This downhill trail is the centrepiece of the Schladming bike park and has a large fan club in the mountain bike scene - even internationally. Schladming is easy to reach. The town is only 20 minutes by car from the Salzburg motorway. A quick cable car ride takes you 1000 metres up to the summit station in no time at all. There are four routes. On the downhill you only want to start with a big bike. The descent is steep, rooty, peppered with challenging gaps, jumps and lots of curve combos. Ambitious downhillers rejoice. Newcomers to the park will be intimidated by the descent. The flow trail, on the other hand, runs gently down into the valley. Very gentle! Lots of bends (unfortunately too low berms) make the trail only interesting for absolute park beginners and families - it quickly loses its appeal for everyone else. The same applies to the rookie trail - but the bike park operators say that this is set to change from this season. Fun gimmicks are to provide more sensation.
Conclusion Legendary downhill route that demands a lot of riding skill. Freeriders and flow lovers won't get their money's worth.
PLUS Downhill route
MINUS One-sided, little freeride potential
Number of routes 3
Lift Gondola
Start of the season End of May
Info www.bikeparkplanai.at
Bike hire Yes
Price 30 Euro
Laurin Lehner
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