Flow trail
Flowtrail (also flow trail or flow trail ) describes a type of route for mountain biking . Flowtrails are specially designed as routes for MTBs and can be found almost exclusively in bike parks in Germany.
Flow trail concept
The Flowtrail concept is based on the "Flow Country Trail" of the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) . The first route published in Germany was the Flow Country Trail on the Geißkopf in Bischofsmais. The German Mountain Bike Initiative (DIMB) adapted the concept as flow trails to German conditions. The route layout and the route play a central role here. With the Stromberg flowtrail, the first flowtrail certified by DIMB was opened in 2011.
A flow trail is a mountain bike route on which a liquid or flowing (Engl. Flow) is possible with the mountain bike within the entire route. The construction with curve outer edge elevations (adjacent) and waves creates a rollercoaster feeling. These routes can, depending on the performance of the respective driver, be driven through at a relatively constant high speed.
A flow trail is characterized above all by its relatively flat surface and the lack of technically demanding sections such as tight hairpin bends, rough stone and root fields. Such sections would disrupt the flow by repeatedly reducing the speed .
The flow trail, which is often quite winding, usually includes numerous outwardly drawn curves, so-called banked curves, also known as local residents in technical jargon . These enable the curves to be negotiated at a relatively high speed. Small to medium-sized jumps, mainly tables, and light wooden elements called North Shore can also be found on these routes, but they can usually be avoided over a wide area. This means that a flow trail is usually also suitable for inexperienced mountain bikers and for mountain bike riders with little suspension travel.
FlowCountry Trails according to the IMBA concept are laid out in a wide construction and almost entirely without kickers, drops or other obstacles.
Routes according to the DIMB concept are usually built with routes of various weights. There are no obstacles on the blue line, the red line contains easy to moderate jumps and the black line offers higher jumps and obstacles.
FlowCountry trails based on the IMBA concept and blue flow trail lines based on the DIMB concept are suitable for beginners.
The mostly artificially created flow trails are mainly found in bike parks . Since these, in contrast to other often natural mountain bike routes such. B. Enduro trails, for which operators are very maintenance-intensive, there are also relatively few.
Flow trails in Germany
- Goslar : Bikepark Hahnenklee, route length: 1.3 km
- Stromberg : Stromberg Flowtrail (DIMB certified), route length: 8.2 km circular route, 3.8 km downhill runs
- Bischofsheim in the Rhön : Flowtrail Kreuzberg (DIMB certified), route length: 2 km descent
- Bad Endbach : Flowtrail Bad Endbach (DIMB certified), route length 2.2 km descent
- Bad Ems : Canyon Flowline, route length: 3.8 km
- Bischofsmais : Flow Country Trail on the Geißkopf (IMBA), route length: 2.2 km
- Ottweiler : Flowtrail Ottweiler (DIMB certified), route length 2.5 km
- Rabenberg : Taster Loop, route length: 5.7 km
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Flow country trail ( Memento of the original from November 7, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Description of the IMBA. Accessed November 3, 2017
- ↑ Flowtrails description of the DIMB. Retrieved November 3, 2017
- ↑ Canyon Flowline route description of the Emser Bike Park. Retrieved November 3, 2017
- ↑ Flow Country Trail Description of the route for the Geisskopf Bike Park. Retrieved November 3, 2017
- ↑ Button loop description of the route for the Trailcenter Rabenberg. Retrieved November 3, 2017
