Châtel is a traditional mountain village in the Portes du Soleil area with a good vibe and some incredible mountain biking.
Amazing trails in an outstanding setting.
Gets super-slick in the wet.
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Tourist Office
14 Route de Thonon
74390 Châtel
France
Phone: +33 (0)4 50 73 22 44
Web: www.chatel.com
Email: touristoffice@chatel.com
With its 90 kms of mtb trails and bikepark at Pré-La-Joux, Châtel offers every level of mountain biker something to get excited about. Plus, with easy access to the whole Portes du Soleil area, the variety of terrain is unrivalled. From fast, flowy trails through the trees to freeride runs complete with jumps, berms and drops and singletrack through Alpine meadows to high-altitude rocky terrain, you can ride it all in Châtel.
If you’re coming from Morzine or Avoriaz, you can access the Châtel trails from the Plaine Dranse area via the terrace trail. There are 2 green runs, including the Panoramique with its fast,flowy sections that you can ride flat out, four nice flowy blue tracks, 5 red tracks, and 9 black tracks.
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Hi – not sure why you guys only rate the XC as 3 stars but sure glad you do as keeps the amazing back country trails clear of traffic 😉
Good info, thanks! We’ve given XC an extra star, hope those backcountry trails don’t get too packed this summer!