Mountain biking in Les Gets: bike park, e-MTB and racing

• 128 km waymarkedBike park trails
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• 3 (Chavannes, Nauchets, Mont Chéry)Lifts that carry bikes
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• 19 June – 13 Sept 2026Full summer opening 2026
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• 350 kme-MTB routes in the Portes du Soleil
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Mountain biking in Les Gets goes well beyond downhill. The resort combines a lift-served bike park, e-MTB routes, enduro and cross-country trails, and a long history of international racing. This page gives the overview; the practical detail sits in the three guides in this section.

Three ways to ride

The bike park

This is the core of the offer. The tourist office lists 128 km of waymarked trails (another official page says “more than 120 km”), maintained daily by a team of bike patrollers. The park is spread over three sectors:

• Les Chavannes, described as the busiest sector, focused on flow, jumps and shaped trails;
• Les Nauchets, served by a bikes-only chairlift;
• Mont Chéry, with more technical, natural trails and the UCI World Cup course.

Downhill tracks, freeride, jump park, 4-Cross and kids’ zone are all covered in our Les Gets bike park guide, along with which lifts take bikes and what to know about protective gear.

Electric mountain biking

E-MTB has its place here. The tourist office counts 5 e-bike routes in its overview of the trail network, but its dedicated e-MTB page mentions 6: both figures appear on official pages. Highlighted loops include:

Beyond the resort, the tourist office cites 350 km of waymarked e-MTB routes across the Portes du Soleil. For charging, it mentions 3 self-service stations and free Bosch and Shimano charging in the village centre and at the top of the main lifts.

Enduro and cross-country touring

The trail network also includes 5 enduro/touring trails according to the tourist office. For longer rides, the Portes du Soleil network covers around 650 km of waymarked routes and 22 lifts, according to the bike park listing published by Haute-Savoie Mont-Blanc Tourisme (a figure not cross-checked on the Portes du Soleil website).

Road cyclists are catered for too: the tourist office lists the Col de Joux Plane (1,691 m), Col de la Ramaz (1,559 m), Col de l’Encrenaz (1,433 m) and the climb to Avoriaz (1,800 m).

Bike hire and coaching

The tourist office lists four mountain bike coaching outfits and around ten shops renting bikes, from downhill rigs to e-MTBs. To compare options and choose the right bike for your riding, see our page on bike hire and MTB coaching in Les Gets.

A racing destination

Les Gets hosted the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in 2004 and 2022, and staged the UCI World Cup in 2019, in 2021 and every summer from 2023 to 2026. The World Championships return in 2027 (cross-country and downhill). Les Gets is also one of the start points of the Pass’Portes du Soleil MTB, the big cross-border ride (late June in both 2026 and 2027). The full history, 2026 results and announced 2027 dates are on our mountain bike racing in Les Gets page.

The summer season: 2026 for reference

Dates change every year. Here are those of summer 2026, now past, to give you an idea of the calendar:

In high season 2026 (4 July – 30 August), the Chavannes Express and the Mont Chéry gondola ran from 9am to 5.30pm. Summer 2027 dates had not been published as of 9 November 2026: check the official summer lift calendar before planning your trip.

On-site services

• Bike wash and repair: free wash stations and self-service repair points (pumps, tools) at the bottom of the Chavannes and Mont Chéry lifts, with water points.
• Bicycode marking: available at the lift ticket offices; the tourist office notes that registration is now compulsory for new bikes in France.
• Lift pass: the tourist office recommends buying it online to skip the ticket office queue.
• Thunderstorms: the tourist office advises staying away from metal lift structures.

Summer lifts are not the same as winter lifts: sectors, bike access and opening hours differ. Always check current-season information on the tourist office’s bike pages.