2 black single trails
3 red singletrails with jumps
1 jumpline with tables
1 red flow trail
1 family-friendly uphill trail
1 new connecting trail
Extension Lowgartner trail

No, this is not a wish list from a trail biker on drugs, but the extension of the Trailcenter at Faaker See near Villach (Austria), which is already partly under construction.

The expansion will triple the existing range of trails, according to the portal 5min.at, quoting the bike coordinator of the Villach tourism region. The routes that already exist look very neat in the YouTube coverage. Jasper Jauch and Freeride Flo were there and present flowing trails and a pretty crisp route for experienced freeriders.

The topography is very interesting, you can't even imagine what beautiful single trails there must be in the area, but according to Austrian law you are only allowed to hike on them. The new trails have been created by a team from Trailbauers, who are obviously masters of their craft.

The landowner wants it that way

A sign of the times is the announcement that the trails will be laid out in such a way that Lake Faak glistens in the background of as many photos and video sequences as possible. This should lead to as many social media posts, shares and so on as possible and thus attract the target audience to Villach. Whereby Instagrammability has long since become a currency in itself.

According to 5min.at, the whole project was made possible by landowner and innkeeper Hubert Baumgartner. "We are very proud that we have succeeded in transforming the ski area into an attractive mountain bike mountain," he is quoted as saying in the Austrian media. In this way, climate change is helping mountain biking to gain acceptance in Austria. Even if the gain for nature is a relative one if new trails are dug up instead of using existing ones twice.