ride the best mountainbike spotsMountainbike routes (overview) The Aosta valley is well known as a mountainbike Mecca, but why are most people only going to Pila and La Thuile? The riding in Breuil-Cervinia is just as good and certainly worth a visit, if it’s not for the biking, then the views of the Matterhorn are worth the trip alone…. read more »
Mountainbike routes Verbier is located is the french speaking part of the swiss kanton Wallis/Valais. Verbier itself is located at 1500m. of altitude, the bike park lifts run up to 2475m. and it’s possible to descent all the way down to La Châble at 822m. and then take the cable car back up. For a… read more »
The Downhill trail in Todtnau is definitely a trail every mountain biker should have ridden, but for trail addicts this is not a full holiday destination, maybe for a weekend or as part of a road trip? Mountainbike routes There are only two trails in the mountain bike park in Todtnau, which is the oldest… read more »
Mountainbike routes One of the big mountainbiking mekka’s. Don’t come here if you don’t like loose rocks. There are trails for everybody, from forest roads to very technical singletrails. Mountain biking in Arco and Torbole [wp-review] The village Hotels and apartments Campings Mountainbike trails Books and maps GPS Mtb trailmap Bike shops/ guiding/ Mountainbike rental Tips and… read more »
Mountainbike routes Bikepark: peter pan is a neverending, fast flowtrail Red has some steep roots and rocks The blacks are more serious, steep slippery rocks. Molveno: easy flowtrails Andalo intermediate flowtrails, faster and more jumps. If you like natural trails make sure you don’t miss carlton’s trail and secret trail. Mountain biking in Paganella, Molveno… read more »
Mountainbike routes Some bikeparks think 3 trails are more than enough, mottolino has 14 and is still building more! From easy blue’s to gnarly expert only blacks. Flow trails, natural trails, with steep root sections, dirt jumps, drops, pizza, you name it they’ve got it. And the carosello 3000 lift has even more trails, but… read more »
Mountainbike routes Flims has a long rocky alpine flow trail, with a natural feel to it. Laax has an easier and more sculpted trail, with some pedally bits. The big gondola in flims only goes once every half hour, can you make it? or else you’ll have to wait. The trail in laax might be… read more »
Mountainbike routes If you’ve had enough of the autobahns in lenzerheide come here for some oldschool fun. The tracks are a bit rougher and steeper but never extreme, except for some of the drops, but you can just ride around them. Mountain biking in Chur alpen bikepark [wp-review] The village Hotels and apartments Campings Mountainbike… read more »
Mountainbike routes Slow lift, great music and hard working guys that hang all the bikes on the lift. Easy blue, with two nice red alternatives. One is a northshore, the other is a mini downhill, with plenty of slippery roots. The red route is a big flow trail, with a roller coaster northshore as an… read more »
Mountainbike routes Slow lift, great trails. Nice natural lines, with lots of roots and some steeper and more technical sections, which have chickenruns for less skilled riders. Rest: don’t miss the bunkertrail. 3 landertrail I was a bit underwelmed, compared to the rest quite a lot of climbing and transitions for a relatively short piece… read more »