After pedaling from the top of Les Ruinettes across the dirt road, you'll spot the red sign pointing down the mountain. The descent begins fast and furious, ripping down wide-open singletrack through alpine meadows. You'll cross several roads and pass through a few small collections of houses on the mountainside—be sure to slow down when passing between houses.

As you descend, the singletrack gets twistier and more technical. Stacks of switchbacks require constant turning, but modern trail maintenance has made these turns eminently more mountain bikeable than they were in the years of yore.

After dropping into the trees, the singletrack gets significantly more technical, with rock gardens, root webs, and a few sections of significant exposure. This is still advanced-level mountain biking and would easily earn a black diamond rating in North America. The FATMAP difficulty rating of "Severe" is well-earned.

Lower down, you'll have to connect several stretches of dirt and paved roads to hit all the bits of singletrack. At times it can be difficult to find all of these various singletrack connectors. The best thing to do is to watch for the red signs and pay close attention to this map. If you miss a section, no worries: just continue downhill and try to grab the next one.

Eventually, you'll wrap up this route in the lift station at Le Chable. A two-lift combination will take you back to the top of Les Ruinettes for your next rip down the mountain!