Although a long ride away from the civilised world, just under 8 hours from Stockholm, the journey itself is impressive as well. Sweden is known for its stretched out valleys with lakes and massive forests. There is nature everywhere and the closer you get to Norway the taller the mountains. It’s the ideal setting for great mountain bike rides, whether you’re a fan of trail, enduro or downhill riding.

Mountain Bike Trails at Åre Bike Park

The Åre Bike Park is divided into a downhill and a trail section. The trail park features mostly green and blue lines, ideal for beginner riders or when you’re riding with kids. The downhill bike park gets more serious with steep and technical descents.

Bike Park Trail

The trail park is a great warm-up to the downhill section or when you’re riding with young kids. There are plenty of green and blue singletrack trails made with machines, meaning little to no rocks or roots. If you’re looking to mix things up, there are also 2 red lines and a black singletrack. The trail section of Åre Bike Park also features a pump track and skills area.

Bike Park Downhill

The downhill bike park has 50 kilometres of trails across 39 trails, plenty for a full week of riding. There’s a maximum of 853 vertical metres with trails for every preference: 7 green, 11 blue, 11 red and 10 black singletrack lines.

To ride the trail and downhill park, you’ll need to get a BikePass and/or TrailPass. After your ride the town of Åre also has plenty to offer. The town is not shy of coffee bars and restaurants with typical Swedish cuisine such as Moose pizza, something you have to have tried. Of course there are also plenty of places for the typical après with IPA’s.