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Tourist office
85 place du triangle de l'amitié
74400 Chamonix , A05
France
Phone: 
+33(0)4 50 53 00 24

Season:

June
September
Trails: 
3 DH tracks, more than 20 XC/AM trails in a stunning alpine environment
Uplift info: 
Chairlifts
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Adult: 1 day € 54, 2 days € 67, mulitday tickets available
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Two sites are dedicated to downhill mountain-biking in the Chamonix Valley.

The Balme site with its two traced and marked tracks is located at the bottom of the valley and borders Switzerland:

LES MARMOTTES: Length 2,450 m (1.5 mile) Elevation 363 m (1,107 ft, Green Track)

LES CHEVREUIL: Length 2,540 m (1.6 mile) Elevation 348 m (1,061 ft, Blue Track)

The Houches site with its brand-new blue downhill track, which at 4km connects to Prarion in Maisonneuve offering a return route to the departure point by gondola lift (opening in mid-July) Expert mountain bikers will also be able to take the alternatives to this track…

Downhill itinerary to the Brévent and Lognan areas About twenty marked-out tracks make it possible to cycle through hamlets and villages such as Servoz, Houches, Chamonix-Mont Blanc and Vallorcine. Thanks to double chair-lifts, you can easily access the downhill slopes

Download the map of the mountain-bike trails with detailed tracks and itineraries for mountain-biking in the Chamonix Valley In July and August, enjoy the new bike transportations services.

Operating schedule: 

Lifts operate in July and August. 

Tickets are valid for (2013):

  • Brevent-Flegere area

  • Grands Montets area

  • Balme Tour Vallorcine area

  • Aiguille du Midi (without Panoramic Mont-Blanc)

  • Montenvers Mer de Glace train (train + activities)

  • Tramway du Mont-Blanc

  • Les Houches area

  • Bossons chairlift