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Croix de Buzy/Bescat

Mountain bike area · France

Is it worth the trip?

79Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

3 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 68 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
10°C

Tue 3 · 64 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 68 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
10°C

Thu 5 · 88 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0 mm
Rain
0.3 mm
Air
13°C

Fri 6 · 88 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0.6 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
14°C

Sat 7 · 88 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0.6 mm
Rain
2.1 mm
Air
14°C

Sun 8 · 61 out of 100

Trail
Slick
Rain 2 days
9.9 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
17°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 169, good
  2. Mon 268, good
  3. Tue 364, good
  4. Wed 468, good
  5. Thu 588, good
  6. Fri 688, good
  7. Sat 788, good
  8. Sun 861, good
  9. Mon 976, good
  10. Tue 1076, good

The spot in three facts

  • 8 routesmapped within 10 km
  • Up to S3Singletrail scale
  • Best in Jul6 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 Croix de Buzy/Bescat
DayScoreTrailRain 2 daysRainAir
Sun 1Nov*69, goodUnknown0 mm0 mm13°C
Mon 2Nov*68, goodUnknown0 mm0 mm10°C
Tue 3Nov*64, goodUnknown0 mm0 mm7°C
Wed 4Nov*68, goodUnknown0 mm0 mm10°C
Thu 5Nov*88, goodUnknown0 mm0.3 mm13°C
Fri 6Nov*88, goodUnknown0.6 mm0 mm14°C
Sat 7Nov*88, goodUnknown0.6 mm2.1 mm14°C
Sun 8Nov61, goodSlick9.9 mm0 mm17°C
Mon 9Nov*76, goodUnknown9.9 mm0 mm22°C
Tue 10Nov*76, goodUnknown0 mm0.6 mm20°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 Croix de Buzy/Bescat

8 mountain bike routes mapped. Hardest trail: S3 on the Singletrail scale. Best from Apr to Oct. The nearest town to stay in is Bescat.

  • Routes 8 mountain bike routes mapped.
  • Hardest Hardest trail: S3 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$1,410–US$2,640 each

about US$1,410–US$2,640 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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to PUF, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$469–US$978
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$60–US$100
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$1,410–US$2,640

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Bescat

Closest

Bescat

3 min by car · 3 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 3 places to stay in Bescat · Booking.com

About Bescat 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 → PUF, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), then 45 min by road

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

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