Where to mountainbike in de 4Valleys

 

In 4Valleys you can mountainbike a several 100th of kilometers of signed paths from Verbier to Thyon, with a altitude difference of at least 2000 meters.The difficulty of the trails varies from easy ( not to steep )for familys, to tracks  for experienced and well trained bikers. In all the villages surrounding this area

you can find well equipped Shops where you can rent a bike, or buy spare parts for your own bike.

If you bring your own bike with you, please be were that the bike is in tip top condition ,because riding in the mountains requires a lot of your bike.

If you want only to watch mountain-bike there are two Spectatolor races held in the 4 vallees area. One is the "Solid'Air ", that's a 10 hours of mountain- biking ride that will take place the 9th of May 2009 in Nendaz, and the famous "Grand Raid" ( in August ) with its 132km the longest mountain bike race in the world. With more than 4000 participants it attracts a huge crowd of spectators.

 

           

 

Verbier with his 200kms of trails and it's own downhill mountainbike park is de center for biking in de 4 Vallees. There are plenty of trails that are suitable for families, without having to bike with full body Armour. For the speedsters and hardcore downhillers offers Verbier the downhill tracks running down the slopes of Ruinettes and Médran covering 6 kms of terrain with a 700m drop in altitude.The Tourist Office run (in the summer months) to free guided bike tours around the Area.

In Verbier itself you find lot shops to rent or service your bike, the price of renting varies from store to store, but in general you pay 40 to 100 CHF depends on wether you select a basic bike or a full on free ride descent bike.(NB: In French, mountain biking is called VTT (Vélo tout-terrain!) .moutainbiking-4valleys to page 2.

 

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