Saint-Cergue bike park: free-access mountain biking to start and progress
Do your children want to ride and jump on a mountain bike? In Saint-Cergue, the bike park opens up 4,000 m² of pump track and loops with progressive difficulty, from beginner green to more technical red. Free open access, helmet on: the ideal place to progress on a bike.
4,000 m² to ride as a family
Laid out above the Catholic chapel, in the heart of Saint-Cergue, the bike park rolls out 4,000 m² dedicated to mountain biking. You'll find a pump-track ring (with its bumps to build momentum without pedalling), a green beginner loop, a more playful blue loop and more technical red variants. Designed for beginner children and teens as well as for the more experienced, it offers progressive difficulty. And the good news: access is free and open.
What your children will discover
It's the perfect place to learn to handle a bike: on the pump track, children learn to “pump” to move forward without pedalling; on the green loop, they build confidence; then they move up to blue and red to take on small challenges. From their first turns of the wheel to their first jumps, everyone progresses at their own pace. The park was designed with the Saint-Cergue mountain-bike club, which also runs courses there.
What you do and the atmosphere on site
You come with your mountain bike (non-electric) and your helmet, and ride the loops at your level. The atmosphere is sporty and good-natured, with young riders of all ages cheering each other on. Parental supervision remains advised for the youngest. All in the heart of the village, a stone's throw from Saint-Cergue's other activities.
Before you go
- Recommended age: designed for ages 5-20; beginners welcome, parental supervision advised
- Duration: free access, at your own pace
- Price: free open access
- Opening hours: every day from 7am to nightfall (outside the slots reserved for the club's courses)
- What to bring: helmet compulsory, protective gear strongly recommended; non-electric mountain bike
- Transport: about 10 min walk from the NStCM station; parking in the village centre
- Best season: outside the snow season, from spring to autumn
Parents' tips
- Helmet compulsory; wrist guards and knee pads strongly recommended when starting out.
- Begin with the green beginner loop before moving up to blue and then red.
- Electric mountain bikes are not allowed (weight and speed), and neither are dogs.
- Avoid the slots reserved for the club's courses (Wednesday 4pm-5.30pm and Saturday 10am-11.30am).
- Public toilets are at the village roundabout, and the car park is in the centre.
Useful information
- Address: above the Catholic chapel, 1264 Saint-Cergue
- Contact: [email protected] (Saint-Cergue mountain-bike club); commune +41 22 360 11 46
- Official website: st-cergue.ch
- Opening hours: every day from 7am to nightfall (outside the club's slots)
- Getting there: about 10 min walk from the NStCM station; parking in the village centre
Why we recommend it
Because it's an ideal mountain-bike playground to start and progress: free, open-access, with progressive difficulty from green to red, in the heart of a Jura village reachable by train. Just the thing to gain confidence on a bike while having fun.
In a nutshell
A 4,000 m² free-access bike park in Saint-Cergue: pump track and green-blue-red loops to start and progress on a mountain bike, from spring to autumn.
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Location
Saint-Cergue
Vaud
Au-dessus de la chapelle catholique, 1264 Saint-Cergue
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