Sentier Îlet Alcide
Mountain bike area · France
Is it worth the trip?
57Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: Tacky: hero dirt, Rain 6.9 mm in the last two days, Rain 3 mm today
Tue 3 · 37 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 19.7 mm
- Rain
- 16.7 mm
- Air
- 17°C
Wed 4 · 43 out of 100
- Trail
- Slick
- Rain 2 days
- 43 mm
- Rain
- 16.5 mm
- Air
- 19°C
Thu 5 · 38 out of 100
- Trail
- Muddy
- Rain 2 days
- 52.4 mm
- Rain
- 9.2 mm
- Air
- 20°C
Fri 6 · 61 out of 100
- Trail
- Slick
- Rain 2 days
- 39.8 mm
- Rain
- 1.8 mm
- Air
- 21°C
Sat 7 · 61 out of 100
- Trail
- Slick
- Rain 2 days
- 16.1 mm
- Rain
- 1.2 mm
- Air
- 21°C
Sun 8 · 80 out of 100
- Trail
- Tacky
- Rain 2 days
- 6.9 mm
- Rain
- 3 mm
- Air
- 21°C
Mon 9 · 45 out of 100
- Trail
- Slick
- Rain 2 days
- 6.3 mm
- Rain
- 11.4 mm
- Air
- 19°C
Tap a day for the trail, the rain and the air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 254, fair
- Tue 337, poor
- Wed 443, poor
- Thu 538, poor
- Fri 661, good
- Sat 761, good
- Sun 880, good
- Mon 945, fair
- Tue 1060, good
- Wed 1146, fair
The spot in two facts
- Up to S5Singletrail scale
- Best Aug–Sep7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov* | 54, fair | Unknown | 0 mm | 13.3 mm | 20°C |
| Tue 3Nov* | 37, poor | Unknown | 19.7 mm | 16.7 mm | 17°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 43, poor | Slick | 43 mm | 16.5 mm | 19°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 38, poor | Muddy | 52.4 mm | 9.2 mm | 20°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 61, good | Slick | 39.8 mm | 1.8 mm | 21°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 61, good | Slick | 16.1 mm | 1.2 mm | 21°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 80, good | Tacky | 6.9 mm | 3 mm | 21°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 45, fair | Slick | 6.3 mm | 11.4 mm | 19°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 60, good | Slick | 20.4 mm | 3.6 mm | 20°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 46, fair | Slick | 21.3 mm | 9.3 mm | 18°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 Aug–Sep
Good mountain biking days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May5of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov4of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical weather, not a forecast.
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the area and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Sentier Îlet Alcide
Hardest trail: S5 on the Singletrail scale. Best from May to Dec. The nearest town to stay in is Les Trois Bassins.
- Routes No mountain bike route is mapped here as a route.
- Hardest Hardest trail: S5 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$1,900–US$3,670 each
about US$1,900–US$3,670 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 RUN, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$978–US$2,030 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$47–US$80 |
| 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$1,900–US$3,670 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Les Trois Bassins
about 25 min by car · 3 places to stay
About Les Trois Bassins 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 29h
About 29h door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → RUN, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), then 40 min by road
Flights ORD → RUN on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.