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1.5 miles
Distance
35 ft
Climb
-1,195 ft
Descent
00:21:21
Avg time
-1,160 ft
Altitude change
7,491 ft
Altitude min
8,684 ft
Altitude max
8,684 ft
Altitude start
7,526 ft
Altitude end
-14.3%
Grade
-80.1%
Grade max
19.7%
Grade min
896 ft
Distance climb
1 mile
Distance down
361 ft
Distance flat
00:21:21
Avg time
Glaciara Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding Area
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Ref Number#132
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Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlack (3 votes)
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Local Popularity95 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 95 in E-Biking
- 80 in Trail Running
- 70 in Hiking
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Global Ranking
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National Ranking#198 in Mountain Biking · Switzerland [+]
- #2,226 in E-Biking
- #2,670 in Trail Running
- #3,508 in Hiking
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Hiking SAC ScaleT2 Mountain Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM
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DirectionDownhill Primary[+]Popular Direction Shown
- Downhill Primary for E-Biking
- Both Directions for Trail Running
- Both Directions for Hiking
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Alpine TrailYes
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
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LightingNo
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Glaciara is a highly rated 2 km popular red difficulty alpine singletrack trail located near Bettmeralp. This multi-use trail can be used downhill primary. On average it takes 21 minutes to complete this trail.
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Best riding experience early in the morning or late afternoon. Full of hikers at lunch time!
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 5 rides
- 26 miles average
6 Months
- 133 rides
- 25 miles avg distance
All
- 259 rides
- Last: Oct 11, 2026
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Directions to glaciara trailhead
(46.410400, 8.076720)
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Routes with this trail
★ 5.0 • 39 miles • 11,949 ft • 20 • Loop • Race •
Race course for the UCI Enduro World Cup 2024 - Aletsch Arena
5 Reviews & Comments
trail-taxi
The classic bucket list trail of the Aletsch Arena. Spectacular visuals that distract you from the classic alpine flow trail.
Some steep rocky sections in the beginning before it mellows out to a flatter gradient with the odd rock section in between the flow.
No real exposure or tight turns. Make sure to stop and grab some pics! ✌️
Some steep rocky sections in the beginning before it mellows out to a flatter gradient with the odd rock section in between the flow.
No real exposure or tight turns. Make sure to stop and grab some pics! ✌️
Hoschl
Fun flows trail with amazing glacier views
Sandrabohn
Tech alpine trail with nice rocks and a lot of line choice that makes it super fun to ride. Loved it.
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