Verbier Bikepark

Verbier Bikepark sits above the Val de Bagnes in the Swiss canton of Valais, part of the Verbier 4 Vallées lift area. Nine lift-served downhill lines, around 19km in total, run from a gentle green flow trail at 2,461m through blue, red and black-graded runs to Tire's Fire, a race-configuration track used for European Cup downhill. Beyond the park, around twenty waymarked enduro routes run from the lifts down towards the valley floor, many dropping well over 1,000m, with a skills park, dirt park and pump track down in the villages and published gravel loops across the valley. The whole package makes Verbier a genuine multi-day destination rather than a single-day bike park.

The Trails

The bike park lines are served by three lift sectors. From the Verbier to Ruinettes gondola: Tire's Fire (2.3km, 573m drop, the expert and competition line, kept in race configuration all season and used for European Cup racing), Tsopu (2.4km, an intermediate flow line and one of the main entry points to the park), Tû çuci! (1.1km, an advanced freeride link from the blue to the race track with jumps and a north shore section), Wouaïy (2.2km, advanced, hand-built through the forest, steeper at the top before one of the best flow sections in the area) and Woooohhh (0.6km, expert, a slow, technical line of drops and rock sections).

Higher up, from Ruinettes and La Chaux to Fontanet: Bortabitche (1.3km, advanced freeride with jumps and a long footbridge across a scree field), Rôdze (2.1km, advanced, around 65 jumps with views to the Grand Combin and Mont Blanc massif) and Tsenelle (1.9km, the easiest line in the park, starting near 2,460m with sculptures, learning stops and fun features, and short enough to lap). From Savoleyres, Chôtatai (5km, 680m drop) is a long, flowing beginner-to-blue run down through meadows and forest to La Tzoumaz.

The operator grades its lines by level (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Expert and Expert/Competition) and publishes a recommended progression, starting with Tsenelle and Chôtatai and finishing on Woooohhh and Tire's Fire. Translated to colours, that is one green, two blues, four reds, a black and the race track above it. Expect steep, high-altitude terrain throughout: even the reds reward solid bike handling.

Enduro and Adventure Routes

The same lift pass opens up a network of numbered enduro and all-mountain routes across the Val de Bagnes, from Verbier, Bruson and La Tzoumaz. They range from mellow mountain-road descents such as Ruinettes to Le Châble (14km, over 1,700m of descent) and the flat, family-friendly La Planie at 2,200m, to expert singletrack such as Cabane Mont-Fort to Lourtier (7.8km, around 1,450m of descent, steep and technical throughout), Vallon d'Arby above La Tzoumaz, and the Col de Mille route, a long alpine day with a mountain hut and close to 1,900m of descent. The Bruson side of the valley has its own gondola and a quieter forest network. Many routes include pedalling, short carries and exposed sections, so check the route level before you commit, and download a route or use GPS navigation before you set off on the longer ones.

Skills Park, Dirt Park and Pump Track

• Skillspark: a learning area in Médran, beside the lift station in Verbier, with modules for practising jumps, footbridges and turns.
• Dirtpark: a freestyle park at Le Châble, rebuilt in 2025 with lines for beginners, advanced riders and experts.
• Skatepark and pump track: a concrete skatepark with an asphalt pump track designed for beginners alongside it, in the St-Marc area of Le Châble, around five minutes from the gondola and train station.

Admission and Prices

All the bike park lines need a Pass Bike. For the 2026 season, a one-day Pass Bike Verbier, covering the Le Châble, Ruinettes, Savoleyres, La Tzoumaz, Fontanet and Bruson lifts, costs CHF 47 for an adult, with reduced youth and child rates, and a season pass costs CHF 229 for an adult (10 percent less if bought in the spring presale). A Pass Bike 4 Vallées, which adds the wider 4 Vallées lift network, costs CHF 57 a day or CHF 329 for the season for an adult. Staying overnight in the resort gets you the VIP Pass guest card, which cuts the one-day Pass Bike to around half price. Prices are correct as of September 2026 but subject to change, so check current rates on the Verbier Bikepark website before you book.

Gravel Riding

The Verbier and Val de Bagnes tourist office publishes around ten gravel routes across the valley, on alpine roads, forest tracks and quiet lanes. They range from the short Col des Planches loop (6km) and Le Château (9km) to longer days such as Pierre Avoi (39km, starting from Les Ruinettes), Les Mayens de Bruson (29km) and the Chemin des 700 ans from Le Châble (24km), plus a one-way route down the valley from Orsières to Le Châble. E-gravel bikes can be hired locally. It is a good way to see the valley on a rest day from the lift-served trails.

Getting There from the UK

Geneva is the closest major airport with regular UK flights, around two hours' drive from Verbier, and around two and a half to three hours by train: take the Swiss rail line along Lake Geneva to Martigny, change onto the regional line to Le Châble, then ride the gondola up into Verbier. Zurich is the other option, just over four hours away by car or train. Bikes travel on Swiss trains with a bike ticket, but from late March to the end of October many InterCity trains need a bike space reserved in advance, so book it when you buy your ticket.

By rail from the UK, Eurostar to Paris then high-speed trains to Geneva or Lausanne connect with the same route via Martigny and Le Châble, a long but manageable day. On the London to Paris leg, bikes need to be dismantled and packed in a bike box or bag and booked in advance, so check Eurostar's current rules before you travel.

Driving from Calais or the Channel Tunnel is around 870km and roughly nine hours on motorways through France, then via Geneva and Martigny. Expect French motorway tolls, and you need a Swiss motorway vignette for your car to use the motorways once you cross the border.

Getting Here

The bike park is centred on the Médran lift station in Verbier, Rue de Médran, where the Ruinettes gondola starts and the lower park lines drop back towards the village. Parking in Verbier itself is limited and mostly time-limited, so many riders park at the large Curala car park beside the gondola and train station in Le Châble, in the valley below, and take the gondola up to Médran, which runs all year and carries bikes. Bike wash stations sit at the foot of the lifts in Médran, and there is paid covered bike parking as well as free bike racks between the train station and the gondola in Le Châble. Bike hire and shops are spread across Verbier, Le Châble and La Tzoumaz.

When to Go

The lift-served season runs from early June to late October. The lower Ruinettes lines open first, at weekends in early June depending on snowmelt, then daily from late June. The higher lifts to La Chaux and Fontanet, which serve Tsenelle, Rôdze and Bortabitche, open in early July and close around the third week of September, and the Savoleyres and Bruson lifts run mainly through July and August. So July to mid-September is the window when the whole park and enduro network is open. After that, the Ruinettes lines keep running daily into late October, which suits riders happy with a smaller menu and quieter trails.

July and August are the busiest months, with school holidays across Europe, and the Verbier Bike Festival, a bike test and demo event with a festival village, takes over the resort for a few days each August. Race weekends on Tire's Fire can affect access to that line. Much of the riding is between 1,500m and 2,500m, so expect it to be noticeably cooler at the top than in the valley, pack a layer, and watch for afternoon thunderstorms, which are common in the Alps in summer.

Where to Stay

Verbier itself is the most convenient base: the bike park starts at the Médran lift station in the village, and the resort has a wide choice of chalets, apartments and hotels, including a group of hotels certified as bike-friendly. Le Châble, in the valley below, is the practical choice if you are arriving by train or want the large car park and quick gondola access to Verbier, the Bruson lift and the dirt park and pump track. La Tzoumaz, on the other side of the Savoleyres ridge, is a quieter base at the foot of Chôtatai, though its lift runs over a shorter summer season. There is also a motorhome area at the Curala car park in Le Châble.

Book at least one night of tourist accommodation in the Verbier, Val de Bagnes and La Tzoumaz area between June and October and you get the VIP Pass guest card for each day of your stay. It covers the pedestrian lifts including Le Châble to Verbier and Verbier to Ruinettes, local buses, and the train between Le Châble and Sembrancher, and gives a large discount on the day Pass Bike you need for riding the bike park.

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