...with some mates who don't ride bikes much.
Need bike hire, and a nice all day route - minimal uphill, don't mind a couple of lifts.
It will form part of a long weekend away, so a nice restaurant in the evening and somewhere near a town with a bit of life would be good.
Anybody got any recommendations?
Timing is likely to be second weekend in July.
Les Gets, Morzine. All you need in that area.
+1 for morzine. You can do a nice big loop on pretty easy tracks with up lift. Loads of mountain restaurants for lunch. A few nice places in town for food and drink at the end of the day. Lots of bike hire too. Works well with a mixed group as you can stop for coffee and the keen riders can do a quick extra run or two
May as well set up a Singletrack bot that replies to every "Alps" post with "Morzine" 😉
Sauze D’Oulx in Italy has some nice mellower stuff.
^^^^. Fine by me, keeps the Brit stormtroopers contained in PdS.
Riva del Garda?
Fun town that's great for beers and pizza, plenty of bike hire places including e-bikes. Plenty of published trail routes and probably more accessible to non-riders than some bike park style resorts.
Lots of non-bike stuff too. Could be a good option for a mixed ability group?
Are you already in thevAlps, or do you want suggestions for a whole weekend destination?
We had a great day like that in Leogang.
Thanks all - Morzine does look like a good shout for a weekend - short transfer from Geneva too.
Will have a look at the other option, ta.