MTB in Europe for short break - where?

[Tiggsy]

Where in Europe is easy to get to, with good MTB'ing that doesn't need a guide and some uplifts?

Bored with doing bridle ways in the Chilterns and want a few days of something different! (if that exists?)

[feef]

Morzine or Les Gets have a pretty good set of trails and are easily accessible from the UK and/or Geneva

[Tiggsy]

how does that work? You just book a place locally and go ride around?

[feef]

If you're riding XC, you just ride.

If you want to DH and use the uplift you can buy lift tickets whether that's per descent, day tickets or even weekly

https://www.morznet.com/biking/guide

[Moaningroadie]

Malaga. Turn up, rent a bike and download routes from here:
http://www.wikiloc.com/trails/mountain-biking/spai...
Cosmopolitan, friendly and other stuff to do, and far enough away from 'little Britain' just down the coast.

[Tiggsy]

feef said:

If you're riding XC, you just ride.

If you want to DH and use the uplift you can buy lift tickets whether that's per descent, day tickets or even weekly

https://www.morznet.com/biking/guide

Ok - so I book a flight, get a hotel near the hills - and get lifts up and ride down all day long? Sounds simple enough!

[feef]

Tiggsy said:

feef said:

If you're riding XC, you just ride.

If you want to DH and use the uplift you can buy lift tickets whether that's per descent, day tickets or even weekly

https://www.morznet.com/biking/guide

Ok - so I book a flight, get a hotel near the hills - and get lifts up and ride down all day long? Sounds simple enough!

Pretty much...
Don't forget the apres-ride in the bar afterwards, plenty of that going on

With regards to flying, might want to check the luggage requirements for the various airlines, I think some insist on hard cases or specific cycle luggage.

[richardxjr]

If alone, why not join a guided group at Whiteroom, Basque mtb or similar?

[tuffer]

How about Burgundy and the Morval Region, plenty of routes around there.

[phil-sti]

Tiggsy said:

Where in Europe is easy to get to, with good MTB'ing that doesn't need a guide and some uplifts?

Bored with doing bridle ways in the Chilterns and want a few days of something different! (if that exists?)

Go ride in Scotland, Cairngorms, tweed valley, torridon, you could do loads of brilliant riding without leaving the country.