Bike Park Val di Sole

Bike Park Val di Sole sits at Daolasa, in the village of Commezzadura in Trentino's Val di Sole, and is one of the best-known downhill venues in the world: a regular UCI World Cup stop and host of the World Championships in 2008, 2016, 2021 and 2026. Four lift-served lines, three reds and the black World Cup track, the Black Snake, add up to around 13km, and each drops about 550m back to the valley from the Daolasa to Val Mastellina gondola. The same Bike Pass opens up long, natural enduro descents from the upper Daolasa gondola and from the Folgarida and Panciana gondolas, while a free Four Cross track and pump track sit down in the valley. With the Trento to Malè railway stopping right beside the gondola and hundreds of kilometres of Alpine gravel routes across the valley, it is a proper multi-day trip rather than a single day of laps.

The Trails

All four bike park lines start from the top of the eight-seater Daolasa to Val Mastellina gondola and finish back at the base station in Daolasa. The operator marks three as red and one as black:

• White Wolf (red, 4km, 550m drop): the operator's easiest line, rated easy to moderate, with a flow-trail feel that makes it the place to start.
• Golden Eagle (red, 3.5km, 550m drop): completely redesigned with new lines and reworked for speed and flow, and the step up for riders ready for more.
• Wild Grizzly (red, 3km, 550m drop): a moderate line mixing jumps, berms and more technical sections.
• Black Snake (black, 2.3km, 550m drop): the World Cup and World Championship downhill track, designed by Pippo Marani, and one of the most demanding race tracks anywhere, with north shore sections, jumps, doubles, steep berms, roots and rock gardens. It is for expert riders only.
• Four Cross: a 600m track at the bottom of the park, with jumps, berms and rock gardens, which has hosted the Four Cross World Championships many times. Access is free.

The reds here are not trail-centre reds. Even White Wolf is a proper mountain downhill line, so a full-face helmet and body armour are the norm, and the operator recommends starting on the easiest line and working up.

Enduro and Trail Riding on the Same Pass

The Folgarida Marilleva Bike Pass covers the second Daolasa gondola up to around 2,000m, as well as the Folgarida and Panciana gondolas, and the operator publishes a set of lift-served descents from them:

• La Preda (trail 710, 12km, around 1,230m of descent, difficult): a long, varied singletrack from around 2,040m down to the valley, mixing flow, roots, rocks, berms and rollers. It needs good fitness and solid technical skills.
• Trail Folgarida (trail 712, 11.7km, around 1,230m of descent, difficult): a raw, fully natural and technical descent from the Rifugio Solander hut down through the woods and ski slopes to Daolasa and on into the centre of Folgarida. Recommended for experienced riders only.
• Epic Trail Alpeggi del Brenta (29.4km, intermediate): a big mountain day from the top of the Daolasa gondola on forest roads and trails through the Adamello Brenta Nature Park and Val Meledrio to Madonna di Campiglio.
• Lago dei Caprioli (trail 709, 20.8km, beginner): a scenic loop from the top of the Panciana gondola on dirt roads and flowing trails, past Lago dei Caprioli, returning along the valley cycle path.

Several of these routes share mountain paths with walkers, so ride them at a sensible speed, and download a route or use GPS navigation before you set off on the longer ones.

Pump Track, Kids' Parks and Accessible Riding

• Commezzadura pump track: a free pump track with bumps and berms on the valley cycle path through the River Park, close to the bike park.
• Kids' bike parks: small parks for young riders, served by a moving walkway and in places run by instructors, in Marilleva, at the Folgarida Sport Village and at Pellizzano, the last with two easy trails and a modular pump track.
• Accessible riding: the valley runs an accessible bike programme, with e-tandems and e-handbikes available to hire through local bike centres for selected, tested routes on the cycle path and dirt trails.

Admission and Prices

Riding the bike park needs a Folgarida Marilleva Bike Pass, which covers the Daolasa 1 and 2 gondolas and the Folgarida and Panciana gondolas, with bike transport included. For summer 2026 an adult pass cost EUR 47 for one day, EUR 42 for a morning or afternoon, EUR 36 for two hours from first entry, EUR 113 for three days, EUR 157 for six days and EUR 295 for the season, with junior (born 2008 or later) and child rates below that. A child accompanied by a paying family member rides free on the same type of pass. Buying online at ski.it saves 20 percent, or 10 percent on weekends and through most of August.

If you want to ride further afield, the Superskirama Summer Pass (EUR 59 a day, EUR 137 for three days, EUR 185 for six days or EUR 435 for the season) includes bike park admission and bike transport on the summer lifts across Madonna di Campiglio, Pinzolo, Folgarida Marilleva, Pejo, Ponte di Legno and Tonale, Paganella, Monte Bondone and Folgaria Lavarone. The park is also on the Gravity Card, the multi-resort bike park pass. Prices are correct as of September 2026 but subject to change, so check current rates on the Bike Park Val di Sole website before you book.

Gravel Riding

Val di Sole markets itself as a gravel destination under the name Alpine Gravel: 11 published routes and around 530km of forest roads, farm tracks and rideable mountain paths across Val di Sole and neighbouring Val di Non, with very little tarmac and the odd short carry. The routes are set out on the Val di Sole Bikeland website and make a good rest day from the downhill lines, or a trip in their own right.

Guides, Shuttles and Hire

The lifts are the uplift here: the Folgarida Marilleva Bike Pass covers the Daolasa, Folgarida and Panciana gondolas with bike transport included, so you don't need a van shuttle for the bike park. Hire, downhill courses and guided rides are available at the gondola base and in the neighbouring villages, and at least one operator also runs van-supported descents.

• Centro Bike Val di Sole: downhill, enduro, e-bike, mountain bike and kids' bike hire with protective gear, downhill courses, guided rides for all levels and a workshop, based at the Daolasa gondola base station in Commezzadura, with a second base at Passo del Tonale.
• Folgarida Sport: e-bike hire in summer, based on the gondola forecourt in Folgarida, about 100m from the Folgarida gondola.
• Skiarea Sport Shop: a large hire fleet including gravel, e-gravel and enduro bikes, bikes for riders with disabilities, a workshop and guided e-bike tours with certified guides, based at Marilleva 900 on the valley cycle path. Guided e-bike tours cost from EUR 60, including the e-bike, helmet and guide.
• Val di Sole Bike: mountain bike, e-bike and kids' bike hire, and guided enduro and downhill rides with its own instructors, using the valley gondolas, the Dolomiti Express train or its own vans for uplift, based in Dimaro.

Prices are correct as of September 2026 but subject to change, so check current rates with the operator.

Getting There from the UK

Verona is the closest major airport with regular UK flights, around 160km and roughly two hours' drive from Daolasa. Bergamo (around 250km, about three hours) and the two Milan airports, Linate and Malpensa (around three and a half to four hours), are the other realistic options. From any of them you can also take the train to Trento, then the Trento to Malè to Mezzana railway, which takes about two hours from Trento and stops at Daolasa station, a few metres from the gondola.

By rail from the UK, take Eurostar to Paris or Brussels and continue on high-speed and international trains into northern Italy, or via Munich and the Brenner line: Trento is served by Italian high-speed trains as well as Deutsche Bahn and ÖBB services. It is a long journey, usually with an overnight stop. On the Eurostar leg, bikes need to be dismantled and packed in a bike box or bag and booked in advance, and bike rules differ between train operators, so check each leg before you travel.

Driving from Calais or the Channel Tunnel is around 1,100km and 11 to 12 hours, through France and either Switzerland or Germany and Austria, then down to Trento and west up the valley on the SS42. Expect French and Italian motorway tolls, and you will need a Swiss or Austrian motorway vignette depending on your route.

Getting Here

The bike park starts at the Daolasa gondola base station, Piazzale Telecabina, in the hamlet of Daolasa in Commezzadura, just off the SS42 valley road between Dimaro and Mezzana. The easiest way to arrive is by train: Daolasa station on the Trento to Malè to Mezzana line is right beside the gondola, and in summer the Bike Train, a service equipped to carry bikes, runs along the valley between Mostizzolo and Mezzana. By car, there are parking areas in the neighbouring hamlets of Mastellina and Piano, about 1km away along the valley cycle path.

When to Go

The lift-served season is short and sits in high summer: in 2026 the Daolasa gondolas ran daily from late June to mid-September, and the Folgarida and Panciana gondolas from late June to the end of August. The lifts close for a lunch break for most of the season, running non-stop through the busiest weeks of August. So July and August are the only months when everything on the Bike Pass is open, and the first half of September suits riders who only want the bike park and quieter trails.

August is the busiest month, with Italian and European school holidays, and the operator treats most of it as high season. Val di Sole hosts big UCI races on the Black Snake and the Four Cross track each summer, and race weeks can close the Black Snake, or at times the whole park, for several days, so check the operator's calendar before you book. The valley floor, at around 800m, can be hot in July and August, while the top of the lifts at around 2,000m is noticeably cooler, so pack a layer and watch for the afternoon thunderstorms that are common in the Alps in summer.

If you are making a longer Italian trip, Finale Ligure, on the Ligurian coast, is Italy's classic shuttle-served enduro destination and rides almost all year.

Where to Stay

Commezzadura and its hamlets put you on the doorstep of the gondola and the railway. Dimaro Folgarida, a few minutes away, has the Folgarida gondola and plenty of bike hire and shops, while Mezzana and Marilleva sit at the top end of the Bike Train line and Malè is the valley's main town, with the widest choice of shops and services. Accommodation runs from hotels and bike hotels to guesthouses, apartments and campsites, and the bike hotels offer guarded bike storage, a workshop, a bike wash and laundry.

Stay at a participating hotel, apartment or campsite and you get the Val di Sole Guest Card for your stay. It covers the Trento to Malè to Mezzana train, local and intercity buses across Trentino and bike transport on the Bike Train and BikeBus, and gives access to a discounted lift pass for walkers. The bike park itself still needs a Bike Pass.

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