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Preles, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Schnäggli, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Plateau de Diesse

Mountain bike area · Switzerland

Is it worth the trip?

66Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sun 8: Rain before today is not known, Rain 0.3 mm today, Air 10 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 63 out of 100

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

Tue 3 · 63 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 64 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 66 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
9°C

Fri 6 · 66 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
9°C

Sat 7 · 67 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
1.8 mm
Rain
0.6 mm
Air
9°C

Sun 8 · 68 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
2.4 mm
Rain
0.3 mm
Air
10°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 165, good
  2. Mon 263, good
  3. Tue 363, good
  4. Wed 464, good
  5. Thu 566, good
  6. Fri 666, good
  7. Sat 767, good
  8. Sun 868, good
  9. Mon 968, good
  10. Tue 1051, fair

The spot in three facts

  • 4 routesmapped within 10 km
  • Up to S0Singletrail scale
  • Best in Aug5 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 Plateau de Diesse
DayScoreTrailRain 2 daysRainAir
Sun 1Nov*65, goodUnknown0 mm0 mm8°C
Mon 2Nov*63, goodUnknown0 mm0 mm6°C
Tue 3Nov*63, goodUnknown0 mm0 mm6°C
Wed 4Nov*64, goodUnknown0 mm0 mm7°C
Thu 5Nov*66, goodUnknown0 mm0 mm9°C
Fri 6Nov*66, goodUnknown0 mm0 mm9°C
Sat 7Nov*67, goodUnknown1.8 mm0.6 mm9°C
Sun 8Nov*68, goodUnknown2.4 mm0.3 mm10°C
Mon 9Nov*68, goodUnknown1.2 mm0.3 mm10°C
Tue 10Nov*51, fairUnknown14.4 mm2.1 mm13°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.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Plateau de Diesse

4 mountain bike routes mapped. Hardest trail: S0 on the Singletrail scale. The nearest town to stay in is Preles.

  • Routes 4 mountain bike routes mapped.
  • Hardest Hardest trail: S0 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$1,970–US$3,640 each

about US$1,970–US$3,640 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 ZRH, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$489–US$1,020
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$188–US$315
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$462–US$764
Food7 days eating outabout US$449–US$831
Bike hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$382–US$717
Totalabout US$1,970–US$3,640

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Preles

Closest

Preles

3 min by car

about US$174/nightcountry average

See places to stay in Preles · Booking.com

About Preles its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$174 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 15h 45m

About 15h 45m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → ZRH, direct, then 2h 20m by road

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