© Tom Humpage
© Tom Humpage
© Tom Humpage
© Tom Humpage
Downhill MTB Trails in Les Arcs
Dedicated downhill trails to choose from
Take your pick of green trails, blue, red and black, graded in order of difficulty.
Green Trails
La Trank's and Kid Rock trails both start from the top of the Col de Chal which you can reach from the top of the Transarc gondola. (Route 66 enduro trail also starts from here - find enduro trail in the next trail section). These two trails split off just under the Arcabulle chair lift, La Trank's to the right and Kid Rock to the left. They both meet again at the bottom of the chair which you can take back up again to do some more laps.
Blue Trails
At the top of the Vallandry lift you'll find the 'Woodstock' DH trail. This takes you down through the forest and back to the bottom of the Vallandry chair lift. It's got lots of flowy, banked turns in the trees that will leave you with a big smile on your face. The 'Marsupilami' trail, which starts at the mid-station of the Transarc gondola and takes you down yet more flowy banked turns in the woods. 'Legend' starts from the top of the Cachette chair in 1600, and after a small uphill to start, you'll spin down through the trees to reach the bottom of the Transarc again in 1800. From here you can pedal back across to 1600 or head up the Transarc for a bit of variety. Please note the Transarc gondola isn't open on weekends.
Red Trails
'Rock n'Arolles' from the top of the Cachette lift is one you'll happily lap, taking you on a bit of open singletrack at the start, then off into the woods with a few features to play on. This is accessible mid week and at weekends. Head up the Transarc gondola from 1800 to find the other red trail ' Yellow Stone'. This one starts part way down the green trail Kid Rock and follows the line of the lift past the lake to the bottom of the Arcabulle chair. You start at 2,545m and the views are pretty amazing.
Black Trails
'La Cachette' as the name suggests, starts from the top of the Cachette chair and is used on occasion for downhill racing, and yes it's a technical track with table tops, a wall ride and techy sections in the woods. 'Black 8' is our favourite DH track in Les Arcs. Riding behind the lift station in 1600 you'll pick up the start of the trail into the woods. It's pretty steep in places and has a few big drop offs (chicken lines are available) and takes you down 800 back to the funicular on the valley floor. It's a great one to end the day on, or just lap it, picking better and better lines each time.
