{"id":93807,"date":"2025-04-25T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/?p=93807"},"modified":"2025-04-25T17:21:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T15:21:49","slug":"courchevel-inaugurates-a-new-mountain-bike-trail-this-summer-we-present-it-to-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/courchevel-inaugure-une-nouvelle-piste-de-vtt-des-cet-ete-on-vous-la-presente\/","title":{"rendered":"Courchevel inaugurates a new mountain bike trail this summer: here's what it's all about"},"content":{"rendered":"

It's going to be a revolution on two wheels this summer at Courchevel<\/a>. Mountain bikers will be able to discover a brand new blue route, designed to combine fun, accessibility and safety: \"La Pradam\". This new route will link Courchevel Village to the Lac du Praz via a fluid, fun and above all safer route than the carriage roads used until now.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With its 2.2 kilometres of gentle descent and 300 metres of downhill gradient, this trail fills a gap in the resort's cycling offer and completes the arsenal of trails that criss-cross the resort's forests and mountain pastures. It's a project designed to suit all levels of rider, combining technical features with comfort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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> Book your stay in Courchevel now!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Its name resonates like a bridge between past and present: \"La Pradam\" means \"meadows above\" in the local dialect. This is how the inhabitants of Le Praz used to refer to this part of the region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A route designed for pleasure<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A nod to the mountain heritage that Courchevel never forgets to honour, even in its most modern facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The descent begins in the forest, where the route winds through spruce trees, plays with the curves in the terrain and crosses several streams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

READ MORE: <\/strong>Not-to-be-missed mountain bike events in Les 2 Alpes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wooden footbridges have been built to cross the wet sections, as have a number of technical modules to enhance the descent without making it too challenging. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Along the way, the trees open out onto wide meadows and a breathtaking view of the surrounding landscape, just before reaching Lac du Praz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A safe alternative for all sports enthusiasts<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Until now, mountain bikers have had to use bridleways to make this connection, which are often shared with other users, particularly vehicles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"La Pradam now offers an exclusive route designed for mountain bikers, guaranteeing greater safety and a more comfortable ride. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

READ MORE: <\/strong>Via 3 Vall\u00e9es: what's the latest on this gigantic bike tour in the Alps?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It's a step forward that should appeal to regular riders, families and occasional cyclists looking for their first off-road experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With this new slope, Courchevel is continuing to enhance its summer offering by focusing on a fast-growing sport: mountain biking<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It's also a way ofinvite holidaymakers to discover the mountains in a different way<\/a>You'll be able to enjoy all the thrills and spills along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find out all the latest news from Courchevel in our section devoted to the 3 Valleys resort.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

C\u2019est une petite r\u00e9volution sur deux roues qui s\u2019annonce cet \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e0 Courchevel. Les amateurs de VTT vont pouvoir d\u00e9couvrir un tout nouvel itin\u00e9raire bleu, pens\u00e9 pour allier plaisir, accessibilit\u00e9 et s\u00e9curit\u00e9 : \u00ab La Pradam \u00bb. Ce trac\u00e9 in\u00e9dit reliera Courchevel Village au lac du Praz par un itin\u00e9raire fluide, ludique et surtout mieux<\/p>","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":93811,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[136],"tags":[312,327,311,139,360],"class_list":{"0":"post-93807","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-loisirs","8":"tag-3-vallees","9":"tag-alpes-du-nord","10":"tag-courchevel","11":"tag-loisirs","12":"tag-vtt"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93807"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93807\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93826,"href":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93807\/revisions\/93826"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}