Is it worth the trip?
69Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 9, usually: typical for the time of year: good on 41% of days
Tue 3 · 68 out of 100
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Wed 4 · 68 out of 100
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Thu 5 · 68 out of 100
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Fri 6 · 68 out of 100
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Sat 7 · 68 out of 100
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Sun 8 · 68 out of 100
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Mon 9 · 73 out of 100
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No forecast for this spot on these dates. Usual weather for your dates
The spot in two facts
- 1 routemapped within 10 km
- Best Jul–Aug6 good days in 7
Usual weather for your dates
not a forecast
| Day | Rain | Air |
|---|---|---|
| Tue 3to 9usually | 0 mm | 11°C |
No forecast for this spot on these dates. These are the usual readings for that week.
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).
- Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug6of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep5of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov3of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical weather, not a forecast.
Map
the area and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Lou Girou en Tinée
1 mountain bike route mapped. The nearest town to stay in is Valdeblore.
- Routes 1 mountain bike route mapped.
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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to NCE, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$496–US$1,040 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$141–US$234 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$328–US$543 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$315–US$583 |
| Bike hire | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$234–US$435 |
| Total | about US$1,510–US$2,830 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Valdeblore
about 10 min by car · 5 places to stay
about US$121/nightcountry average
About Valdeblore 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 18h 05m
About 18h 05m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → NCE, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), then 1h 05m by road
Flights ORD → NCE on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.