The legendary Flow Country Trail in Petzen is the longest mountain bike flow trail in Europe. Built by a professional crew it opened two years ago on Mount Petzen in Carinthia and is 11 km long - an absolutely must ride for every mountain biker! In July, riding skills experts from the how-to website fahrtechnik.tv will host a flow camp with coachings and riding.
Austria’s first certified “Flow Country Trail” was built by Diddie Schneider, one of Europe’s best mountain bike trail designers. The trail is ideal for beginners because it doesn’t require any specific technical skills. With your bike safely stowed, you can comfortably ride the mountain railway up to the trailhead. Then, on the way down towards the valley, mountain bikers can really show what they’re made of as they wind their way down the track and over jumps with fun waiting for them at every turn. The trail also offers panoramic views over the surrounding lake and valleys of Southern Carinthia, all inviting you to stop and enjoy. A training course with a dirt park and pump track as well as an area for children is also in the works for the area at the base of the mountain so that newcomers can get a feel for the sport.
Depends on what you're riding. It seems like you'll be fine on a 4X hardtail if you've got the skills (and endurance). It is a trail for a big audience hence also rideable on many different bikes.
Ride it for sure 100 times already and have to say that you always find even better line as a ride before... Gondola is nice and very fast. In 8 minutes you are on the top and you need at least 20 minutes to come down again. Few hours after rain and the track is perfect for ride. Be careful, you can be easy to fast. First run always make it very easy to learn the track. However, this is the flow trail to remember. If you want to make your chick loving MTB, bring her here...
Yea love it - one of a kind...
the funny thing about it is that there is not one bumb in that track but when it comes to charging your run even pro riders get hurt on that track... As seen at the Black hole Enduro Race
A great day out after relentless rocky trails of Slovenia! Its surprisingly tiring though, hard on your back. No need to pedal at all the whole way down A really well built trail that was still looking immaculate at end of season! Last September: youtu.be/PJZHJsjDxcY
I'm taking my lad there this summer, just hoping I can hire him a 20" bike for the day.
I'm really planing a trip there this summer . My question is since I haven't found anything clear about it , how to you get at top ? Is there a gondola or something ?
Gondola is nice and very fast. In 8 minutes you are on the top and you need at least 20 minutes to come down again. Few hours after rain and the track is perfect for ride. Be careful, you can be easy to fast. First run always make it very easy to learn the track.
However, this is the flow trail to remember. If you want to make your chick loving MTB, bring her here...
Its surprisingly tiring though, hard on your back. No need to pedal at all the whole way down
A really well built trail that was still looking immaculate at end of season! Last September: youtu.be/PJZHJsjDxcY
I'm taking my lad there this summer, just hoping I can hire him a 20" bike for the day.
Or put an armchair on 6" wheels and have at it