The terrain is steep, the bends are usually tight and the rocky ground is often slippery - which doesn't really suit the modern riding style with speed and flow. In fact, in Hindelang you are often stuck on the brakes and zigzag through choppy turns. Sometimes you have to be slow for the stunts and drops, sometimes fast. You need to hit the landings precisely, as there isn't much space on the narrow trail.
The routes
In principle, there is only one interesting route in Hindelang: Black Rock, 3.4 kilometres long, 523 metres in altitude. The descent begins with a few drops and jumps and leads through the forest, but then the terrain becomes increasingly steep. The rather narrow trail makes the route challenging, especially if you want to get air under your tyres. There are a few stunts, jumps and drops, but it's mainly about destroying altitude, whereby the tight bends usually keep the flow to a minimum. Highlight: a well-built 2-metre gap drop. Flow only comes far down. Here you are entertained by a successful Northshore construction (step-up, gap, etc.). With more speed, the trail undulates back to the valley station. An easy alternative is the Yellow Banana trail. Here, the operators have made it easy for themselves, as it goes downhill on gravel paths. Small wooden drops and berms are there to spice up the boring descent. Tricky: after all the mini-drops, there is suddenly a gap jump over a rock hole. If you jump too short here, you could seriously injure yourself!
Info
Routes 2 descents (3.4 km/523 metres altitude)
Lift Gondola
Start of the season Beginning of May
Opening hours 8.15 - 16.00
Day ticket Adult 23 €
Bike hire Yes
Driving technique school Yes
Info phone 08324 / 2404
e-mail info@bikepark-hindelang.de
Distances
Stuttgart 2.5 hours
Munich 2 hours
Frankfurt 4 hours
Berlin 7 hours
Innsbruck 2 hours
Basel 3.5 hours
CHARACTER
Freeride 2 out of 4 points
Slopestyle 1 out of 4 points
Downhill 2 out of 4 points
DIFFICULTY
Beginners 1 out of 4 points
Advanced 1 out of 4 points
Expert 1 out of 4 points
ConclusionOld school park in a beautiful Allgäu mountain setting with a challenging, steep, somewhat choppy descent. The alternative trails are not really worthwhile.
FREERIDE judgement 5.5 out of 10 points
Dimitri Lehner
Editor
