Flow trails are still considered the magic formula for emerging bike destinations. However, Marbach, which was previously unknown to mountain bikers, started its mountain bike adventure in 2019 with a somewhat more difficult flow trail. Despite its classification as a red trail, the Marbachegg mountain railroads recorded over 17,000 visitors per year. This exceeded expectations and prompted the operators to take the next step.

Jumping is the trump card

The flow trail in Marbach attracted so many mountain bikers, not least because of its jumps. However, as the need to get some air under the studded tires is constantly growing and there are hardly any jumptrails in this country, let alone in the region, the offer in Marbach is now to be expanded with a jumptrail. As soon as the snow has melted, the excavators will be riding again. An exact date is therefore not given. According to Stefan Wittwer, the technical manager of the Marbachegg sports lifts, they hope to be ready for the summer vacations.

The Jumptrail leads on the sunny side of Marbachegg to the T-bar lift, which is used to pull visitors back up. Jumps of various sizes are built over 1.3 kilometers and 130 vertical meters, all of which are rollable. This allows professionals to get their "air miles" and jump beginners to slowly approach the art of jumping on the same trail.

Like the Flowtrail, the new section in Marbach is also being built by Flying Metal GmbH. The Thun-based trail construction company has extensive expertise in the construction of dirt jump facilities.

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