Experience the mountains on your MTB bike/E-bike with Florian

The Location

The Clarée Valley and the Briançonnais region offer a multitude of trails and forest paths for all mountain bikers.

Maison Amalka, located at the entrance to the Clarée Valley at 1400m altitude, in the heart of the small village of Les Alberts. Ideally placed for this stay, it will be the starting point for all our outings.

Departure assured from 4 persons, maximum 8 persons. If more, please contact us.

Supervised by Florian, mountain bike instructor and one of the hosts of Maison Amalka.

Price

From 550€

4 to 8 people max
The price includes supervision by the instructor
Half board accommodation from Saturday evening to Wednesday morning.

The price does not include: Lunch, mineral water, personal purchases, aperitifs and drinks other than table wine, food in addition to meals, mountain bike rental (please contact us for a possible rental), the necessary mechanics in case of breakage, means of transport for arrival and departure and any travel during the week (please contact us for a snow cab).

Programme:

Saturday:
17H30 Arrival of the participants.

18 h Presentation of the week and general briefing over a drink:

Location
Weather forecast
Equipment check
Equipment check

Sunday:

Departure: 9.15 am from Amalka
Technical and physical recovery day.
Evening: Aperitif and meal at Maison Amalka

Monday to Wednesday:

9.15 am Departure from Amalka
Location: To be defined according to the technical level of the group.
Hiking between France and Italy
The clarée valley
The Granon pass and the balcony paths
Briançon and its historic forts
The Guisane Valley 
Return at the end of the afternoon.

Wednesday:

The stay ends after the day of cycling.
Possibility to stay one last night at the Gite with a departure before 10 am on Thursday morning.

The itinerary may change depending on the weather conditions, tiredness or fitness level, refer to the general conditions of sale.

Only the Professional decides on the programme.

Meals : 

Morning and evening meals at home.
Meals are seasonal, with fresh, organic produce and a maximum of local produce.
At lunchtime, either at the restaurant or a picnic depending on the group's wishes.

Meeting point:

The meetings will always take place in Amalka.
We will take advantage of the vaulted room for briefings and debriefings over a drink or coffee.

Our strengths :

Supervised by a local
Possibility of collecting participants from the airports, Briançon and Oulx train stations (please contact us)
A mechanic available in the evening for minor repairs
The Amalka House, a cosy house perfect for this stay.

Level required :

Know how to ride a mountain bike on a single track.

Participants must be able to do 2 hours of climbing and 1000m of vertical ascent if muscular option.

A minimum of physical condition is required.

Equipment :

Equipment to be provided.

Technical equipment : 30 litre backpack

Clothes :

Upper body:
Helmet and neck strap 
Modern fibre underwear, short and long sleeves 
GoreTex jacket or ski anorak.

Lower body:
Long and short shorts
Warm socks
Mountain bike shoes

Essential accessories :
Sunglasses
1 pair of mountain bike gloves
High protection sun cream
Camelback type water bottle (minimum 2L)
Energy bars, snacks
Small personal first aid kit (aspirin, second skins, earplugs)