Flims / Laax

Flims Laax is a major Swiss bike resort spanning three villages, Flims, Laax and Falera, with a lift-served network of eight graded trails from green to black plus a huge alpine and forest network beyond them. It's uplift-accessed via cable car, with everything from a beginner-friendly green run to the 1,150m-vertical Never End freeride descent, and seven waymarked gravel loops if you want to explore beyond the singletrack.

The Trails

• Foppa (Green): around 3.5km, a beginner-friendly singletrail ideal for a first trail-riding experience.
• Gronda (Blue): a style trail with berms and small jumps, linking Runca to Foppa.
• Runca (Red): split into an upper section with jumps, banked turns and a jump line at Runcahöhe, and a lower section through forest described as extremely flowing and technically clean. Around 7.6km combined.
• Segnes (Red): 3.7km of technical enduro riding over stone slabs, switchbacks, jumps and berms.
• Nagens and Green Valley (Red): 5.9km combined, enduro terrain through alpine meadows, forest passages and root-laden singletrack, with technical sections throughout.
• Never End (Black): a freeride descent dropping 1,150m from 2,228m to 1,020m, with northshore features, drops and tables.
• Vorab and Crest la Siala: high-altitude alpine routes for experienced riders wanting to go further, including a slickrock descent from 2,571m.

Gravel Riding

Beyond the graded trails, Flims Laax has seven waymarked gravel loops running across the wider region, from smooth gravel roads through the forest to routes reaching the Rhine Gorge and the mountain lakes. It's a genuinely good gravel destination in its own right, not just a link between MTB trails, and works well as an easier day out or a way to see more of the area beyond the lift-served network.

Admission and Prices

The graded bike park trails need a lift pass, since they're only reached by cable car; the gravel loops and the lower valley trails are free to ride. LAAX uses dynamic pricing, so the exact figure moves with the date and demand, but a single-day Bike Full pass covering the whole lift network typically starts from around CHF 49 for an adult, with a cheaper Bike Starter pass covering only the FlemX cable car from Flims for easier trails. Multi-day and season options are also available. Prices are correct as of September 2026 but subject to change, so check current rates on the venue's website before you visit.

Guides, Shuttles and Hire

The cable cars are the uplift here, so a bike park day needs a lift pass rather than a van shuttle. Hire, servicing and guiding are based at the valley stations and village centres across Flims, Laax and Falera.

• Freeride Bikeschule: guided e-MTB and MTB tours, riding-technique courses and private guiding with certified Swiss Cycling guides in Flims Laax, part of a small Swiss bike-school group that also covers Andermatt, Davos Klosters and Lenzerheide Arosa.
• Green Valley Bikeshop: mountain bike, e-MTB, gravel and kids' bike hire with protective gear, based in Flims Dorf.
• INTERSPORT Rent: mountain bike and e-bike hire with online booking, with pickup points in Flims Village and Laax Dorf.
• LAAX Rental: the resort's own hire and repair shop, with enduro, full-suspension, hardtail and e-bike hire from around CHF 99 a day, plus servicing, based at the Flims valley station.
• LAAX School: the resort's own bike school, offering guided tours, technique courses, camps and private lessons, including a women-only Ladies Day, based at the valley stations in Flims and Laax.

Some of these operators publish little online, so contact them before you travel to check they're running. Prices are correct as of September 2026 but subject to change, so check current rates with the operator.

Getting There from the UK

Zurich is the practical airport for Flims Laax: it's the nearest hub with a wide choice of flights from the UK, and the onward journey to the resort is made by rail rather than road.

By rail, take the Eurostar to Brussels or Paris and pick up an onward Swiss rail connection, or fly into Zurich and start from Zurich Airport or Zurich HB. From there it's a train to Chur, then a change onto the local PostBus up the valley to Flims or Laax. PostBus bike carriers on this route need a reservation, which is obligatory through the Graubünden summer season and is best made in advance through the SBB app or the PostBus online timetable. National InterCity trains also require a paid bike-space reservation at summer weekends, though regional and InterRegio services don't, so check which kind of train you're on. Carry or buy a bike ticket for the day alongside any reservation.

Driving from Calais or the Channel Tunnel is a long haul, roughly 900km and around nine hours on motorways through France and Switzerland via Basel, so most UK riders fly or take the train rather than drive the whole way.

Once you arrive, the main uplift base is the Laax Murschetg valley station, where the cable car runs up to Crap Sogn Gion for the start of the freeride trails. There's a second base station for the FlemX cable car in Flims.

When to Go

The lift-served bike park usually opens in late May or early June and runs into late October each year, weather and snow cover permitting, with the gravel loops and lower valley trails rideable for longer either side of that window. Early and late season can still see snow on the higher alpine routes such as Vorab and Crest la Siala, so check conditions before planning a trip right at the start or end of the season.

July and August are the busiest months, coinciding with the Swiss school summer holidays, so trails and lift queues are at their fullest then. June and September are quieter, with generally reliable riding conditions. At altitude the weather changes quickly: summer thunderstorms tend to build through the afternoon, and it can be markedly cooler and windier at the top stations than in the valley, so carry a layer and start early.

Where to Stay

Laax, closest to the Murschetg valley station and the main cable car up to Crap Sogn Gion, is the natural base for riders focused on the lift-served trails. Flims, a little further down the valley, sits at the FlemX cable car base and has a quieter, more traditional village feel. Falera, the smallest of the three villages, suits riders who want to be away from the busiest part of the resort while staying close to the network. Accommodation ranges from hotels and holiday apartments to campsites in and around the valley.

Overnight guests get a digital guest card, which carries a discount on bike day passes and mountain railway tickets and includes free local bus travel between the villages, excluding the shuttle routes up to Nagens and Bargis, so it's worth registering as soon as you check in. Riders looking to combine trips sometimes pair a Flims Laax week with Lenzerheide, about an hour away by road in the same canton.

Beyond the Trails

Flims Laax is a full alpine resort, not just a bike park. You're within reach of three mountain lakes (Lake Cauma, Lake Cresta and the Laaxersee) for a post-ride swim, plus the Rhine Gorge, the UNESCO World Heritage Sardona site, and a wellness and via ferrata offering if you want a rest day. There's a full range of restaurants and mountain huts across the resort for refuelling after a big descent.

Women's Groups and Sessions

LAAX School, the resort's own bike school, runs a women-only Ladies Day covering riding technique and basic trailside mechanics for adult riders.

Twins Women's Bike Camp, run by former World Cup enduro racers Anita and Caro Gehrig from their Flem Mountain Lodge in Flims, is a women-only skills and trail camp combining guided riding with coaching.

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