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Just booked a week in Les Gets for July (done Morzine). We're thinking of taking 2 road bikes but possibly hiring a 3rd whilst we're there. Few questions:
1. Any recommendations on a place to hire a road bike for 1 day. (Doesn't need to be high-end).
2. Any good road routes (I'm looking at a triangular route taking in Col de joux plane), but anything else (or a good GPX of the aforementioned).
3. Any recommendations for MTB hire? We did a day in Morzine a couple of years ago and did mostly green/blue. So don't need great bikes.
4. Routes/recommendations for (3)
5. Anywhere good for cocktails/beers/apres ride?
6. Anything other information that might be useful (other than don't do it, as we already done it 😉
TIA
LR
Try the Dauphine prolog time trial under the Mount Chery bubble.
It’s a lovely chilled ride. Honest. 😉
@igm I like the sound of that. Looks to be about 2.5 miles at ~ the gradient of the first part of Rowsley Bar - a climb I hate 😉
I'll give it go.
As well as the Joux plane ride then Col de la Ramaz, Col de L’Encranez and back via Morzine is a good ride.
Just down from Les Gets over past Cluses you have the Col de Romme and Col de Colombière you could quite easily make a loop from Les Gets (it would be climby but what isn't there)
The Col de Corbier over to Abondance and back via La Forclaz is a nice route
There are nice quiet roads round Habère-Poche
You can do a nice route from Les Gets up to Lindarets, Avoriaz, Les Mines D'or and back via L'Encranez
Also worth a cycle up to the Cirque du Fer-à-Cheval and back via the Joux Plane
Thanks for all the replies. I've just found out that Stage 10 of the TdF is in Morzine whilst we're there, so now I think we need to take 4 bikes, as I can't imagine driving anywhere near there.
@robz Is it possible to do a circular route via Les Mines D'Or, or were you thinking of an an out and back. There's no google streepmap of the area and most of the pictures seem to be on piste 😉
Is it possible to do a circular route via Les Mines D’Or
On a mountain bike is a great loop up and over into switzerland, on a road bike, you could drop down to Samoens and back up via Grand Pre at the top of Les Gets (or the other way). That's a lot of climbing, if you like that sort of thing. Not sure what the road surface is like on that VC n1 though, might be more of a gravel bike job. The Samoens to Grand Pre is a proper road.
FYI (for future searches) this is how we got on.
1. We hired MTB from Evaision Sports. Bikes were good, (not 100% sure what they were, but some sort of carbon Specialized enduro bikes, rather than full DH). All very simple. Would do again.
2. Got a day of guided riding with Benjamin from Season Guiding. Really nice bloke. Very easy not having to navigate (when we're not good enough to just ride anything). Would do again.
3. Did the Joux Plane route. The descent to Tanninges is pretty shonky and I got a pinch flat on a crap bit of tarmac. The climb up from Samoens is type 2 fun, but a great climb. The descent into Morzine was epic.
4. Rode to Morzine to watch the start of the TdF stage 10. Bonkers, and so much bigger than when we watched stage 3 in the UK in 2014. The 4 mile climb back to Les Gets is fine (fun for the whole family 😉
5. Did the road climb to top of the Chavannes (2.5 miles at around 7-8%) Not easy fasted (did it before breakfast) but a nice enough climb. Descent isn't all that, the tarmac isn't great.
Didn't do any other riding as it was too hot (i.e. didn't fancy an evening ride after a day out, was generally just wilting and in need of cold beer).
In non-biking things
Canyoning with Frogs Rafting from Nyon was really good.
The Via Ferrata in Sixt-fer-a-cheval is rated AD but I think is probably under-rated. We all agreed it was pretty tough in places, and we've done a few as a family. Good though.
Overall, 10/10 top holiday. I was worried that Les Gets would be Morzines "little brother" but we had a great time.
LR