Promenade des Bourses
Photo: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 1.5 mi
- round trip
- 102 ft
- climb
- Easy
- difficulty
- Gravel
- surface
Promenade des Bourses is an out-and-back mountain bike trail in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. It is 0.8 miles each way, 1.5 miles there and back. It runs between about 3,430 ft and 3,500 ft above sea level, with roughly 20 ft of climbing one way. It is rated easy for riding (mtb:scale 0): a smooth surface with no particular obstacles. Most of the way is gravel. The nearest town is Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, about 1.2 miles northeast of the start. Peaks within about 3 miles include Signal Forbes, Tête des Prapators and Tête de la Raverettaz. Cascade de Blaitière and Cascade du Dard are within about 3 miles. For camping, Mer de Glace and Camping Les Arolles are within about 6 miles. There are 9 other mapped trails within about 3 miles, so you can combine or extend the outing. Distances, elevations and the trail shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Trail access for bikes, closures and conditions change, so check locally before you ride.
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Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Promenade des Bourses for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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