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    Downhill Biking in Lech

    Gravity, Flow and Bikeparks on the Arlberg

    One cable car. One official trail. 1,400 metres of line. 220 vertical metres. Lech lets gravity speak first.

    Downhill trails & regional parks

    Schematic map
    Downhill trails & regional parksA schematic overview of the Burgwald Trail in Lech and two separate regional bike parks.LechLech valleyBurgwald TrailOberlech cable car · LiftBikepark BrandnertalLiftTrailpark HochjochLift
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    Downhill trails & parks

    Route guideLech valley + regional parks

    Burgwald Trail

    Ungraded
    Mixed · Ungraded

    Lech valley · Trail

    1.400 m · 220 hm

    Flow main lineHarder branchesOberlech cable car

    Bikepark Brandnertal

    Ungraded

    Regional park · Bike park

    Chairlift · new 2025 gondola

    ChairliftGondola 20253 main routes

    Tschengla Unchained

    Easy

    Bikepark Brandnertal · Trail

    Flowline

    FlowlineBikepark Brandnertal

    Tschack Norris

    Hardest

    Bikepark Brandnertal · Trail

    Hardest descent

    Hardest descentBikepark Brandnertal

    Trailpark Hochjoch / Silvretta Montafon

    Ungraded

    Regional park · Bike park

    ~7 km · 3 lines

    Hochjoch cable car~09:00–16:303 lines

    Hubertus

    Very easy

    Trailpark Hochjoch · Line

    Hochjoch line

    Trailpark HochjochHochjoch cable car

    Kilka Wald

    Easy

    Trailpark Hochjoch · Line

    Hochjoch line

    Trailpark HochjochHochjoch cable car

    Wolfsgruaba

    Difficult

    Trailpark Hochjoch · Line

    Hochjoch line

    Trailpark HochjochHochjoch cable car

    The Local Original

    The Burgwald Trail is Vorarlberg's first and only official freeride and enduro trail. Right beside the Oberlech cable car. Lift up. Your hands take care of down.

    1,400 metres long. 220 vertical metres of descent. One local line, built for repetition instead of detours.

    Just Lift. Just Drop. Just Lech.

    The Split

    The main line flows. Turns connect, speed builds. Then the trail splits: harder branch lines with drops and North Shore obstacles.

    Beginners stay with the flow. Pros choose more edge. One mountain, multiple decisions – and control stays with the rider.

    Just Flow. Just Choice. Just Control.

    The Code

    The colour scale is clear: green means very easy. Blue easy. Red difficult. Black extreme. A language to understand before the first metre.

    A full-face helmet and protectors are non-negotiable. Speed is part of the game. Respect is its entry ticket.

    Just Colour. Just Protection. Just Respect.

    The Next Valley

    A short drive away, Bikepark Brandnertal waits. A chairlift serves three main routes plus variants; a new 10-passenger gondola opened in 2025.

    The blue flowline Tschengla Unchained brings berms, waves, and jumps – with optional wallrides, North Shore features, and doubles. Tschack Norris is the hardest descent: root passages. Big jumps.

    Just Berms. Just Roots. Just Brandnertal.

    The Seven Kilometres

    Trailpark Hochjoch in Silvretta Montafon starts with the Hochjoch cable car. Its descents total roughly 7 kilometres – shared across three lines, not per line.

    Hubertus is green and very easy. Kilka Wald blue and easy. Wolfsgruaba red and difficult. The operating window: roughly 09:00 to 16:30.

    Just Three Lines. Just Seven Kilometres. Just Hochjoch.

    Local statusBurgwald Trail, Vorarlberg's first official freeride/enduro trail
    Dimensions1,400 m · 220 vertical m of descent
    AccessBeside the Oberlech cable car · lift-served
    BrandnertalThree routes · new 2025 gondola
    HochjochRoughly 7 km · three lines
    SafetyFull-face helmet · protectors · colour grading

    Just Gravity. Just Control. Just Lech.