Bansko
Mountain bike area · Bulgaria
Is it worth the trip?
51Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: Slick: wet roots and rocks, Rain 23.1 mm in the last two days, Air 7 °C
Mon 2 · 53 out of 100
- Trail
- Muddy
- Rain 2 days
- 40.2 mm
- Rain
- 1.6 mm
- Air
- 6°C
Tue 3 · 28 out of 100
- Trail
- Muddy
- Rain 2 days
- 38.1 mm
- Rain
- 18.8 mm
- Air
- 4°C
Wed 4 · 55 out of 100
- Trail
- Slick
- Rain 2 days
- 23.1 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 7°C
Thu 5 · 50 out of 100
- Trail
- Slick
- Rain 2 days
- 21.3 mm
- Rain
- 1.8 mm
- Air
- 3°C
Fri 6 · 51 out of 100
- Trail
- Slick
- Rain 2 days
- 3.5 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 4°C
Sat 7 · 50 out of 100
- Trail
- Slick
- Rain 2 days
- 1.8 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 4°C
Sun 8 · 54 out of 100
- Trail
- Slick
- Rain 2 days
- 0 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 7°C
Tap a day for the trail, the rain and the air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 125, poor
- Mon 253, fair
- Tue 328, poor
- Wed 455, fair
- Thu 550, fair
- Fri 651, fair
- Sat 750, fair
- Sun 854, fair
- Mon 955, fair
- Tue 1095, good
The spot in four facts
- 6 routesmapped within 10 km
- Bike parkor trail centre
- Up to S4Singletrail scale
- Best Jul, Sep6 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know trail closures, fallen trees or your skill.
| Day | Score | Trail | Rain 2 days | Rain | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov* | 25, poor | Unknown | 5.6 mm | 28.9 mm | 2°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 53, fair | Muddy | 40.2 mm | 1.6 mm | 6°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 28, poor | Muddy | 38.1 mm | 18.8 mm | 4°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 55, fair | Slick | 23.1 mm | 0 mm | 7°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 50, fair | Slick | 21.3 mm | 1.8 mm | 3°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 51, fair | Slick | 3.5 mm | 0 mm | 4°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 50, fair | Slick | 1.8 mm | 0 mm | 4°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 54, fair | Slick | 0 mm | 0 mm | 7°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 55, fair | Slick | 0 mm | 0 mm | 7°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 95, good | Tacky | 0 mm | 0 mm | 8°C |
* Rain before today is not known: the forecast starts today, so these days are scored from a dry start and a wet one.
Trail is the soil that morning, from the rain before; rain in mm, air in °C. More
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best Jul, Sep
Good mountain biking days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug5of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov3of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical weather, not a forecast.
Map
the area and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Bansko
6 mountain bike routes mapped. A bike park or trail centre is mapped here. Hardest trail: S4 on the Singletrail scale. Best from Apr to Oct. The nearest town to stay in is Bansko.
- Routes 6 mountain bike routes mapped.
- Bike park Bike park or trail centre
- Hardest Hardest trail: S4 on the Singletrail scale.
From OpenStreetMap: the mountain bike routes mapped within 10 km.
Bike routes and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,470–US$2,770 each
about US$1,470–US$2,770 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, bike hire, bike uplift.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to SOF, estimated from distance and season, changing at FRA, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$556–US$1,160 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$100–US$174 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$228–US$382 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$221–US$415 |
| Bike hire | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$194–US$355 |
| Bike uplift | 5 days on the bike lifts; leave it out if you ride up | about US$174–US$288 |
| Total | about US$1,470–US$2,770 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Bansko
12 min by car · 291 places to stay
About Bansko its beds, food and every spot near it
Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 20h 25m
About 20h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → SOF, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), then 2h 05m by road
Flights ORD → SOF on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.