2.5 miles
Distance
40 ft
Climb
-2,739 ft
Descent
1 mile
High Point

Crete du Penon Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Risoul
  • Difficulty Rating
    Red rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Season
    Apr - Nov
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Rock Face
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 70 in E-Biking
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

What a trail ! From alpine terrain at the top, to mountain ridge with awesome view on guillestre and lac de serre ponçon, to roots parts, flow parts, and tech parts to finish ! A long long to ride From the top of Risoul to Guillestre.
Magnifique descente ! Debut en partie alpine, avec du flow ! Puis une bonne crête assez technique avec des racines et un peu de gaz ! Une partie plus flow avec de beaux virages et pour finir une partie assez technique ! Une longue descente bien compléte du sommet de risoul jusqu'a guillestre.

Access Info

Ride to the radio tower on top of the mountain above Risoul.

More Stats for Crete du Penon multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -2,698 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,749 ft
  • Altitude start
    6,448 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,750 ft
  • Grade
    -20.2%
  • Grade max
    -81.4%
  • Grade min
    62.1%
  • Distance climb
    367 ft
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    3 ft
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      Aug 20, 2024 @ 8:54am
      Aug 20, 2024
      		 Poor condition, very eroded and unmaintained, but rideable
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 10 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 2 rides
      • 24 miles avg distance
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      • 6 rides
      • Last: Jun 8, 2025

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