Mountain biking holiday in France
| country: | France |
| location: | French Alps |
| trip type: | Adventurous mountain biking holidays |
| departures: | 2009: 19 Jul, 9 Aug, 16 Aug |
| price: | From £645 (7 days) excluding flights. We can help arrange flights from the UK (approx £100). Optional bike hire £120 |
the amazing things you'll be doing
The Massif de Jura has it all, a breathtaking mix of spectacular scenery, immense forests, waterfalls, rivers, lakes and hundreds of miles of pristine mountain bike trails, ideal for those looking to fine tune their skills.
Massif de Jura (Adventurous mountain biking)
Weaving through pine forests and across open pastures this trip offers the thrill of mountain biking in stunning alpine scenery, we explore the premier biking location around the French-Swiss border. Add to this the delights of the region’s wine and cuisine and the ingredients are complete for a wonderful and memorable holiday.
Our first four days are at Foncine, a small village nestled in a peaceful part of the rural Franche-Comte. Our accommodation is a delightful family run hotel that is a real home from home. From here we explore the endless trails that cover the surrounding valleys and pine forested mountains. Our biking takes us to Metabief and Mont d’Or at an elevation of 1,420m, affording us some fun biking as we whizz in and out of forests, across pastures and down speedy trails, with the backdrop of the impressive snowcapped Alps ever present.
Midway through the holiday we head across the French-Swiss border to beautiful Lac de Joux to explore further exhilarating singletrack. Riding through sleepy lakeside villages, grassy pastures and reaching the summit of Mt Tendre (1,700m), we conclude the week in style - and it‘s all downhill to the lake!
Massif de Jura (Adventurous mountain biking)
Weaving through pine forests and across open pastures this trip offers the thrill of mountain biking in stunning alpine scenery, we explore the premier biking location around the French-Swiss border. Add to this the delights of the region’s wine and cuisine and the ingredients are complete for a wonderful and memorable holiday.
Our first four days are at Foncine, a small village nestled in a peaceful part of the rural Franche-Comte. Our accommodation is a delightful family run hotel that is a real home from home. From here we explore the endless trails that cover the surrounding valleys and pine forested mountains. Our biking takes us to Metabief and Mont d’Or at an elevation of 1,420m, affording us some fun biking as we whizz in and out of forests, across pastures and down speedy trails, with the backdrop of the impressive snowcapped Alps ever present.
Midway through the holiday we head across the French-Swiss border to beautiful Lac de Joux to explore further exhilarating singletrack. Riding through sleepy lakeside villages, grassy pastures and reaching the summit of Mt Tendre (1,700m), we conclude the week in style - and it‘s all downhill to the lake!
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