Downhill and freeride

The Matterhorn Valley, one of the most popular areas for this sporting discipline, offers its guest many mountain bike trails: off road trails and the well equipped Bike Park means everyone will be happy.

Technical details:

Trail 1: Dark trail
Length: c. 9.500 m.
Negative altitude difference: 1.445 m
Difficulty level: intermediate
Climb up with the lift facilities: max. 45 minutes

Trail 1 A: Plan Maison
Length: c. 2.400 m.
Negative altitude difference: 413 m
Difficulty level: intermediate
Climb up with the lift facilities: max. 15 minutes

Trail 1 B Plan Maison
Length: c.2.400 m.
Negative altitude difference: 413 m.
Difficulty level: dark
Climb up with the lift facilities: max. 15 minutes

Trail 1 C Napo Trail
Length: c.2.400 m.
Negative altitude difference: 413 m.
Difficulty level: intermediate
Climb up with the lift facilities: max. 15 minutes

Trail 1 D Jamais moll trail
Total length of the three trails: c. 2.500 m.
Total positive altitude difference: 413 m.
Difficulty level: intermediate
Climb up with the lift facilities: max. 15 minutes

Trail 2 Cime Bianche trail:
Total length of the three trails: c. 3.200 m.
Total positive altitude difference: 838 m.
Difficulty level: intermediate
Climb up with the lift facilities: max. 30 minutes

Trail 3 Il vecchio trenino trail
Total length: c. 1.800 m.
Total positive altitude difference: 17 m.
Difficulty level: easy
Climb up with the lift facilities: max. 30 minutes

Trail 4 Trail 2
Total length: c. 5.400 m.
Total positive altitude difference: 838 m.
Difficulty level: red
Climb up with the lift facilities: max. 30 minutes

Trail 2 Cieloalto trail
Total length: c. 5.800 m.
Total positive altitude difference: 838 m.
Difficulty level: difficult
Climb up with the lift facilities: max. 30 minutes

Trail 6 Alpage trail
Total length: c. 8.200 m.
Total positive altitude difference: 838 m.
Difficulty level: red
Climb up with the lift facilities: max. 30 minutes

Trail 7 Layet trail
Total length: c. 8.200 m.
Total positive altitude difference: 838 m.
Difficulty level: red
Climb up with the lift facilities: max. 30 minutes.

Trail 8 Rock & Wood trail
Total length: c. 7.000 m.
Total positive altitude difference: 838 m.
Difficulty level: difficult
Climb up with the lift facilities: max. 30 minutes

Trail 9 Supernatural trail
Total length: c. 6.800 m.
Total positive altitude difference: 838 m.
Difficulty level: difficult
Climb up with the lift facilities: max. 30 minutes.

Trail 10 Green trail
Total length: c. 8.100 m.
Total positive altitude difference: 838 m.
Difficulty level: difficult
Climb up with the lift facilities: max. 30 minutes

Enchanting Promoron:
Length: c.8.000 m.
Positive altitude difference: 400 m
Difficulty level: easy

Trail 12 Cime Strong trail
Total length: c. 2.000 m.
Total positive altitude difference: 226 m.
Difficulty level: difficult
Climb up with the lift facilities: max. 30 minutes

Bicycle wash points:
N°2 at the cableway departure.

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The Bike Park is open to everybody and is suitable for any level and served by two moving walkways with two descent lines:

• Fun Line and Air Line, with parabolic curves, jumps and drops
• a learning area, the Progression Skill Park with simple and fun structures to improve driving and balance.

The Bike Park is subject to a fee.

Times: from beginning of July 10am-6pm ( from middle of July: 9.30am-6.30pm)

At Gressoney-La-Trinité in Punta Jolanda a downhill mountain bike route has been established.
The chairlift, equipped to take bikes, takes you to the starting of the route at a height of 2,278 metres.
The old path has been extended with the addition of a new track that follows the natural morphology of the ground and enhances the fun.
It is a fast route characterized by several jumps suitable for fairly experienced bikers.
The first part of the track is steeper and more technical and is characterized by some quite tight bends.
The second part is more linear and flowing and a lot easier. The track is a dirt road around 1800 metres long with a difference in height of 640 metres.

Bike Park La Salle – La Tana degli Orsi contains 5 trails of various levels of difficulty:

• track 1- Flow Line: bikers descend following medium curvatures to improve technique on curves and smooth riding.
  There are a series of bumps along the straight tracks so riders can practice coordination between upper and lower limbs.

• tracks 2 and 3 – Dual Slalom: bikers descend parallel dual tracks that have the same features with curvatures of medium difficulty. The track is semi-competitive level for those who have medium-to-advanced technical abilities.
• track 4 – Natural Trail: short, easy trail that features rock gardens and log stairways with radial bends. Trail suited for those seeking to overcome obstacles and master their vehicle.
• track 5 – Pump Track: oval-shaped, double-ring circuit designed to develop MTB techniques. Bikers must increase their speed without pedal power and propulsion, bending and extending arms and legs instead to increase coordination.
  On last track, the back home makes it possible for everyone to easily return to the departure point.

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Summer 2024: from 22nd June to 8th September

For MTB lovers, the large bike park guarantees lots of adrenaline and fun on over 220 km of routes and is served by the Bosco Express chairlift which starts from the town and Chalet Express chairlift in altitude.
The trails in the wild nature have been the scene of national and international competitions such as Enduro World Series, Superenduro, Internazionali d’Italia and Junior Series Cross Country.

The MTB Natural Trail Area of La Thuile is a paradise for those who love mountain biking and extends from 2,600 meters. of altitude of Chaz Dura and goes down for over 1,200 mt. to the center of the village of La Thuile.

Enveloped by a powerful mountain, capable of rebalancing body and mind in a natural way, it offers to beginners and experts opportunities to cycle enjoying a spectacular view of Mont Blanc.

This year, moreover, will be proposed paths and circuits not only to gravity lovers, but also to those who use mountain bikes, on which stretches it’s possible to alternate soft descents alternate with easy climbs, by e-bikes. Do not miss the new international connection with La Rosière, created as part of the Alcotra “4 Nouvelles liaisons” project which can be tackled either entirely by bike, or using the chairlifts on both sides in order to reduce the difference in height, thus making this path accessible to all. For more information: https://www.espacesanbernardo.eu

And for those who are beginners?

The Cycling School, coordinated by instructors of the La Thuile Mountain Bike School,are part of the Italian cycling federation, offers guided tours in the area and lessons for beginners, children and experts to learn and improve MTB technique, in an extremely energetic natural context.

The office is located near the departure of the Bosco Express chairlift
It offers various routes with structures and equipment to develop balance and correct position on the bike, a dual slalom track and a path for the balance bike, the balance bike designed for the little ones

Another novelty is the pump track: a track full of curves and bumps, where you can ride your bike without pedaling, but only moving in the right way with your body and your bike. But that’s not all: it’s in fact a great way to train your skills even on skates, skateboard or scooter. 

• Adrenaline courses
• Touristic trails suitable for everyone
• Paths and special structures for children
• Qualified teachers available
• Pump tracks

Summer 2024

• the chairlifts will be open from 22nd June to 8th September 2024, included.

When the Bosco Express and Chalet Express chair lifts open in the Summer mountain bike enthusiasts can take their bikes to the top and come down on the panoramic plateau along the marked tracks and through the beautiful pin wood overlooking La Thuile.

A large parking is available to customers next to the first chair lift departure station.

There are lots of welcoming bars/restaurants and a heated outdoor swimming pool.

The wid side of the Mont Blanc will wait you for over 14 downhill and freeride tracks (gravity) on the Italian side and may cross country tracks in the international La Thuile – La Rosière area.

Furthermore, from Summer 2023, the offer for two-wheel lovers is completed thanks to a series of tracks and loops for cycle-excursionists, to be tackled with both muscle mountain bikes and e-bikes. Among all, note the new cross-border route that will connect La Thuile with La Rosière also in Summer created as part of the Alcotra “4 Nouvelles liaisons” project, which can be tackled either entirely in the saddle, or using the chairlifts on both slopes in order to reduce the difference in height, thus making this route accessible to all.
For more information: http://www.espacesanbernardo.eu

Before and after the opening period, the viability of the tracks need to be checked at the local information points, remembering that, at the beginning of the summer as in the autumn, some sections may be covered with snow.

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Pila is well - known for people who love gravity thanks to the Bike Stadium for downhill and free ride:

• 1 track for competition of World Cup downhill
• 3 blue tracks for free ride
• 8 red tracks for free ride
• 6 black tracks for free ride
• 2 tracks for E-bike

The downhill World Cup track has been projected for professionist who want to test themselves with jumps and stunts. They have beeb tracked on natural ground and they show different difficulties: some of them are easy and some difficult.

Mountain bike rental shops at Pila: https://pila.it/noleggio-mtb/

• MTB map

The trail
The Les Fleurs - Aosta trail can be classified as an average difficulty enduro trail and is suitable both for downhill mountain biking, for those who love challenging themselves against the clock, and for freeride or enduro, for those who prefer enjoying the beautiful surrounding scenery. Bikers who enjoy tricks can also delight in the more technical passages including artificial stretches.

Technical details
Length: 6 km
Departure height: 1350 m
Arrival height: 580 m
Height difference: 770 m.

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The Collet chairlift, automatic four-seater, is equipped with hooks for bikes and is the starting point of the Easy Downhill trail, a 4,5 km which starts at an altitude of 2,258 meters and reaches Chantorné (1,850 m). The whole route has an average gradient of 6,40%, with peaks of 17%.
The more experienced bikers can also ride mountain bikes to the beautiful Tsan Lake and from there they can continue to the junction with the Alta Via 1 trail.
The hiking path is about 8 km long (including the stretch of connection with the Nouva di Tronchaney mountain pasture), a total height difference of about 220 m. with a maximum slope of 22% and an average of about 4%. It’s possible to rent mountain bikes or e-bikes directly in the resort.

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In the playground of Verney, a pump track pist has been equipped.

The track is full of curves, bumps and parabolics. You can only turn by moving with the body without cycling.

The entrance is free, the track always open, except with snow on the path.