Bloated Skiing: July 27 - Panoramaweg Trail #322 Parsenn

Francine on Panoramweg trail

Rode over to Davos Dorf (few minutes away) and stopped by the Bike Academy Davos, as they didn't have the bikes we reserved yesterday, and we wanted see if better bikes came in. Kevin was able to get a Trek Slash, which he instantly said was a better downhilling trailbike on this steep terrain, than the Rocky Mountain Altitude Carbon 50, that he had yesterday. The Altitude is more of a cross country bike.

They still did not have a bike for Francine, so she turned in the Trek EX Carbon for a Specialized Rumor, which ended up being too small, as we couldn't raise the seat post enough, did have better brakes, but just didn't handle the steep, rocky terrain everywhere, as well as the bikes we had in the Dolomites.

We rode the Parsenn Funicular, both of the two stages to the top. Headed down to Strela Pass and out the 322 Parsenn Panaromaweg trail. It is basically a wide gravel path (hikers can easily walk side by side) going by refugio Parsenhutte (hut) and on to Gatschnagrat. The scenery down to Strela Pass is spectacular. The wider trail was actually kind of nice for passing hikers, after yesterdays narrow trails filled with hikers. At Gatschnagrat, Kevin could not take any more easy road like trails and spotted some skinny trail going down a side valley. we deviated and went off track and descended on some unknown trail. Francine basically walked down for 2 miles and 2,500 feet. Kevin, who had a more downhill oriented bike, enjoyed the black diamond rated trail and thought it was one of the better trails of the trip. We did find it on Trailforks, called Chalbersass. Francine did not really enjoy the hike.

At the end, we descended on gravel road quite a way down towards Klosters Platz. Almost near the bottom, we turned off on some Blue (Intermediate) rated trails to the Gotschnaboden tram. At the first station, not the top, we went left on a trail, that turned out to be our original route, 322 Parsenn Panoramweg. This was a nice, narrow, dirt trail heading back to Wolfgang. From here, we were on the paved bike path/sidewalk along the road back to Davos Platz.

Nice day, and we got back about 30 minutes before a rain shower. Only 20 miles today. Kevin is starting to come down with a cold, but his sniffles and clearing throat hasn't gotten too bad. Stopped in at Bike Academy Davos to see if they had a better bike for Francine, but they didn't as they were all reserved.

The main street in Davos Platz, Promenade, is closed due to the street fair, so all the traffic is routed up in front of our place. After showering, we went to a little place, Biergarten Mountain's Akt, and Kevin had another Weiner Schnitchel (pounded pork, breaded and fried) and Francine had a Bratwurst. It's hard to find food, as they use butter and dairy in everything, unlike Italy where they use olive oil. Another excellent day. Legs are very tired.