Conquered "Down Under"
Styrian builds Australia’s largest bike park
When Juliane Wisata (44) emigrated from Gnas to Australia in 2003, she probably never thought she would one day build the country's largest mountain bike park, the "Mogo Trails Network", with her husband "Down Under".
It all started with a government tender to reforest the land in Batemans Bay, New South Wales, which was destroyed by bushfires in 2020, and to use it for tourism in harmony with the Aborigines living there. "The region's potential for mountain bike tourism was recognized and we were awarded the contract with our company Rocky Trail Destination," says Juliane Wisata, who has been successfully organizing mountain bike events with her husband Martin for years.
130 kilometers and 60 different trails
The first 70 kilometers of the park network have been open to the public since August 2024, and the entire route in the Mogo State Forest is due to open by April of this year. In total, the park will have 130 kilometers with 60 different trails of varying difficulty levels. "The park has the potential to attract 45,000 visitors in its first year," says Wisata proudly.
It is suitable for both professionals and beginners. Unlike her husband, who has taken part in the Australian Crocodile Trophy eleven times on his bike, Wisata herself is a newcomer to mountain biking. "When we first moved to Australia, we didn't have a car. So we bought bikes." That's how they explored the country. In 2009, the Styrians finally organized their first mountain bike race in Sydney.
"Visiting Gnas is always a recharge of energy"
Despite her huge successes in Australia, she has never given up her love of home: "Visiting Gnas is always an energy boost. I particularly enjoy the hills then. Our nine-year-old son Cosmo says himself that he is growing up trilingual: with English, German and Styrian! He even speaks the Gnas dialect."
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