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Mt.Bire from Kandersteg - panoramio
Kandersteg, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Satoshi T., CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Kandersteg

Mountain bike area · Switzerland

Is it worth the trip?

60Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Mon 9: Rain before today is not known, Rain 8.1 mm in the last two days, Air 5 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 57 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
3°C

Wed 4 · 58 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
3°C

Thu 5 · 61 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
6°C

Fri 6 · 60 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0 mm
Rain
0.3 mm
Air
4°C

Sat 7 · 34 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
3.9 mm
Rain
5.4 mm
Air
-1°C

Sun 8 · 56 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
12 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
1°C

Mon 9 · 71 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
8.1 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
5°C

Tap a day for the trail, the rain and the air. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 254, fair
  2. Tue 357, fair
  3. Wed 458, fair
  4. Thu 561, good
  5. Fri 660, good
  6. Sat 734, poor
  7. Sun 856, fair
  8. Mon 971, good
  9. Tue 1075, good
  10. Wed 1172, good

The spot in three facts

  • 3 routesmapped within 10 km
  • Bike parkor trail centre
  • Up to S2Singletrail scale

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know trail closures, fallen trees or your skill.

Weather forecast and score for each day at Kandersteg
DayScoreTrailRain 2 daysRainAir
Mon 2Nov*54, fairUnknown0 mm0 mm1°C
Tue 3Nov*57, fairUnknown0 mm0 mm3°C
Wed 4Nov*58, fairUnknown0 mm0 mm3°C
Thu 5Nov*61, goodUnknown0 mm0 mm6°C
Fri 6Nov*60, goodUnknown0 mm0.3 mm4°C
Sat 7Nov*34, poorUnknown3.9 mm5.4 mm-1°C
Sun 8Nov*56, fairUnknown12 mm0 mm1°C
Mon 9Nov*71, goodUnknown8.1 mm0 mm5°C
Tue 10Nov*75, goodUnknown0 mm0 mm7°C
Wed 11Nov*72, goodUnknown1.8 mm0.9 mm5°C

* Rain before today is not known: the forecast starts today, so these days are scored from a dry start and a wet one.

Trail is the soil that morning, from the rain before; rain in mm, air in °C. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Map

the area and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

Town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Kandersteg

3 mountain bike routes mapped. A bike park or trail centre is mapped here. Hardest trail: S2 on the Singletrail scale. The nearest town to stay in is Kandersteg.

  • Routes 3 mountain bike routes mapped.
  • Bike park Bike park or trail centre
  • Hardest Hardest trail: S2 on the Singletrail scale.

From OpenStreetMap: the mountain bike routes mapped within 10 km.

Bike routes and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$2,320–US$4,220 each

about US$2,320–US$4,220 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, bike hire, bike uplift.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to ZRH, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$489–US$1,020
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$188–US$315
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$462–US$764
Food7 days eating outabout US$449–US$831
Bike hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$382–US$717
Bike uplift5 days on the bike lifts; leave it out if you ride upabout US$348–US$576
Totalabout US$2,320–US$4,220

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Kandersteg

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Closest

Kandersteg

4 min by car · 31 places to stay

about US$174/nightcountry average

See 31 places to stay in Kandersteg · Booking.com

About Kandersteg its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$174 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 15h 55m

About 15h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → ZRH, direct, then 2h 30m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.