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Mountainbike adventures in Lenzerheide, Switzerland

August 20, 2019August 20, 2019
by Team Lost

Lenzerheide is known to be a great place for mountain biking. You can find a lot of big competitions and you see bikers everywhere. Our first adventure in Lenzeheide was of course mountain biking. We had rental bikes from Pesko Rothornbahn and a guide from Bikeschule Lenzerheide.

We got to learn the basics and took a lite ride before we went to the skill center. We practised small trails and obstacles and got to know the secret tips and tricks.

A short ride down to the town before we came to a bike park.

We ended our mountain biking with taking a cable car up to a the top and got a nice ride back down on easy roads. You can find many super cool downhill paths but we didn’t try any. We are still beginners so this rout was perfect for us.

Our guide was Gurdin Malär from Bikeshule

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We met the bears and squirrels in Arosa, Switzerland

August 20, 2019August 20, 2019
by Team Lost

We had a whole day out in the mountains to discovered Arosa. We started the morning and took the cable cars up to the top of Weisshorn. The view was amazing and you can have a 360 view.

Next thing on our program was visiting Arosa Bear Sanctuary.
You find it on the Weisshorn mountain at an altitude of around 1,500 metres above sea level. It is situated close to the cable car’s middle station, right next to the skiing area. It’s a cooperation with FOUR PAWS and they save Bears and taking care of them.

The bears, formerly held in poor conditions, will find an animal-friendly home on an area of three hectares in the Swiss mountains.

In the large, richly structured enclosures, the bears will find a habitat that corresponds to their natural needs. Besides areas for bathing and retreat, various activities are planned to keep the bears occupied. In order to motivate the bears and encourage the development of their instincts, their food will be hidden in new spots every day. Like in the wild, the animals will spend most of their day looking for food.

We took a hike down from the mountain. Futher down you will find some restaurants, where you can have lunch.

The last bit down from the mountain there is a squirrel trail. This is an activity that we all found very fun. The small and cute animals came and ate from our hands. It was a little tricky in the beginning but after we walked the trail a bit it was much easier to come close to them. They eat hassel nuts so we had bought a big bag with us. In autumn the squirrels start collecting their winter stock by burying seeds and nuts.

Here is a GPX-file of the trail to follow.

There’s so much more you can do in Arosa like a challenging rope park at the Obersee, do minigolf, rent a boat and more.

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Walking the Foxtrail in Lenzerheide, Switzerland

August 20, 2019August 20, 2019
by Team Lost

We did the Foxtrail in Lenzerheide. Foxtrail is an adventure for friends and family seeking to discover something interesting and different together.

Foxtrail lead us through Lenzerheide and we got to see the most of the village and we had to work together to decode secret messages, interpret clues and unlock tricky secrets. This was a perfect adventure that we all liked and had fun doing.

trying to get where we should go next on the Foxtrail

You can find Foxtrail in many different location and you can read more about it here – Foxtrail.

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Toboggan run fun in Lenzerheide, Switzerland (Rodelbahn)

August 19, 2019August 19, 2019
by Team Lost

In Churwalden right outside Lenzerheide there is an amazing toboggan. From Churwalden we took the chair lift up to the top to the Toboggan run. The adrenaline rush was insane!

The toboggan run promises a fun ride in summer as well as in winter. Through 31 curves and with a height difference of 480 metres, the toboggan run twists and turns down into the valley. At a length of exactly 3,060 metres, it’s the longest toboggan run in Switzerland.

It’s very easy to adjust the speed and if you let go of the steering it automatically stop. The kids rode by them selves even.

Downhill mountainbike riding in Arosa, Switzerland (flowtrail)

August 19, 2019August 19, 2019
by Team Lost

In Arosa there is an awesome mountainbike flowtrail course. We just had to try it. We rented bikes on the Bike Skill Center up by the Hörnli trail. We had a guide who gave us som small tips. We practiced a little bit in the skill center and then it was time to take the cable car up to the top.

Apparently it takes about 30 minutes to ride down if you are pretty fast. We got down in 35 minutes, and we stopped and rested a bit. The trail was really cool. We’re not that experienced mountainbikers so our hands and feet was pretty tired when we came down the mountain. But it was so FUN!

If you planning to do downhill biking there might not be a better place to be than Arosa.

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Trail running to Schwellisee lake in the mountains of…

August 18, 2019August 22, 2019
by Team Lost

Early morning trail running up the mountains in Arosa, Switzerland. We followed the markings up to Schwellisee lake, a beautiful lake ca 4 km up in the mountains.

Here is a GPX file to follow.

The Schwellisee lake is located on 1,933m above sea level on the Aroser Alp, south-west of Innerarosa along the Plessur river. The Swiss stone pine logs in the lake are proof of the former Swiss pine forest that stretched far above the lake and was cleared by the Wals colony. From Innerarosa the lake can be reached within a gentle hike of 1 hour. If desired the hike may be prolonged to the Älplisee lake as well as to the Erzhorn and Aroser Rothorn.

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Coolest watertrampoline, Arosa Untersee, Switzerland

August 17, 2019August 22, 2019
by Team Lost

In Arosa, Switserland there is a small lake in the middle of the town. Its awesome for swimming and water activities. There is a jumping tower, a water trampoline and much more. We had so much fun jumping.

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After all the fun we swam four laps around the lake, it was ca 500m per lap so it was around 2000 meter swim in this beautiful lake.

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Switzerland and ÖtillÖ Engadin

July 9, 2019July 10, 2019
by Team Lost

Switzerland is a country with dream views. The reason why we went to Switzerland (except that it’s super cool) was to participate in ÖtillÖ Engadin. – You can read more about the race HERE.

We flew from Gothenburg to Zurich and then we took the train from Zurich to St Moritz. We booked train at this page and it’s easiest to download their app. There were some stops and changes to the train and it took 3-4 hours and we got to see amazing views. You don’t have wifi on the train and it’s an extra cost to use mobil data in Switzerland. In St Moritz we took the bus to Silvaplana. Silvaplana is a small village with a supermarket, a few restaurants and hotels. Many people also come here for kite surfing.

We came some days before the race and it’s a great thing to do since Engadin is about 1800 meters up and the air is tinnier.

We stayed at Conrads Mountain Lounge and had a big room with a little kitchen. We had a fantastic view over the lake and the mountains.

The hotel felt very friendly and it was a great breakfast buffet in the morning. You find all you want and you can order scramble egg and bacon direct.

When you stay at Conrads you have cabin cars and rental bikes included. We decided to take us up to one of many mountains the first day. We walked around 20 min to come to the cabin pace ( you can also take the bus). The cabin that should take us up to the Corvatsch top 3303 meters up with one stop half way up. Amazing views on the way up and from the top!

We took the cabin half way down and then we walked down. Not the best thing to do the day before race but it was super beautiful.

Saturday was race day! So much fun and you can read more and see a video from it HERE.

Sunday and we went up early. The hotel had opened the breakfast extra early for those who had race day. The long course at ÖtillÖ started on Sunday. The start was at 8.00 am and around 10 k from Silvaplana and the racers traveld with a bus. We borrowed bikes to follow the race. Biking around did that we got to see a l ot of cool places when we followed the race. It’s fun and exiting to follow the race without racing.

We went down to the lake for a little morning swim the last day. The water was cold but it was a great training for next years ÖtillÖ Engadin. We had the last breakfast before we checked out and took the train back to Zurich.

Thanks ÖtillÖ Engadin for this year. We hope to be back next year for the long course.

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ÖtillÖ Engadin 2019, Race Report

July 9, 2019July 10, 2019
by Team Lost

Engadin, Switzerland is a dream location for a swimrun. If you want to know how we traveled there and where we stayed check HERE.

Saturday – Raceday!

The plan was to do the longer ÖtillÖ race but since Fanny had a struggle with her foot we decided to change to the sprint.

We hade breakfast and went down to the ÖtillÖ area and picked up our start bag with bibs and caps. Our legs were a little tired from yesterday in the mountains.

The course included 4 swims and 5 runs and the total length was 15.3 k. We started with a short warm up, a little bit of running and swimming. The water temperature was cold but not too cold. We are used to colder water home in Sweden.

We started fast and was one of the first team down in the water. Patrik first and Fanny behind. Patrik swam like a king and we were first of all teams up from the first swim. Crazy feeling.

A 2 k run until next swim and the thin air reminded us that it can be hard breathing. We slowed down a bit and there were all ready teams and solo racers in the water for the next swim. This time was Fanny first and Patrik behind. We got closer and closer to the other racers when we were swimming and came up side by side with the leaders.

Happy and a little groggy after the swim and we know what’s coming, Uphill! We walked and all the others also walked uphill. There’s not so much uphill on the sprint if you compere with the long course but uphill always feels hard. This was a 5 k run until we came to next swim. A mixed team had passed us and we just tried to do our best and have fun.

Next swim went well and then we had a short run until the last swim. It was current and harder. It felt so much longer than the other swims (it wasn’t)

Up from the swim and ready for the last run, we ran faster than some solo racers and passed a mens team.

Seeing the finish line with a lot of kite surfers down in the water was super cool!