DO NOT DO the GTHA section the drops off the Crete de Martinet at Risoul down towards St Clements. It has been heavily logged and subsequently bulldozed. It was absolutely horrible a few weeks ago and will take years to recover.
Is that the one that finishes at the thermal pools? I was trying to get permission to do that and failed whilst we were there, may be for the best.
Thanks @thegeneralist for the info….!
Gotta try. Got some great suggestions from this thread and wanted to do my best to add to it
Viel Spass!
I think I want @thegeneralist to take me on holiday and be my new dad.
Now in Briançon.
Stopped for a day in Valloire bike park. Not very impressive, but some nice singletrack that is not on the map.
Will try L'infernet tomorrow. After that I'ml planning to drive half way up to Granon to ride the creast the next day. Breaks up the climb and should be a quiet night up top.
Again, thanks for the write up!
Is that the one that finishes at the thermal pools?
No. There are a number of trials that head down there, and the are all marked on the Risoul bike park map. The Black graded one is the one I think you mean and is one of my favourite ever trails. You should definitely do it. The Reds are good too. NB. The thermal springs are not that hot. Mid 20s, so don't feel that warm in summer.
The GTHA trail drops off the top section of the Black to riders left and drops down a hanging pastoral bowl, then steep, craggy woodland to St Clements, a few km down the valley from the hot springs.
@alpin The Morzine comment was intended as a joke, for all the reasons you outlined.
@TroutWrestler....i know 😉, but still it wound me up enough to comment.
Just ridden L'infernet... Put Ministry of Sound Vol II (Pete Tonga Mix) on the phones and ripped down the trail. Nice.
Climb up was surprisingly mellow going up the old military road. It was even asphalted...!
Just re-reading this.
A trail update would be theta the Enduroreac trail from PSV to Argentiere has been heavily logged after you cross the Fournel. I don't have good suggestion as to how to avoid it that I have tried. Either cross the river and climb (+250m vert) to 44.782235, 6.530712 before descending, or follow the road down past the silver mine.
