Mountain bike enthusiasts as well as numerous representatives from sports, business, tourism and politics met yesterday afternoon in St. Corona am Wechsel, where state governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner officially opened the new pond trails in the Wexl Arena. The two trails are located between the Almrauschhütte and the reservoir: the new jumpline “Insta360 Line” with a length of 700 meters is the heart of the trail park expansion, and the “Flowtrail Upper Section” with a length of 750 meters will follow in the fall.
The state governor spoke of great joy at how this region had developed. “We all know that climate change is noticeable and noticeable and it was and is important to implement adaptation strategies in tourism too,” says Mikl-Leitner, by creating offers all year round. She recalled the time when St. Corona was still a pure winter destination, “back when the lifts were dismantled there was a lot of excitement, but today we have further developed St. Corona into a successful all-year-round destination that offers unforgettable experiences for the “In order to create such an offer, it not only requires good cooperation between the state and the communities, “but above all people like Karl Morgenbesser, who believed in this region from the very first minute and supported its development “Wexl-Trails” has provided significant support for the year-round destination,” emphasized the state governor.
Wexl Arena managing director Karl Morgenbesser thanked the state of Lower Austria for the “permanent support”, which contributed significantly to the development. But he said thanks above all to his “extremely awesome trail crew who build and maintain here. For all of them, this is not just a job, but a matter of the heart.”
Michael Gruber, Mayor of St. Corona, spoke of a project that could only be implemented through close cooperation across the entire region and with the support of the state. “A project from which both business and tourism benefit, but above all many sports enthusiasts.”
Helmut Miernicki, managing director of the Lower Austrian business agency ecoplus, also had his say, who also emphasized “the close partnership and the good cooperation”. The Wexl Trails funding project was supported by eco.plus regional funding from 2019 to 2024 with a budget of 500,000 euros and a funding rate of 50 percent.
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