1 day
      user #2227473vi0riddentrailGurten - Eldorado and 1 more
      Mar 24, 2023 @ 2:33am
      Mar 24, 2023
      user #2508240leimbiaddreportRuine Ägerten - Gurtentäli
      Mar 22, 2023 @ 6:18am
      Mar 22, 2023
      user #1692541TomWehrliaddreportRuine Ägerten - Gurtentäli
      Mar 20, 2023 @ 11:57am
      Mar 20, 2023
      user #1643338chrigucaddreportRuine Ägerten - Gurtentäli
      Mar 10, 2023 @ 8:33am
      Mar 10, 2023

      Recent Comments

      usernametypetitlecommentdate
      user #982019sofamacreportGurtenTrailIst wieder offen!
      Mar 13, 2020 @ 7:18am
      Mar 13, 2020
      user #1811242smu666trailB-LineSteep but fun - needs a lot of time to dry tho.
      Nov 25, 2019 @ 8:04am
      Nov 25, 2019
      user #1811242smu666trailGurten - EldoradoNeeds a couple shovels of dirt or gravel to...
      Aug 13, 2019 @ 11:43pm
      Aug 13, 2019
      user #1692541TomWehrlireportRuine Ägerten - GurtentäliThe fallen tree was cleared away.
      Jan 3, 2019 @ 1:39pm
      Jan 3, 2019

      Nearby Areas

      namedistance
      Ulmizberg 2 11.2 km
      Könizberg 142.1 km
      Ostermundigeberg 43.5 km
      Denteberg 2 14 km
      Schwarzchopf 3 3 15.8 km

      Activity Type Stats

      activitytypetrailsdistancedescentdescent distancetotal verticalratingglobal rankstate rankphotosreportsroutesridelogs
      Mountain Bike64 miles2,575 ft4 miles817 ft
      #4,218#3732116112,311
      E-Bike53 miles1,886 ft3 miles817 ft
      #2,271#36123218
      Horse12,927 ft66 ft1,772 ft75 ft
      22
      Hike53 miles1,886 ft3 miles817 ft
      #4,764#4214124
      Trail Running53 miles1,886 ft3 miles817 ft
      #4,767#4214132
      • By trailflux & contributors
      • Admins: trailnet.ch, trailnet.ch
      • #28139 - 2,194 views

      Downloading of trail gps tracks in kml & gpx formats is enabled for Gurten.
      You must login to download files.