Brigerbad Thermal Spa – Old Village of Naters loop from Eyholz
Brigerbad Thermal Spa – Old Village of Naters loop from Eyholz
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Brigerbad Thermal Spa – Old Village of Naters loop from Eyholz
04:17
48.8km
1,540m
Cycling
Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: March 2, 2026
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After 14.6 km for 291 m
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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1.94 km
Brigerbad Thermal Spa
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6.96 km
World Nature Forum in Naters
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7.19 km
FO Café
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24.2 km
View of the Aletsch Glacier from Aletschbord
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41.0 km
Old Village of Naters
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41.9 km
Brig Railway Station
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Brig train station is the heart of the Brig and Naters settlements, which is on the other side of the Rhone. Up until the construction of the Simplon Tunnel, the Rhone constantly changed its course through a marshland, so that the communities of Brig-Glis and Naters, which had grown together today, appeared to be far apart. Simultaneously with the construction of the world's longest tunnel tube (1906), the Rhone was tamed and a new settlement area was created. Today's train station was built on this boggy and raised area and shows in its neoclassical style the glamor and power of the railway age. The international train station in Brig was the gateway to the world and has basically remained so to this day. Building contractor Rossi from Brig must have been full of pride when he was awarded the contract to build the station. Together with a large number of Italian workers (the locals did not have the necessary specialist knowledge for this type of construction) he erected a building that was splendid for the time. After all, the King of Italy and the Swiss Federal President were to be impressed at the opening of the Simplon Tunnel (1906). But not only them, but also everyone else who should get on and off here, be it Winston Churchill on his visit to Brig with the legendary Orient Express from London / Paris to Istanbul or the cross-border commuter from Italy who comes here to work moves. Brig train station is also a long-term favorite in planning. For decades, generations of authorities and experts have been dealing almost passionately with it, be it with the complicated traffic routing across the station square, with the successful renovation of the main building, with all kinds of extensions or with the conversion of rooms. It almost seems as if the sedate building is permanently active like a volcano. And whoever meets him feels that his eyes are watching. . .
At the turn of the millennium, the Swiss Federal Railways were looking for a suitable location to set up a contact center, i.e. a central point in Switzerland from where information was to be provided and rail subscriptions to be issued via telecommunication channels. The SBB Contact Center should be located on the linguistic border outside the big cities in order to facilitate the recruitment of suitable and fluent personnel. The municipality of Brig-Glis participated with the Swisscom building not far from the train station, which was no longer required in full due to technological advances. The SBB gave the Bahnstadt Brig the contract. 270 employees now look after customers from Germany and abroad. You take 1.5 million calls every year and answer 250,000 emails. The turnover from issued subscriptions has reached the billion mark. What began on September 2, 2001 with 15 people has developed into a success story: Today, the SBB Contact Center is one of Brig-Glis' largest employers and offers interesting positions. The regional labor market, with its sufficient number of well-trained and linguistically competent staff, is proving to be suitable. Several product innovations are now being made via Brig, for example rail travel assistance for disabled people or various hotline services on the SBB website. The contact center can be reached around the clock, 365 days a year. Since 2011, all SBB activities in this regard have been concentrated on the Brig location. When Swisscom put its property up for sale, half of it was acquired by the municipality of Brig-Glis and half by the canton of Valais. In this way, the public sector secures SBB's jobs and is available as a reliable partner. Brig remains true to itself even more than 100 years after entering the railway age: SBB employ over 800 people at the Brig location, making it one of the most important centers of public transport in Switzerland. The municipality of Brig-Glis supports economic development with its real estate policy, as suggested by the Grosse Stockalper with his sentence “Nihil solidum nisi solum” (nothing is as stable as the ground). The insured value of the community-owned or community-related property is CHF 300 million.
Source: 800 years of Brig / 800yearsbrig.ch
Text / source: Brig Simplon Tourismus AG
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44.6 km
Artificial Pond by the Vispa River
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45.2 km
View of Mundbach Waterfall and Railway Bridge
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48.8 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
32.7 km
9.88 km
3.45 km
1.93 km
795 m
117 m
Surfaces
36.9 km
6.54 km
3.33 km
899 m
720 m
404 m
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Elevation
Highest point (2,120 m)
Lowest point (650 m)
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