The area around the Alpine village of Verbier is a mountain biker’s dream. Countless trails for intermediate to advanced skill levels, piercing blue lakes, cottage-dotted hills, crisp Alpine air—it’s like stepping into a postcard. We fell in love with this area when we came here for a short trip 20 years ago, and we’ve called it home ever since. As the snow starts melting every spring, an unreal network of trails emerges. Trails for intermediate bikers, trails for serious mountain bikers hungry for a real challenge. Come here for a week—we’ll take you to Verbier’s best-ofs, use local lifts to get high up in the mountains, and zoom down thrilling trails. The grass really is greener here in Switzerland, but you’ll see that for yourself once you’re here!
This is a week-long getaway to Verbier, perfect for those wanting to take their time and truly take in the beauty of the Alps. We’ll stay at a gorgeous chalet in the mountains, have an in-house chef, and we’ll take you to the most spectacular trails of Verbier, totally tailored to your skill level. This adventure is perfect for intermediate to advanced mountain bikers.
This is what your week of MTB in Verbier could look like. Each week the itinerary will be adjusted to weather conditions and the riding level of participants. You can expect 5 riding days.
Make your way to Verbier, you can check into the chalet from 4 pm onwards. Settle in, meet other guests at the chalet, make sure your bike is all set, and enjoy your first delicious dinner!
Meals: Dinner
Accommodation: Bike chalet
Let’s go for a warm-up ride in Verbier. We’ll be using lifts to go from 900 m (2,950 ft) to 2200 m (7,220 ft). From here, we’ll traverse or climb higher to a beautiful single trail to get used to the altitude and the trails of Verbier. We use a perfect mix of the bike park and natural enduro trails, so everyone has the opportunity to ride at their own level. We’ll give some riding tips and show you all the best photo spots! Depending on the level and speed of the group, we can do several uplifts per day. There is always the option to climb even higher, but the lifts in the area offer plenty of options and access to the best trails in the area.
Meals: Breakfast, picnic lunch, and dinner
Accommodation: Bike chalet
We’ll use this day to do some shuttled rides in the Verbier area and further up the valley: Pas du lin with its beautiful loamy, and sometimes technical, terrain. We’ll be passing by some old mines and finishing with a roller coaster trail on a location that not many people know of. The second shuttle will take us to a beautiful place we call Little Canada, with a beautiful lake and a flowy and long descent back to the valley.
Meals: Breakfast, picnic lunch, and dinner
Accommodation: Bike chalet
We’ll be riding around Verbier once again, utilizing the lifts. Today we’ll be stepping up our game, find more demanding trails, and challenge everyone to do their best.
Meals: Breakfast, picnic lunch, and dinner
Accommodation: Bike chalet
Today we’ll explore wonderful trails in the Rhone Valley. We’ll use our shuttle to get to other lifts that can bring us to beautiful riding areas such as Crans Montana, Leuk, Jeizinen or Lötschental.
Meals: Breakfast, picnic lunch, and dinner
Accommodation: Bike chalet
Let’s end our week with a bang! Today we’ll tackle the other side of Verbier with an epic ride off the Col de Mille. Starting off with a shuttle, we’ll then have to cover around 800 m by riding and hiking. Beautiful traverses and technical descents are ahead of us—Verbier does not get any better than this. The other option is to do the Tour du Mont Fort, a big scenic tour with some easier single trails around the 4 valleys, with a visit to the highest point of Verbier at 3,300 m. And then, a 2,000-meter descent follows! Finally, when we get back to the chalet, we’ll treat ourselves with a homemade pizza from our pizza oven.
Meals: Breakfast, picnic lunch, and dinner
Accommodation: Bike chalet
All good things come to an end, and so does this week of mountain biking around Verbier. If you’d like to stay longer in the area—or in the chalet—talk with us, we’ll work something out!
Meals: Breakfast
Paradise for mtb. Very professional riders, excellent food, and you feel the love and passion the owners and the staff have for their clients and mtb. Beautiful place, it is a must visit!. Erick and Jess are very attentive, friendly and you feel this positive energy as soon as you get into their place.
Erik and Jess run an absolutely amazing place. It’s a perfect chalet in a wonderful setting with nothing less than remarkable food prepared by a charming and highly talented man named Lee. Erik, Jes and Ben are the best guides I’ve ever been with, whether it be on foot or on a bicycle. They go to enormous effort to make sure you have an astonishing mountain biking experience everyday you are their guest. I’ve been to a number of great bike hotels and MTB Verbier is at the very top of the list. I couldn’t have had a better time with the most fun, warm, welcoming and hyper-competent hosts/guides I’ve ever met.
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MTB in Verbier is meant for intermediate to advanced mountain bikers, which means that a great fitness level and previous MTB experience is required to participate. The guides will make sure that everyone feels safe and comfortable riding at their own level. So whether you’re an intermediate or expert mountain biker (or anything in between), Verbier has plenty of trails made for you.
For the 7-day stay, you should have some MTB experience in different riding locations and mid-level mountains. You’re in control on moderately steep singletrack descents and climbs with some loose rocks and roots. You can ride unexpected steps (<20 cm) and rock gardens. You usually ride weekly and combine this with other workouts. You should be able to ride 4-6 hours at a moderate pace with short anaerobic periods for multiple days. The usual distance is 30-50 km (18.5-31 miles) with up to 1,000 m (3,280 ft) per day.
If you’d like to MTB in Verbier for a week, but don’t have the experience or abilities listed above, please let us know! Your guides have a special introduction to the Alps skills week for riders who don’t have a lot of experience yet.
If you’re a true MTB expert with years of experience and you look forward to pushing yourself on steep trails that are rooted, rocky, packed with jumps, drops, wall rides—MTB in Verbier is the perfect playground for you. Your guides will make sure to take you on the most beautiful and most difficult trails of the Swiss Alps!
In order to join this Verbier MTB adventure, you should have intermediate to advanced MTB skills. You should also be able to pedal 2-3 hours for several days in a row, covering 20-30 km (12.5-18.5 miles) with 600 m (1,970 ft) of elevation gain.
Here’s a list of the equipment you need to bring:
Dress comfortably and for the weather in clothes you can move in. We suggest bringing clothing appropriate for the season. Layers are best and don’t wear jeans.
If you’re coming to MTB in Verbier, your bike will need to be in top condition. A full suspension bike with 130 / 150 mm travel is required as well as gears suitable for steeps. It’s best to have the lightest gear you can find. On 2×11 set ups go for a 22 or 24 in front and a 42 on the rear cassette. When riding 1×11 or 1×12, a 28 or 30 set up in front (standard will be a 32 or 34 in front on most set ups) is recommended. You’ll definitely need those. When in doubt—the lighter, the better.
For tires, it’s recommended that you have a wider tire of a minimum of 2.3 with an all-round thread. Lightweight and narrow XC tires are not suitable. A dropper seat post is highly recommended or an easy way to lower your seat manually.
If you’d like to skip the hassle of bringing your own bike, you can rent one with your guides upon booking—and they’ll set you up with a standard bike (specialized StumpjumperAlloy), an e-bike (specialized Turbo Levo, Scott Patron 920), or a premium bike (Stumpjumper EVO carbon, Scott Genius ST 910, Orbea Occam SL M30, Santa Cruz).
Group sizes and pricing
Verbier to Zermatt bike tours can be arranged for larger groups. Contact us to make arrangements.
Min. age requirements
If your group has riders under the age of 18, contact us prior to booking to make arrangements.
To get to your MTB tour in Verbier, most people fly into Geneva Airport (GVA), which is 2 hours away. From there, you can take a train ride to Verbier. The train ride is incredibly scenic, it goes along the shore of Lake Geneva via Martigny to Le Chable train station. A bike in a box or a bag goes with you for free.
Your guides will welcome you at the Le Chable train station and take you to their bike chalet, which is where you’ll stay for the next 3 nights.
There’s also the option of your guides picking you up from Geneva Airport (and dropping you off at the end of the trip). Let us know if you’re interested upon booking.
Medical/accident insurance coverage for medical costs and mountain rescue is mandatory. To make your booking and traveling experience as carefree as possible, you’ll be offered to simply insure your trip with Redpoint at checkout.
Redpoint—the official 57hours insurance partner—tailors protection packages for adventure travel, offering a comprehensive travel program, even in remote locations! Trip cancellation, natural disasters, pandemic coverage, medical evacuation, primary medical expenses—regardless of the travel interruption that may happen, Redpoint will have you covered.
Deposits
Secure your spot either by paying in full or with a 50% deposit! The remaining 50% of the trip price must be paid 120 days prior to departure, at the latest. If booking within 120 days of departure, the full amount is required at the time of booking.
Cancellations
Early Bird booking
Want to be the first one to know when we publish new dates or secure your spot well in advance? Select a future month that suits you best and lock in your Early Bird spot in time with just a 10% deposit.
As soon as our guides publish new tour dates, you’ll be the first one to know. We’ll hold your spot for 2 weeks until you choose the date that suits you best.
More about how Early Bird bookings work below:
