Fancy climbing up steep hills on your mountain-bike, and then speeding down again? Les Contamines’ mountain-biking trails are open from June to October (November’s cloudy and the snow starts falling, so not November!). Want to skip the ride up and have your bike carried up on the lift system, then focus your mountain-biking holiday on the July and August period.
The area offers well-marked routes at various levels of difficulty. The Tourist Office sells and excellent, easy-to-follow guide map that will save you making unnecessary climbs, for having taken the wrong route. There are plenty of well-marked and maintained tracks to follow, including the new Diamond Verte biking route which covers several other resorts.
Excellent mountain bike rental facilities are available in the village. Try Mermoud Sports ‘Au Virage” where Patrique and Marie-Jeanne have the latest collection of Scott road- and mountain-bikes on offer. And, if you wonder whether something has come loose or worn, just pop by their shop on your way down to the village, and ask them to fix it – all part of the rental deal. What more can you ask for?
Mountain-biking routes of Les Contamines
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