MINI ENDURO MONT BLANC TOUR CHAMONIX - COURMAYEUR (GB)
We have put together the ultimate mountain bikers short break! Four action packed days of crazy Enduro mountain biking from France to Switzerland and on into Italy!
MONT BLANC
FranceDay 1 (Saturday): meet at the hotel in Chamonix.
Assemble bikes, technical checks and any last minute purchases. We will have dinner together in a restaurant where your guide will provide a briefing for the coming days.
Overnight in Chamonix.
Day 2 (Sunday):
Going directly with our shuttle bus to the telecabine at Le Tour to start our day of Enduro riding in the Chamonix Valley! The areas of Le Tour and Vallorcine contain superb technical, flowy singletracks with stunning glacier views of the Mont Blanc range. We will use the lifts several times during the day and finish the day with a fantastic 2000m downhill to Martigny in Switzerland!
Transfer and overnight in Verbier.
Distance: 40km
Positive/Negative: 200m/4000m
Physical level: 3/5 Technical level: 3/5
Day 3 (Monday):
We present you Verbier and its internationally renown bike park!
Since 2015, Verbier has taken the fantastic decision to open all its tracks to the practice of Enduro. A big day of biking awaits us thanks to a wide choice of lifts and trails its hard to know which is the most beautiful.
The views over the Swiss Valais will supply our dose of glaciers and high mountains for the day.
Sleeping well with tired arms and dreams filled with hairpin turns, our appetite for singletracks fulfilled!
Night in Verbier.
Distance: 45km
Positive/Negative: 2000m/4500m
Physical level: 3/5 Technical level: 3/5
Day 4 (Tuesday):
Back on the classic route of the Tour of Mont Blanc.
A short transfer will take us to La Fouly at the foot of the Swiss Val Ferret. Here we begin the climb of the Grand Col Ferret (2537m), the first of the large mountain passes of the TMB.
With 1000m of climb, firstly on a 4x4 track followed by a beautiful trail to the summit, where a breathtaking view of the glaciers of the south face of the Mont Blanc range awaits us.
The descent into the Italian Val Ferret is technical with dozens of small tight turns. A big challenge for most!!
After our picnic lunch, a second short hike-a-bike climb (about 15mins) to reach without doubt one of the most beautiful paths in the Alps.
The balcony trail on the Mont de la Saxe is absolutely sublime with a panorama of the whole south face of the Mont Blanc range and the summit of Mont Blanc, well worth the effort of carrying your bikes!
The last descent of the day to Courmayeur is a delight, alternating rolling sections with hairpin turns. A delicious Italian ice-cream and a cold beer will top off this mythical day!
Night in Courmayeur.
Distance: 38km
Positive/Negative: 1350m/2000m
Physical level: 3/5 Technical level: 3/5
Day 5 (Wednesday):
Depart from Courmayeur with our shuttle bus for a short transfer to the Italian resort of La Thuile, now famous thanks to the Enduro World Series, World Cup. La Thuile is linked with ski lifts to the French resort of La Rosiere offers a wide choice of paths for Enduro riders of all levels.
With an incredible view spanning from the Matterhorn and the Mont Rose to the north, through the Mont Blanc range and south to the centre of the French Alps, Les Ecrins and La Meije!
With huge descents on dreamy trails giving us our dose of Italian sized adrenaline!
A good day of biking as we love them!
Transfer to Chamonix
Group departure and transfer to airport if required.
Distance: 45km
Positive/Negative: 250m/4500m
Physical level: 3/5 Technical level: 3/5
Please note: this itinerary is given for information as a guide and may be changed at any time at the discretion of the guide according to weather conditions, physical and technical levels of the participants as well as the options chosen on location.
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