Spotguide Briançon
Briançon is one of the top spots in France when it comes to singletrack mountain biking. Hardly any other spot has so many trails, most of which are super flowy and varied, surrounded by an impressive natural backdrop. This includes the Queyras Nature Park, which in many places is more reminiscent of Alaska than France.
The Briançon region stretches from the high Alps such as La Grave or Chaberton with bike spots over 3000 meters above sea level to the southern flair of Lac de Serre Ponçon. To the north, the region borders the Italian Susa Valley. To the west are the classic mountain passes such as Autaret and Galibier, while the untouched Alpine prairie of the Queyras region begins in the east. The main valley of Briançon runs south down to the Ponçon reservoir, where there are good trail options, especially in spring and fall when there is still or again snow at high altitudes.
Bucket list
Monte Chaberton: not the best trails, but perhaps the most impressive scenery
La Grave Bikepark: the extraordinary bike park with exclusively alpine and challenging single trails
Izoard Supertour: one of the best single trail tours in France
Moussière Supertrail: hard to beat for flow
Montgenèvre Trail-Giro: Enduro flow with mountain railway support
Picturesque old town of Briançon with many small stores and great restaurants
Best season
Getting there
There are two options for getting there by public transport: The northern option is to take the train via Turin to Oulx (where the TGV and Frecciarossa stop on the Turin - Paris route). From Oulx, take the bus to Briançon. A bike bag is recommended for transporting bikes, otherwise this could be problematic. The other option is the southern route. Briançon has its own train station and trains run from here to Valence or Grenoble via Gap. Bike transport is possible on the regional line without any problems, from Valence or Grenoble it depends on the other intercity connection.
There is also an overnight train from Briançon to Paris (and vice versa).
The journey to Briançon by car from the north is usually via the Susa Valley in Piedmont, from where you reach Briançon via Montgenèvre. The journey from the Swiss border at Chiasso takes around 3.5 hours. It is also possible to travel via France via Grenoble and the Fréjus tunnel. Here too, Briançon is reached at the end via the pass at Montgenèvre.
Inspirations
Trail Map
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Ride tours
Shuttles
There are numerous ski resorts in the Briançon region that have bike parks in summer and whose lifts offer interesting touring options. Please note: The summer season of the mountain railroads only lasts from mid/end June to August. If you are out and about in September or October, the doors are closed or you have to pedal up yourself.
Mountain railways & shuttles
Briançon
Mont Dauphin
Bike parks
| Bikepark du Montgènevre | Infos: | montgenevre.com/de/sommer/fahrradpark/fahrradpark/ |
| Bikepark Puy Saint Vincent | Infos: | www.paysdesecrins.com/de/bikepark-ete |
| Bikepark Risoul | Infos: | www.risoul.com/vtt-velo.html |
| Serre Chevalier | Infos: | www.serre-chevalier.com/en/altitude-area/mtb-bike-park |
Hotels
Bike shops
User comments about the region (2)
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Jahrelang mit Aosta verliebt, nun eine weitere Liebe. Nur die Hotels kennen unsereins nicht, bis aufs weitere sind AirBnB‘s in der Lage, unsere Bikes richtig unter zu bringen. Für jede gute Info dankbar, was Unterkünfte betrifft. Aber Achtung; ab September machen die Bergbahnen dicht.
Übernachtungstipp: https://chalet-freeride-serrechevalier.fr