{"id":53,"date":"2007-07-15T20:30:44","date_gmt":"2007-07-15T20:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phspot.ch\/blog\/2007\/07\/15\/20070715-mattertal-best-of\/"},"modified":"2007-07-15T20:30:44","modified_gmt":"2007-07-15T20:30:44","slug":"20070715-mattertal-best-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phspot.ch\/blog\/index.php\/2007\/07\/15\/20070715-mattertal-best-of\/","title":{"rendered":"2007.07.15: Mattertal Best Of"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>UPDATE &#8211; New shanghai trip below this post.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Friday: +200m, -100m, 4km: Lauchernalp-Kummenalp<br \/>\nSaturday: +750m, -3000m, 49km: Kummenalp-Jeizinen-Gampel-Turtig-Bachtola-Moosalp-Embd-Stalden-Zermatt<br \/>\nSunday: +1150m, -3000m, 62km: Zermatt-Tufteren-T\u00e4schalp-T\u00e4sch-Stalden-Gspon-Visperterminum-Visp<\/p>\n<p>Videos still to come:<\/p>\n<p>On the way to Kummenalp Friday night:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phspot.ch\/trips\/bike\/swiss\/2007\/mattertal\/P1050638.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phspot.ch\/trips\/bike\/swiss\/2007\/mattertal\/P1050640.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phspot.ch\/trips\/bike\/swiss\/2007\/mattertal\/P1050641.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>7pm, just before sun goes behind mountain, and time for dinner:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phspot.ch\/trips\/bike\/swiss\/2007\/mattertal\/P1050645.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phspot.ch\/trips\/bike\/swiss\/2007\/mattertal\/P1050683.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phspot.ch\/trips\/bike\/swiss\/2007\/mattertal\/P1050685.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phspot.ch\/trips\/bike\/swiss\/2007\/mattertal\/P1050686.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phspot.ch\/trips\/bike\/swiss\/2007\/mattertal\/P1050691.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Faldumalp in the distance:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phspot.ch\/trips\/bike\/swiss\/2007\/mattertal\/P1050694.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phspot.ch\/trips\/bike\/swiss\/2007\/mattertal\/P1050701.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Just one photo of excellent trail to Jeizinen:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phspot.ch\/trips\/bike\/swiss\/2007\/mattertal\/P1050720.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phspot.ch\/trips\/bike\/swiss\/2007\/mattertal\/P1050725.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phspot.ch\/trips\/bike\/swiss\/2007\/mattertal\/P1050729.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phspot.ch\/trips\/bike\/swiss\/2007\/mattertal\/P1050734.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To Bachtola:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phspot.ch\/trips\/bike\/swiss\/2007\/mattertal\/P1050744.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phspot.ch\/trips\/bike\/swiss\/2007\/mattertal\/P1050751.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ok, lazy Saturday and way too hot to be biking on asphalt roads:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phspot.ch\/trips\/bike\/swiss\/2007\/mattertal\/P1050762.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phspot.ch\/trips\/bike\/swiss\/2007\/mattertal\/P1050769.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phspot.ch\/trips\/bike\/swiss\/2007\/mattertal\/P1050780.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phspot.ch\/trips\/bike\/swiss\/2007\/mattertal\/P1050785.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phspot.ch\/trips\/bike\/swiss\/2007\/mattertal\/P1050798.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phspot.ch\/trips\/bike\/swiss\/2007\/mattertal\/P1050805.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phspot.ch\/trips\/bike\/swiss\/2007\/mattertal\/P1050813.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>View from dinner terrace:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phspot.ch\/trips\/bike\/swiss\/2007\/mattertal\/P1050839.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phspot.ch\/trips\/bike\/swiss\/2007\/mattertal\/P1050853.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phspot.ch\/trips\/bike\/swiss\/2007\/mattertal\/P1050864.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A trail to avoid on heavy hiking times:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phspot.ch\/trips\/bike\/swiss\/2007\/mattertal\/P1050903.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phspot.ch\/trips\/bike\/swiss\/2007\/mattertal\/P1050911.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phspot.ch\/trips\/bike\/swiss\/2007\/mattertal\/P1050912.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phspot.ch\/trips\/bike\/swiss\/2007\/mattertal\/P1050915.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phspot.ch\/trips\/bike\/swiss\/2007\/mattertal\/P1050931.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>More of the mostly rideable trail, remember stop and yield to hikers!:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phspot.ch\/trips\/bike\/swiss\/2007\/mattertal\/P1050937.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can also stop and yield to stairs and cliffs:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phspot.ch\/trips\/bike\/swiss\/2007\/mattertal\/P1050946.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phspot.ch\/trips\/bike\/swiss\/2007\/mattertal\/P1050948.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Just right tire pressures, suspension\u00a0and aggressive riding and the rocks go away&#8230; and maybe even applause from hikers if you didn&#8217;t make it look too easy:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phspot.ch\/trips\/bike\/swiss\/2007\/mattertal\/P1050952.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phspot.ch\/trips\/bike\/swiss\/2007\/mattertal\/P1050968.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phspot.ch\/trips\/bike\/swiss\/2007\/mattertal\/P1050969.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phspot.ch\/trips\/bike\/swiss\/2007\/mattertal\/P1050979.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phspot.ch\/trips\/bike\/swiss\/2007\/mattertal\/P1050997.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phspot.ch\/trips\/bike\/swiss\/2007\/mattertal\/P1060008.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phspot.ch\/trips\/bike\/swiss\/2007\/mattertal\/P1060024.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phspot.ch\/trips\/bike\/swiss\/2007\/mattertal\/P1060027.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phspot.ch\/trips\/bike\/swiss\/2007\/mattertal\/P1060031.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phspot.ch\/trips\/bike\/swiss\/2007\/mattertal\/P1060040.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phspot.ch\/trips\/bike\/swiss\/2007\/mattertal\/P1060042.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/phspot.ch\/trips\/bike\/swiss\/2007\/mattertal\/P1060045.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UPDATE &#8211; New shanghai trip below this post. Friday: +200m, -100m, 4km: Lauchernalp-Kummenalp Saturday: +750m, -3000m, 49km: Kummenalp-Jeizinen-Gampel-Turtig-Bachtola-Moosalp-Embd-Stalden-Zermatt Sunday: +1150m, -3000m, 62km: Zermatt-Tufteren-T\u00e4schalp-T\u00e4sch-Stalden-Gspon-Visperterminum-Visp Videos still to come: On the way to Kummenalp Friday night: 7pm, just before sun goes behind mountain, and time for dinner: Faldumalp in the distance: Just one photo of excellent trail [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bike","category-valais"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/phspot.ch\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/phspot.ch\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/phspot.ch\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phspot.ch\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phspot.ch\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/phspot.ch\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/phspot.ch\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phspot.ch\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phspot.ch\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}