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Mountain Biking for beginners

If you can ride a bike, then you’ll love the Alps, whatever your ability! In all our resorts, you can enjoy mountain biking a multitude of off road routes along the valley floor and at altitude (using the lifts). The Alps were simply made for biking and all our destinations offer beginner and family trail riding; and of course free bike hire with all our holidays.

Tips for Mountain Biking Beginners

Are you new to Biking the Alps

There’s a vast array of exciting bike trails in all our resorts, for all levels. From valley floor trails that wind along rivers and through woodland to high altitude trails that use the lift system, so that more experienced riders can reach high vantage points easily and cover many miles with ease. 

You can use our free-use bikes (with front suspension) to explore a great many exciting rides that follow our Route Cards along the Valley floor for a fun day out. You can even take them on some of the gentlest high altitude trails (using the lifts) so long as you follow our Route Cards. We’d recommend renting a full suspension ‘Pro Bike’ if you wish to ride more high altitude trails, especially if you intend on testing your skills on any Downhill courses.

Family and Beginner riding

Families are in for a real treat! Explore a network of alpine tracks and trails that lead through forests, along rivers and even a couple of rides up at altitude (using the lifts) following our Route Cards. 

The local biking routes in all resorts offer a spectacular day out, with lake-side stopovers for lunch and things to do along the way like paddleboarding, wild swimming - just ask our Active reps for an itinerary suited to your tastes - we have many Route Cards available which we’ve developed for your enjoyment.

 

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Guided Rides and Lessons

We often organise guided rides with a professional guide and instructor. They suit all levels of rider and will improve your riding ability and technique. Guides can offer the perfect introduction to the lifts and trails for beginners and they will give you tips on how to ride the terrain, ensuring you don’t get out of your depth and ride safely. 

Guided rides run for a half or full day, but we think half a day is enough. Our Active Reps  (or hotel reception) will help you book a guide privately or find a group of likeminded riders to join and share the cost.

Top Tip: Our Tignes holidays include a guided ride for free.

Guided Riding

Children and Biking

Each of our resorts will offer a range of rides to suit children from age 5+, and in Morzine you can even take your kids up the lifts for high-altitude rides using the gentlest of trails and a tarmac road to descend. Ask our reps for the appropriate Route Card and buy a lift ticket from the Super Morzine station.

The valley floor trails are better suited to everyone and the little ones will enjoy our river rides along the Dranse. Your younger riders will love our top-notch Specialized free-use kids bikes (with fat-tyres and disc brakes) which are great bikes for aspiring youngsters.

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Why Morzine & Tignes are best!

Morzine and Tignes are a mountain bikers nirvana. They each have a large network of trails on the valley floor and a selection of beginner trails at altitude so confident riders are not confined to the valley floor. 

This means that whatever your level, you can experience the magic of the Alps, taking a lift to the top and whooshing down to resort level. With jaw dropping vistas and trails that will improve your skills and thrill you, rather than break you, both our resorts are fantastic for visiting bikers of all levels

A lift pass is from €37 per day in Morzine and a full sus’ bike is from €60 a day. In Tignes, Lift passes are included with our Active Packs. Also try our beginner/improver DH MTB Lesson in Tignes.

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