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Bayralm is troubled by the onslaught of e-bikers

2022-09-10T06:31:19.441Z


Bayralm is troubled by the onslaught of e-bikers Created: 09/10/2022, 08:00 By: Christina Jachert-Maier The Bayralm is idyllically situated in a meadow hollow. There has always been a snack for day trippers there. But since e-bikers have been coming in droves, the quiet hours have become rare. © THOMAS PLETTENBERG With the triumph of e-bikes, the once dreamy Bayralm between Halserspitz and Sch


Bayralm is troubled by the onslaught of e-bikers

Created: 09/10/2022, 08:00

By: Christina Jachert-Maier

The Bayralm is idyllically situated in a meadow hollow.

There has always been a snack for day trippers there.

But since e-bikers have been coming in droves, the quiet hours have become rare.

© THOMAS PLETTENBERG

With the triumph of e-bikes, the once dreamy Bayralm between Halserspitz and Schinder has become a popular snack station on the route towards Erzherzog-Johann-Klause.

The work on the alp has changed with the rush of day trippers.

She hasn't gotten any easier.

Kreuth

The Bayralm is located in a sunny meadow hollow at 1040 meters, easily accessible via an eight kilometer long forest path.

It belongs to the ducal family, the Rottach farmer Xaver Büchl has leased it since 2007.

Young cattle from the Schlemmhof, which the Büchls family runs, graze there in summer.

The pastures are spread over three areas, some of which are up to 1600 meters above sea level.

There are currently 30 cattle up there, dairymaids drive the animals from one area to the other.

A lot of work actually, but there's still more to do in the hut.

Snacks and cakes have always been available there, but the demand has grown to an extent that Büchl could not have imagined when he took over the alpine pasture business 15 years ago.

"Maybe we wouldn't have done it then," he says.

Farmer Xaver Büchl always has a lot of work to do.

He leased the pasture from the ducal family © THOMAS PLETTENBERG

New challenges from the onslaught of cyclists

Büchl doesn't like to talk about problems, preferring to talk about challenges.

This has a lot to do with the fact that cyclists no longer have to be particularly fit to complete the Erzherzog-Johann-Klause round trip.

It's a classic, included in countless tour tips for mountain bikers.

It is considered light, and since there have been e-bikes, you don't need to be very fit.

The Bayralm is on the circuit and is ideal for a break.

A magnet for hikers, but even more so for cyclists, whose numbers have increased rapidly.

He rarely sees bikes without an electric motor these days, says Büchl.

And while in earlier times only well-trained athletes were out and about on two wheels in the mountains, people who have difficulties with their balance also dare to go to the Alm on e-bikes.

"Older people in particular are often very insecure," says Büchl.

"And if they see an animal, they're scared." Some end up in a ditch, many drive off the beaten track across alpine meadows.

All in all, the biker rush brings with it unknown burdens for the alpine economy.

"Of course we want everything to be right"

It is a matter of honor for Büchl that guests still experience the Alm as a feel-good place.

"Of course we want everything to be right," he says.

That the snacks taste good and don't run out, that there are enough drinks available.

"Meanwhile, taking care of the cyclists is more work than the cattle," says Büchl.

The Schlemmhof family takes care of the logistics.

That's not easy to do either.

But Büchl knows that the offer cannot be scaled back: "The number of people is increasing."

Recruitment is difficult

A couple works on the Bayralm, who have to do both the classic alpine work and the catering in the hut.

Finding the right people has become difficult, says Büchl.

Anyone who works on the Bayralm not only needs a knack for the cattle, but also for the gastronomy.

And the electronic world also plays a role in the actual alpine work.

Because there is no mobile phone reception on the higher-lying areas, dairymaids quit work in the middle of the alpine summer, reports Büchl.

For fear that they will not be able to get help in the event of an accident.

"We used to get by without a cell phone," says the farmer.

He himself checks upstairs once or twice a week.

There's always a lot to do.

Büchl doesn't think about quitting.

And even if it's sometimes swarming with bikers: at times you can just sit comfortably on the Bayralm.

Sometimes guests and friends come and unpack instruments.

Spontaneous music with guitar and zither - just like it always was.

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