‍Morzine and Les Portes du Soleil are without doubt the hub of European Mountain biking and although its impossible to get bored of the riding here, we are lucky enough to have a selection of awesome smaller mtb resorts within just a few hours drive. Morzine Summer MTB Day trip.

SHARED DAY TRIP - WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Monday - Morgins
Tuesday - Verbier
Wednesday - Samoens
Thursday - Bernex

Online bookings require a minimum of 48 hours in advance, for bookings closer to the time please get in touch.


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PRIVATE DAY TRIPS

Book a whole van & trailer for any destination and date you choose.
Our standard Day trip vans can fit up to 8 people, for larger groups please get in touch.‍
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Day Trip Destinations

MORGINS BIKE PARK

Cost - £45 Per Person Shared / £340 Private Van
Drive time - 1 hour
Number of lifts - 1 chairlift
Number of Trails -  5+
‍Terrain:  Fast, Downhill, Amazing berms
Ability: Intermediate to Expert
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 Morgins bike park is all about quality not quantity, everyone of these trails is crafted to perfection and boasts some of the best berms in the World, whether you're riding the blue, red or black trails you'll be experiencing some serious G-force and high speeds when going aroud the near vertical berms. Morgins is part of the Portes du Soleil lift network so you don't need to buy and additional lift pass!
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BERNEX BIKE PARK

Cost - £45 per person shared / £290 Private
Drive time - 45 mins
Number of lifts - 1 chairlift
Number of Trails - 6  see trail map here
Terrain:  Freeride & Flow, with some tech
Ability: Intermediate to Expert
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‍One of our favourites and a hidden gem, although the bikepark is only small every trail is epic. Boasting a bermed flowy green, smooth flowing blue, natural red, jump/tech black trails and one of Frances best freeride tracks "Chill Trail" Bernex Bike park is a freeriders heaven. If you like jumps, the trails are full of them and the "Chill Trail" has to be the best freeride trail in France, as well as a dedicated freeride area featuring wooden ramps and a mulch jump.

Verbier Bike Park

Cost - Shared £65 per person / £490 Private Van
Drive time - 2.5 Hours
Number of lifts - 2
Number of Trails - 9
Terrain:  Downhill, Jumps, Flow, Tech, everything!
Ability: Intermediate to Expert
Verbier bikepark is a must visit g a huge vari

Samoens Bike Park

Cost - £45 per person shared / £260 Private Van
Drive time - 30 mins
Number of lifts - 1 gondola, 1 chairlift, 1 additional chairlift late july - August
Number of Trails - 9+ see trail map here
Bikepark Info -   The host to numerous EWS rounds Samoens bikepark is an enduro riders dream. With fast, rough, loamy and flow trails that offer a huge amount of descending with each run both you and your bike will be put through your paces. All of the trails are more natural and technical rather than man-made bikepark.
Our drivers can drop you at the top of Le Joux Plane with the opportunity to ride 1000m descent into the Samoen valley via Le Bourgeoise trail. However we recommend researching this trail or hiring a guide for this route.
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Pila Bike Park

Cost - Private Van from £590
Drive time - 2 hours
Number of lifts - 1 gondola, 1 charlift, 1 additional chairlift late july - August
Number of Trails - 16 -see trail map here
Bikepark Info -   Pila is the stuff of legend and you'll have seen numerous video edits from here over many decades. With a variety of natural, fast and technical downhill trails, Pila is a must do for any serious mountain biker. There are 9 official gravity trails here as well as some enduro trails and epic ridgelines. Most of the bikepark is concentrated under the mid-level chairlift boasting a number of different trails from Smooth blue flow tracks to the Super Technical flat out IXS downhill trail. Underneath the Gondola there is a is a HUGE descent called Rientro that takes you all the way down the Aosta Valley floor, this super long trail descends 1170m and has a huge amount of varying options to mix things up. There is also an upper chairlift called TS Coulis 1 that runs from late July through August and drops you at the top of an epic enduro ridgeline descent.  On top of all this epic riding, you're in Italy which means the pizza, pasta and delicious food are a plenty!
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Chamonix / Les Houches

Cost - Private Van from £400
Drive time - 1.5 hours
Number of lifts - 10 Lifts
Number of Trails - 16 -see trail map here
Bikepark Info -   Big Mountain enduro bike heaven! One of Morzine's neighbouring towns is World renowned for its big mountains and impressive mountaineering scene in the Winter and its mountain biking offering is going from strength to strength. With 10 lifts operating most of the year Chamonix offers some incredibly singletrack exploration with most of the trails being technical shared walking tracks, ridglines and epic singletrack. This is definitely not an area for beginners or those seeking flow and jumps, most of the trails are slow, technical and exposed.

Les Houches is fast becoming the centre of riding in the area, with more of a bikepark feel to it compared the explorative single track from the other lifts. Les Houches bike park is mostly based in the dense tree's and offers a number of loamy, steep and fast enduro bike trails, as well as an epic descent to the valley floor at the end of the day. It's an absolute treat riding official trails that are still loamy!

Chamonix/ Les Houches is definitely one for the enduro bike and those keen to explore. If you're wanting to smash laps on your downhill bikes down smooth flow tracks then stick to the PDS or check out our other options.
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La Thuile Bike Park

Cost - Private Van from £590
Drive time - 1.5 hours
Number of lifts - 2 Chairlifts
Number of Trails - 22 -see trail map here
Bikepark Info -  Technical, natural and steep singletrack heaven! There's no wonder why La Thuile has hosted the Enduro World Series numerous times, it's trails are known for being gnarly, natural and rough but incredibly rewarding when you like them all together. With only 2 blue trails out of 22 trails, it's worth noting that this resort is not for beginners/intermediates or those wanting to ride flow/jumps or smash laps on the downhil bike. La Thuile is more suited to cape-able enduro bikes as some trails have a small amount of pedalling to access them. If you like it natural and rough though, you'll be like a kid in a candy store. With trails like this, plus amazing italian food there's no wonder La Thule is fast becoming one of Italy's must visit destinations.
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Other Morzine Day Trip Destinations

Have another Morzine Day Trip destination in mind? Want to day trip to La Clusaz, Les Carroz or get dropped at Morgins Bike Park? 
Just get in touch with out friendly team using the contact form below and we'll get back to you with a quote.

Frequently Asked Questions

WHAT TIME DO THE DAY TRIPS LEAVE MORZINE?
8AM Depature for shared trips.   Private Trips can leave whenever you like.

WHERE DO WE MEET?
We depart and return from Palais du Sport Car Park in the centre of Morzine.

WHAT TIME DO WE RETURN?
We'll set off home once the lifts have closed or when the last riders are finished lapping! 

HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN COME ON A MORZINE MTB DAY TRIP?
Our standard vans take 8 people and 8 bikes, however we can arrange multiple vans or larger bans

DO WE NEED A GUIDE OR WILL YOU BE GUIDING US? 
The above prices do not include guiding or lift passes. We can arrange a local guide to show you around at an additional cost.  Some resorts don't require a guide (Pila, Bernex etc) and some other resorts a guide will mean you have a significantly better time. I'd highly recommend a guide for  Chamonix & la Thuile.

WHAT DO I NEED TO BRING?
- Suitable Bike - A high level enduro or Downhill bike that's up to the challenge of a big days riding.
- Helmet, pads, shoes & all your protective gear
- Change of clothes - Incase it's wet or very hot and to protect the vans
- Passport if crossing any boarders
- Multitool, pump and any spares specific to your bike
- Cash/Cards to buy lift passes, lunches and any spares required
- Valid Travel Insurance
- A good attitude

IS LIFT PASS INCLUDED?
No you will need to purchase your own lift pass.

WE'RE ONLY A SMALL GROUP, CAN WE GO ON A  PRIVATE MORZINE MTB DAY TRIP?
Yep! You can still book a private van, or jump on the shared van schedule.

WHAT DAY IS THE BEST DAY FOR A DAY TRIP?
We highly recommend Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday for a Morzine away day. It's when the resorts are quietest (smaller resorts can get very busy over the weekends) and when we have the best driver availability.

DO I NEED TRAVEL INSURANCE?
Yes! Travel Insurance is 100% essential to go on a Morzine MTB trip. If you get injured and require evacuation/hospital treatment these bills can quickly rack up to the well into the thousands. If you are required to stay in hospital over night or for a long period of time, we may have to drop the rest of the group back in Morzine meaning you will require your own transport back to Morzine.  

Highly Reccommended - Yellow Jersey MTB Travel Insurance
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