Bike & Hike

If you want to experience the full splendor of a mountain, start from the very bottom. A mountain bike or e-bike shortens long approaches and flat hiking trails through side valleys. This is also the case in Davos Klosters. The mountain world here is predestined for a "bike & hike" adventure. Our tour tips for beginners and connoisseurs.

Dario Cologna has more time after retiring from competitive sport. 'It was a change,' he says. 'Professionally and privately, with new exciting tasks, such as commentating for SRF, new ambassador roles or projects in the youth sector,' he says. 'But because I no longer travel as much or am constantly busy training, I have more options in terms of time than before.' Time that he likes to spend with his family. For example, on an excursion in his home area of Davos Klosters, which he is now getting to know again. And specifically on a 'bike & hike', which is particularly easy to do in Davos Klosters. 'I used to be focused on training on roller skis, on a racing bike or in running shoes and didn't have time to stop at beautiful places and enjoy the view.'

He is making up for that now. Cologna likes to cycle with the family and bike trailer into a side valley and then go on a short hike with the child carrier backpack. 'These are perfect family outings,' enthuses the four-time Olympic champion. He loves sitting on a bench for five minutes, resting on a large stone or cooling his feet in a mountain stream. 'The advantage of a bike is that you reach the end of the side valleys much faster than if you got there on foot. And you are actively moving around in nature instead of taking the public transport bus.' The advantage of hiking is that it takes you to destinations that are difficult to reach by bike. 'These are, for example, the two SAC huts Grialetsch in Davos or Silvretta in Klosters.' And at the end, a bike ride back to the valley is the crowning glory.

One thing is certain: The range in Davos and Klosters for this enjoyable cycling and hiking combination is large. Both places have many side valleys that can be reached in no time by bike from the respective village centers and immediately find yourself in peaceful nature. 'Every side valley has its own charm,' says Cologna. 'From lush green meadows, forests, open to high alpine terrain, there is everything. In addition, the side valleys are easy to reach for bikers of all levels. No sophisticated riding technique is required, as most of the riding is on tarmac or gravel.'