Is it worth the trip?
88Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 9: Tacky: hero dirt, Rain 11.4 mm in the last two days, Air 22 °C
Tue 3 · 74 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 6.8 mm
- Rain
- 0.3 mm
- Air
- 28°C
Wed 4 · 60 out of 100
- Trail
- Slick
- Rain 2 days
- 12.9 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 93 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 7.3 mm
- Rain
- 0.3 mm
- Air
- 31°C
Fri 6 · 89 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 0.5 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 33°C
Sat 7 · 93 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 0.8 mm
- Rain
- 0.9 mm
- Air
- 31°C
Sun 8 · 61 out of 100
- Trail
- Slick
- Rain 2 days
- 8.1 mm
- Rain
- 2.1 mm
- Air
- 21°C
Mon 9 · 100 out of 100
- Trail
- Tacky
- Rain 2 days
- 11.4 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 22°C
Tap a day for the trail, the rain and the air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 268, good
- Tue 374, good
- Wed 460, good
- Thu 593, good
- Fri 689, good
- Sat 793, good
- Sun 861, good
- Mon 9100, good
- Tue 1099, good
- Wed 1193, good
The spot in one fact
- Best Jun–Aug7 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* | 68, good | Unknown | 1.2 mm | 2.2 mm | 26°C |
| Tue 3Nov* | 74, good | Unknown | 6.8 mm | 0.3 mm | 28°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 60, good | Slick | 12.9 mm | 0 mm | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov* | 93, good | Unknown | 7.3 mm | 0.3 mm | 31°C |
| Fri 6Nov* | 89, good | Unknown | 0.5 mm | 0 mm | 33°C |
| Sat 7Nov* | 93, good | Unknown | 0.8 mm | 0.9 mm | 31°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 61, good | Slick | 8.1 mm | 2.1 mm | 21°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 100, good | Tacky | 11.4 mm | 0 mm | 22°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 99, good | Tacky | 3.6 mm | 0 mm | 31°C |
| Wed 11Nov* | 93, good | Unknown | 0 mm | 0 mm | 27°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 Jun–Aug
Good mountain biking days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May6of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov5of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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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 Mormond STIX Charity MTB
Good all year. The nearest town to stay in is Manzini.
- Routes No mountain bike route is mapped here as a route.
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$1,640–US$3,190 each
about US$1,640–US$3,190 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 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to MPM, estimated from distance and season, changing at LIS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$892–US$1,860 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$101–US$174 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$228–US$382 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$221–US$416 |
| Bike hire | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$195–US$356 |
| Total | about US$1,640–US$3,190 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Manzini
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About Manzini 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 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 29h 40m
About 29h 40m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → MPM, changing at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), then 2h 40m by road
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