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Albinen : new Mountainbike Trail

Bike region Pfyn-Finges is famous for its wonderful mountain bike routes. What has been missing is an attractive route from Torrentalp to Flaschen. The mountain bike trail is now under construction.

Bike region Pfyn-Finges is known for its magnificent mountain bike routes, including the Torrenttrail (no. 141) and a stage of the Valais Alpine Bike (no. 41). However, an attractive route to Flaschen from Torrentalp, where the flowtrail already arrives from the Rinderhüutte, was lacking to develop summer tourism.

Launch of the construction

Following the completion of the technical report, the trail was approved under the Law “Itinéraires de Mobilités de Loisirs” (LIML) in 2022. Construction of the mountain bike trail is now under way! Construction is being carried out by the forestry service of the Leuk municipality, which is also responsible for maintaining the trails in general. Every week, our construction experts go out into the field to meticulously plan the trails using small flags. We use our app to ensure that the work is properly monitored.

The three sections of the mountain bike trail

Three sections compose the mountain bike trail, which is designed for families and a wide audience:
At Bowiiriwald, the trail will separate the flow of hikers and mountain bikers in this bottleneck.
In the central section, the mountain bike trail runs alongside a mountain pasture road. The new trail along the edge serves as a link between the upper and lower parts of the route. The optimal configuration and gradient of the slope will create a fun and attractive trail for mountain bikers, who will no longer have to use the exploitation road.
In the lower section, the existing footpath will be restored and reworked, particularly the turns that need to be adapted. The aim is to ensure that the path will be used for a long time to come and that maintenance costs will be kept to a minimum.

Objectives

The new trail going down from the Torrentbahn intermediate station must achieve or contribute to the following objectives:
To enhance the quality of the experience for all trail users in Leukerbad by concentrating and channelling mountain bikers in this area.
Discharge the existing footpath through the Boviri forest.
Protecting wildlife in the sensitive refuge area of the Boviri forest.
In the lowest section: promoting coexistence through infrastructure and awareness-raising measures, and thus preserving the trails.
Better use of the Flaschen - Torrentalp - Rinderhütte cable car, which is also in service in summer.
Increase in the added value of summer tourism in general.

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