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La Grave
Mountain bike area · France
Is it worth the trip?
50Fair out of 100 for your dates
3 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 54 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 0 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 0°C
Wed 4 · 54 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 0 mm
- Rain
- 3.2 mm
- Air
- -2°C
Thu 5 · 54 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 4.3 mm
- Rain
- 0.7 mm
- Air
- -1°C
Fri 6 · 24 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 12.3 mm
- Rain
- 15.6 mm
- Air
- -1°C
Sat 7 · 46 out of 100
- Trail
- Slick
- Rain 2 days
- 23.9 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- -2°C
Sun 8 · 46 out of 100
- Trail
- Slick
- Rain 2 days
- 15.9 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- -1°C
Mon 9 · 49 out of 100
- Trail
- Slick
- Rain 2 days
- 0 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 2°C
Tap a day for the trail, the rain and the air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 255, fair
- Tue 354, fair
- Wed 454, fair
- Thu 554, fair
- Fri 624, poor
- Sat 746, fair
- Sun 846, fair
- Mon 949, fair
- Tue 1051, fair
- Wed 1126, poor
The spot in three facts
- 16 routesmapped within 10 km
- Bike parkor trail centre
- Best Jul–Aug5 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score | Trail | Rain 2 days | Rain | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov* | 55, fair | Unknown | 0 mm | 0 mm | 1°C |
| Tue 3Nov* | 54, fair | Unknown | 0 mm | 0 mm | 0°C |
| Wed 4Nov* | 54, fair | Unknown | 0 mm | 3.2 mm | -2°C |
| Thu 5Nov* | 54, fair | Unknown | 4.3 mm | 0.7 mm | -1°C |
| Fri 6Nov* | 24, poor | Unknown | 12.3 mm | 15.6 mm | -1°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 46, fair | Slick | 23.9 mm | 0 mm | -2°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 46, fair | Slick | 15.9 mm | 0 mm | -1°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 49, fair | Slick | 0 mm | 0 mm | 2°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 51, fair | Slick | 0 mm | 0 mm | 3°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 26, poor | Muddy | 7.8 mm | 4.2 mm | 2°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–Aug
Good mountain biking days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug5of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep4of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec1of 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
La Grave on Google Maps · Directions
Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About La Grave
16 mountain bike routes mapped. A bike park or trail centre is mapped here. The nearest town to stay in is La Grave.
- Routes 16 mountain bike routes mapped.
- Bike park Bike park or trail centre
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$1,720–US$3,170 each
about US$1,720–US$3,170 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 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to MXP, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$497–US$1,030 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$141–US$235 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$329–US$543 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$315–US$584 |
| Bike hire | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$235–US$436 |
| Bike uplift | 5 days on the bike lifts; leave it out if you ride up | about US$208–US$342 |
| Total | about US$1,720–US$3,170 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: La Grave
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4 min by car · 18 places to stay
about US$121/nightcountry average
About La Grave 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 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 17h 25m
About 17h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → MXP, direct, then 3h 50m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.