France / Spain MTB Singletrack Holiday
Discussion
Hi all,
So I'm planning to quit my job soon (hurrah!) and take 6-8 weeks out to decompress before starting my new job (hurrah!).
As a part of this time off, I'd like to head to France or Spain to do some good singletrack for 4-5 days. This will likely take place in mid-June, at which point I understand the lifts in France (e.g. Morzine) will have opened.
As a bit of background and criteria:
- I'm mid-twenties, very fit, do lots of road cycling, did quite a bit of MTB as a teenager.
- Want somewhere where I can go by myself and meet cool, fun people
- Want mainly fun, twisty singletrack. Technical doesn't bother me (did lots of XC when I was young), but don't want mega gnarly gaps and drops.
- Need to be able to hire a bike (all-mountain)
- Need to be able to hire a guide or join groups of riders
- Accommodation available close to lifts and town
- Budget not too much of a concern but not silly (e.g. not more than £1k for 5 days).
Now, there seems to be a plethora of options and I'm a bit stuck. From my days as a youngster when I used to read MBUK, they seemed to always mention Morzine which does look great - but as I'm now living in London and haven't done regular MTB for quite some time, and Morzine seems to be largely XXX-rated downhill trails, will I end up killing myself and/or pissing off other riders with how s
te am I? I see there's 650km of trails - it can't all be downhill?
I've also heard great things about Sierra Nevada but is this "second best" to the French resorts? Will it be too hot in June?
Any recommendations welcome - thanks in advance!
So I'm planning to quit my job soon (hurrah!) and take 6-8 weeks out to decompress before starting my new job (hurrah!).
As a part of this time off, I'd like to head to France or Spain to do some good singletrack for 4-5 days. This will likely take place in mid-June, at which point I understand the lifts in France (e.g. Morzine) will have opened.
As a bit of background and criteria:
- I'm mid-twenties, very fit, do lots of road cycling, did quite a bit of MTB as a teenager.
- Want somewhere where I can go by myself and meet cool, fun people
- Want mainly fun, twisty singletrack. Technical doesn't bother me (did lots of XC when I was young), but don't want mega gnarly gaps and drops.
- Need to be able to hire a bike (all-mountain)
- Need to be able to hire a guide or join groups of riders
- Accommodation available close to lifts and town
- Budget not too much of a concern but not silly (e.g. not more than £1k for 5 days).
Now, there seems to be a plethora of options and I'm a bit stuck. From my days as a youngster when I used to read MBUK, they seemed to always mention Morzine which does look great - but as I'm now living in London and haven't done regular MTB for quite some time, and Morzine seems to be largely XXX-rated downhill trails, will I end up killing myself and/or pissing off other riders with how s
te am I? I see there's 650km of trails - it can't all be downhill?I've also heard great things about Sierra Nevada but is this "second best" to the French resorts? Will it be too hot in June?
Any recommendations welcome - thanks in advance!
Hi all - thanks for the tips!
I've been engaging with some of the guys in Sierra Nevada, but no-one seems to have availability for the dates I want.
I'll hit up Ride Morzine - I'm looking to chill after a brutal few months at work, so might to catch the backend of Crankworx rather than the whole thing!
Cheers
I've been engaging with some of the guys in Sierra Nevada, but no-one seems to have availability for the dates I want.
I'll hit up Ride Morzine - I'm looking to chill after a brutal few months at work, so might to catch the backend of Crankworx rather than the whole thing!
Cheers
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