Cham-Zermatt MTB, day 1
August 2nd, 2010We started by bus in Chamonix to the village of Le Tour. A couple of lift rides and 5 minutes of pedaling later & we were at the Swiss border on the Col de Balme. Riding down from here 3,000 feet to the village of Trient started out in wild flower strewn alpine meadows. We entered the forest and continued down on some steep and very technical single track with dozens of tight switchbacks. This was the fun part.
Then came the not so fun part: the Bovine trail connecting the Col de Forclaz to the village of Champex. We got a tip (from a non mountain biker) that the Bovine trail would be great. It would be, if you were hiking, which is what we did for most of the trail while shouldering our burdens! 4 hours later, we arrived in Champex.
Tired from bike hiking, we descended pavement and took the train on up to Verbier in time to beat the torrential thunderstorm in the evening.
