Morzine Bike Park Information
Morzine, Les Gets, Avoriaz, Chatel, Champery & Morgins. 6 World Class Bike Parks All connected via chairlifts, epic trails and just one lift pass.
The sheer size of the area, the number of lifts & the variety of the trails make the Portes Du Soleil the ultimate destination for any European mountain bike holiday, people can visit for 10 years and still not ride every single trail, the amount of riding available is simply mind blowing. The efficiency of using chairlifts to gain elevation before descending a huge variety of trails mean you'll do more riding in one day in Morzine bike park than 1 week at home.
The Portes du Soleil / Morzine trail network is HUGE and constantly developing and improving with new trails being added every year. The huge variety of trails and terrain leave every skill level grinning from ear to ear. There are flowy green single track trails to suit families & beginners, progressive jump tracks to up your skills and learn some new tricks, all the way up to World Championship level, white knuckle, gnarly downhill trails such as Champery DH. There really is something for everyone when it comes to Morzine mountain biking.
The increase of enduro bikes & e-bikes in recent years has developed 90km+ of Morzine enduro trails that often goes unridden due to the easily accessible downhill tracks. Well worth checking out.
GETTING AROUND
The bikepark is relatively easy to navigate with most official trails being signposted and the Morzine trail maps are really good, just make sure you grab a Morzine trail map when you collect your lift passes. All resorts are connected via lifts, meaning there is almost no pedalling required, however some further away resorts such as Morgins do require some pedalling and navigation to find.
If its your first time here or you are looking to explore away from the bikepark and discover some of Morzine's hidden gems, we highly recommend booking a day with a local Morzine MTB guide. If you are looking to improve your skills in a fun and safe environment, quicken your learning curve in a fun and safe environment with a session with our Morzine MTB coaches
You can ride the whole Portes du Soleil under one lift pass. You can pre-book your liftpasses with Bike Morzine and save your valuable holiday time from waiting in queues. If you haven't pre-booked your lift passes, head to Le Pleney or Super Morzine lift stations to purchase your pass.
See lift pass prices here.
WHAT BIKE TO BRING
The huge lift network means you'll do more mountain biking in Morzine over 1 week, than you would in a year in the UK. To make the most out of your time in Morzine bike park, its important to have a mountain bike that's able to tackle the variety of Morzine trails. We recommend a 150mm+ travel modern enduro bike with dual ply tyres as a minimum, all the way up to a full downhill race bike. Over the past few years there has been a huge increase in the number of trail/enduro bikes in the alps, the modern bikes handle the terrain incredibly well with the added bonus of being able to pedal to access some trails hidden away from the bikepark.
Morzine Bike Park
One of 2 main lifts from Morzine town centre is the mountain bike legend that is Le Pleney. Built in 1997 making it one of Europes first lift accessed downhill trails and still one of the best to this day. The lift queue for Le Pleney can often look like World Cup start list with the Worlds best downhill racers choosing Morzine bikepark for their training. The main trail here is the famous Le Pleney black, however there are multiple others and hundreds of unofficial "singletracks" to be discovered in the woods.
Terrain: Steep, Fast & Gnarly
Ability: Intermediate to Expert
Avoriaz Bike Park
On the other side of the Morzine Valley is Avoriaz Bike Park, often referred to as "Super Morzine" which is the name of the gondola in town. This huge bikepark spans all the way from Super Morzine, Serraussaix lift, Proclou and into Les Linderets valley.
The Super Morzine, Serraussaix & Proclou areas offer some of the funnest flow and jump trails in the area. Machine made large flowy berms and endless table tops through alpine meadows and forests. Mostly Blue & Red trail gradings suitable for intermediates - advanced riders. There are also a few technical trails thrown in the mix such as the infamous "Hattock" a black graded fast & rooty DH track.
Les Linderets area offers a mix of flow and more technical terrain with a steeper gradient, lots of rocks and roots which can turn into an ice rink in the wet!
Terrain: Flowy, jumps, user frendly
Ability: Beginner to advanced
Les Gets Bike Park
Les Gets is an alpine town that can be accessed within 10 minutes downhill ride from the top of Le Pleney. Les Gets bikepark is split into 3 different lifts/areas described in more detail below. After riding in Les Gets you can roll down the road back into Morzine town.
Chavannes area is the main and most popular chairlift from Les Gets, under this lift is a mix of Green, Blue & Red machine built flow/jump trails, great for beginners and intermediates.
Nauchets area is a shorter lift with a huge amount of trails packed into a small area. Mostly blue & red machine built flow trails featuring endless berms and jumps, plus the "Pro Line" black trail with large doubles and northshore features.
Mont Chery is a gondola on the otherside of Les Gets valley that has hosted the legendary Les Gets World Cup for decades now and has one of the DH richest race histories of any venue. Although you cannot ride the Les Gets World Cup track outside of the race, there is the legendary "Dans Le Gaz" DH trail and "Gets Airline" Freeride trail, both of which are black grade and for experts only.
Terrain: Flowy, jumps, user frendly
Ability: Beginner to intermediate (Mt Chery: expert)
Chatel Bike Park
European freeride paradise! Chalet Bike Park is made up of the Pierre Longue and Rochassons chairlifts and a huge amount of trails accessible from these 2 lifts. The vast majority of these trails are freeride/jump/flow focused but there are a handful of pure downhill tracks. Chatel Bike Park is widely known for its Freeride trails such as Vinkline, Air Voltage and the awesome Reboul jump line next to car park. Whilst there are a small amount of green and blue trails. Bike Park Chatel caters more towards advanced-expert freeriders wanting to clock up some air miles, hit booters and ride north-shore!
Terrain: Big Jumps, Northshore, Freeride
Ability: Intermediate to Expert
Champery Bike Park
Venture over to the Swiss side of Les Portes du Soleil by taking the Mossettes Charlift to one of the highest points in Les Portes du Soleil. From here you can drop down the "Swiss National" trail towards Les Crosets and you are now in Switzerland. Champery bikepark can be split into 2 areas:
Les Crosets: A handfull of Fast, flowy and flat-out downhill tracks. 2 Chairlifts provide access to these trails on either side of the Les Crosets Valley.
Champery: Host to some of the hardest downhill World cups the World has ever seen, Champery is as steep as it gets! There is the infamous World Cup DH track which is not for the faint hearted and a more mellow (but still very steep) red-run full of steep switchbacks. Both trails take you into Champery town where you have to take the large Champery cable car back to the top of the hill.
Terrain: Champery - STEEEP, Les Crosets - Fast
Ability: Intermediate to Expert
Morgins Bike Park
Morgins bikepark is back open for 2024 with a brand new lift. Although it only boasts 5 official trails 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.
Terrain: Fast, Downhill, Amazing berms
Ability: Intermediate to Expert
Morzine Trail Maps 2024
