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Saint-Jean-Saint-Nicolas, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Billecard, Léon, agent public de l'inspection des eaux et forêts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

Bike Park du Chatelard

Mountain bike area · France

Is it worth the trip?

59Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Thu 5: Rain before today is not known, Rain 0.6 mm today, Air 7 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 62 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0.7 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
7°C

Tue 3 · 61 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0.7 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
6°C

Wed 4 · 61 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0 mm
Rain
2.3 mm
Air
6°C

Thu 5 · 66 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
2.3 mm
Rain
0.6 mm
Air
7°C

Fri 6 · 35 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
24.2 mm
Rain
1.8 mm
Air
4°C

Sat 7 · 53 out of 100

Trail
Slick
Rain 2 days
24 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
6°C

Sun 8 · 53 out of 100

Trail
Slick
Rain 2 days
3.9 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
6°C

Tap a day for the trail, the rain and the air. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 163, good
  2. Mon 262, good
  3. Tue 361, good
  4. Wed 461, good
  5. Thu 566, good
  6. Fri 635, poor
  7. Sat 753, fair
  8. Sun 853, fair
  9. Mon 953, fair
  10. Tue 1035, poor

The spot in four facts

  • 4 routesmapped within 10 km
  • Bike parkor trail centre
  • Up to S1Singletrail scale
  • Best Jul–Aug6 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know trail closures, fallen trees or your skill.

Weather forecast and score for each day at Bike Park du Chatelard
DayScoreTrailRain 2 daysRainAir
Sun 1Nov*63, goodUnknown0 mm0 mm7°C
Mon 2Nov*62, goodUnknown0.7 mm0 mm7°C
Tue 3Nov*61, goodUnknown0.7 mm0 mm6°C
Wed 4Nov*61, goodUnknown0 mm2.3 mm6°C
Thu 5Nov*66, goodUnknown2.3 mm0.6 mm7°C
Fri 6Nov*35, poorUnknown24.2 mm1.8 mm4°C
Sat 7Nov53, fairSlick24 mm0 mm6°C
Sun 8Nov53, fairSlick3.9 mm0 mm6°C
Mon 9Nov53, fairSlick1.8 mm3 mm6°C
Tue 10Nov35, poorMuddy27 mm6.3 mm9°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.

Map

the area and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

Town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Bike Park du Chatelard

4 mountain bike routes mapped. A bike park or trail centre is mapped here. Hardest trail: S1 on the Singletrail scale. Best from Apr to Oct. The nearest town to stay in is Saint-Jean-Saint-Nicolas.

  • Routes 4 mountain bike routes mapped.
  • Bike park Bike park or trail centre
  • Hardest Hardest trail: S1 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$1,510–US$2,830 each

about US$1,510–US$2,830 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, bike hire.

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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to MXP, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$496–US$1,030
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$141–US$234
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$328–US$543
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$583
Bike hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$234–US$435
Totalabout US$1,510–US$2,830

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Saint-Jean-Saint-Nicolas

Closest

about US$121/nightcountry average

See places to stay in Saint-Jean-Saint-Nicolas · Booking.com

About Saint-Jean-Saint-Nicolas its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$121 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. 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 17h 45m

About 17h 45m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MXP, direct, then 4h 10m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.