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This stage is a real challenge, finishing with a climb over the Kitzbüheler Horn and down to Kitzbühel’s town centre
From the start at the roundabout, first you cycle towards the main square and continue along the road to the river, going past the Le Pirat outdoor center. Shortly thereafter, you cross over the river and main road. Then there’s a short ascent up to the road to Kitzbühel, which you stay on until junction "248 Klausenberg-Eggenalm". Next is an ascent to around 1000m above sea level. Cycling in a southerly direction along the side of the valley you will come to a fork in the road with signs for “249 Straubingerhaus-Eggenalm”. Here you turn right and the road descends for 5 kilometers towards Erpfendorf. Joining cycle path no. 18, you now cycle along the river, past Erpfendorf and past Kirchdorf, until you reach the footbridge across the river. There you turn left following the green bike trail signs for St. Johann in Tirol and then for Fieberbrunn. In the hamlet of Mühlbach, before you get as far as Fieberbrunn, you leave the cycle path and cycle down to the road at the bottom of the valley. After going along the road for about 500m you take the turn to the Kitzbüheler Horn (254). Now the ascent to the Hornköpflhütte begins (approx. 3 hours). After reaching the restaurant, the gravel road continues through the ski area for a further 2.5 kilometers until you reach the tarmac Panoramastrasse road that will take you down the Kitzbüheler Horn. Before the road reaches the bottom of the valley, you turn left just after going across a small bridge and continue along that road to the center of Kitzbühel.
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A scenic, moderately difficult tour with steep sections through beautiful alpine terrain on the Hohe Salve. The first section of the "Kat Bike Sport +" MTB tour requires strength and stamina. After the asphalted road to the middle station, the composition of the trail becomes more challenging. Here begins a gravel road along route 268 to the reservoir on the Kleine Salve and on through alpine pastures. After the highest point of the stage at 1,600 meters and the Salvensee lake, there should still be enough energy left for a steep descent on gravel. Only at an altitude of around 1,120 meters does the trail rejoin an asphalt road down to Brixen im Thale.
Up to the Hohe Salve
From Hopfgarten, follow the MTB route 269 towards the Hopfgarten middle station. The tour first leads up the Lindrainweg on tarmac.
After a few more hairpin bends, the trail leads past the Hopfgarten middle station. From there, follow MTB route 268 along the gravel path until you reach the beautiful alpine slopes at the foot of the Hohe Salve. You can recognise the Gasthof Rigi from afar. But just before you reach this waymark, it is worth making a detour to the Kleine Salve with its idyllic reservoir directly below the summit.
Rest at the Alpengasthof Rigi
After a nice souvenir photo of the reservoir on the Kleine Salve, you continue towards the Alpengasthof Rigi. Here, at the latest, you have earned a stop and a refreshing drink. And the best thing about it: everything tastes even better on the sun terrace with a view like this.
Descent to Westendorf
Once you have regained your strength, you now follow MTB route 297, which initially takes you briefly uphill but soon takes you to the Salvensee lake, another highlight of the tour. From here you cycle downhill towards Westendorf. Passing the Hohe Salve reservoir, you finally reach the village of Westendorf in Brixental Valley via a few bends. There you change to the opposite side of the valley and follow the Brixental Valley cycle path towards Brixen, where you reach your destination for the day.
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Alpine one-day MTB tour with several trail options for experts to professionals. The second stage of the "KAT Bike Sport Plus" tour leads from Brixen i. Th. via the Wiege on the Gaisberg to the Spertental on the Rettenstein. Once at the top, the Wiegalmtrail is the first trail option. After the Juifenkamm, bikers can choose between the Fleckalmtrail (difficult) and the Hahnenkammtrail (moderately difficult) to get back down to the valley. If you don't want to ride a trail at all, you can take the forest road towards Kitzbühel. From the Schwarzsee lake, you finally roll comfortably along a cycle path to Oberndorf.
High up with variants
The second stage of our bikepacking trip through the Kitzbühel Alps takes us from Brixen im Thale to Oberndorf in Tyrol. With the Wiegalm Trail and the Fleckalm Trail (or whatever option you choose here), 2 real challenging trails are waiting for you! You don't dare to ride the single trails? You can follow the forest road.
Up to the Wiegalm
We start quite directly and without detours uphill along the Brixenbach. A beautiful forest road with a gentle incline at first, before the steep road with many serpentines up to the Wiegalm. After about 700 meters of ascent we arrive at the top of the Wiegalm. In bad weather, however, the Alm is closed.
The Wiegalmtrail is marked in red. The markings are like in skiing: Blue is easy, red for advanced and black for very experienced mountain bikers. That means you should definitely have solid mountain biking experience here. Parts of the trail are steep and narrow with technically challenging turns. An incredibly beautiful flow trail in the middle is probably the highlight of the Wiegalm Trail! Further down in the forest it becomes steeper again and you have to lift your bike over a cattle fence. Below we come back to the forest road and finally we come out down in the valley near Aschau.
You prefer to stay on the forest road? Instead of turning right at the top to the Wiegalmtrail you can follow the forest road in the direction of Aschau. At the bottom you will reunite with the Wiegalm Trail.
At the bottom of the valley, the original route turns right (direction south) to Aschau. From there we follow the Aschau bike path deep into the valley towards the impressive Rettenstein. Before that we turn left at the Ragstattalm and follow the forest road upwards to reach the Aschauer Höhenweg.
ATTENTION
At the time we documented this route for you, the Aschauer Höhenweg was unfortunately closed and will probably not be finished before 2023.
There is an alternative: Once down in the valley, the original route turns right (compass direction south) to Aschau, while we turn left, to the north. We follow the road to Rettenbach until we reach the bridge over the Rettenbach. Directly before the bridge we turn right onto the Issbühelweg and follow it uphill. Shortly after Issbühel we turn left and leave the asphalt. We follow the path towards Hiesleggalm and soon we are at Usterkaralm on the original route.
So many trails. The dilemma of choice.
Now we are already at the top of Pengelstein!
In fact, now you are spoiled for choice: You are very experienced mountain bikers with full suspension mountain bikes and protective clothing? Then the Fleckalmtrail will give you the ultimate adrenaline kick. This is a black trail, so you should be sure of what you're doing here 😉.
Directly across from the Fleckalm lift is the blue Hahnenkammtrail. A really nice flow trail that will challenge you and shake you up, but without technical challenges like jumps or extreme root trails. You would rather do without single trails and ride downhill on a forest road? Instead of going up to the Fleckalmbahn to get to the trails, you can follow the forest road towards Kitzbühel.
Via Schwarzensee to Oberndorf
Now we simply follow the bike path and arrive in Oberndorf without any stress or traffic via the Schwarzensee lake. Another stage done! Have a good rest.
Up to the Harschbichl
Without major detours we head from Oberndorf in a southerly direction and then with an arc in an easterly direction up towards the legendary Kitzbüheler Horn. Steep and on many serpentines the road winds upwards. About 7km uphill, but we’re going up for a good reason!
A beautiful forest road with smooth turns and a few serpentines brings us down to the middle station of the Harschbichlbahn. Here we ride along the reservoir and come to the beginning of the Harschbichl Trail.
Harschbichl Trail or forest road
A red trail that invites with a beautiful gate made of wood for an extra portion of fun! 145 turns with north-shore elements and a few bridges, much in the forest but also with great views are ahead of us! A few roots, but also a few steep passages are in it, but an experienced mountain biker will get down here well and with a big grin!
You would rather skip the trail? To the right you can instead descend via the forest road.
At the bottom we arrive in St. Johan in Tirol where we follow the Achendamm along the gently babbling river via Kirchdorf to Erpfendorf. If you like, you can treat yourself to a cool refreshment for your calves at the Kneipp facility right in the village centre!
Pillersee nature paradise
We follow the cycle path into the centre of Waidring and turn right at the crossroads towards St. Ulrich am Pillersee. Before we reach the Pillersee, however, it is worth taking a detour into the Weißbachschlucht gorge. The gravel road winds its way through the rocky gorge and the Weißbach rushes along below. A natural highlight that you shouldn't miss!
We cycle south below the Rechersberg back to Pillersee. The cycle path along the lake is one of the most beautiful in the region. First along the Grieslbach stream, then directly by the lake, then through the incredibly beautiful moorland landscape all around.
After the lake, the route climbs slightly and we follow the cycle path on perfect narrow gravel paths towards the Wiesensee. Once we reach the lake, the Kneipp facility invites us to refresh our tired calves! The route then continues to the church and then a short stretch along the main road to the crossroads in the district of Feistenau.
Destination in Fieberbrunn
At Gasthof Eiserne Hand, the route leads slightly downhill towards the centre of Fieberbrunn. After the Hauser joinery, the route climbs a few more metres uphill to the Lärchfilzhochalm. Here the route branches off to the right along the ‘Jägersteig’ forest path to the Streuböden middle station. Now all trail lovers have another opportunity to take one of the three trails to the valley station of the Fieberbrunn cable cars. The leisurely option continues along the forest path into the valley. From here, it's downhill to the main road and along the cycle path to the finish in the centre of Fieberbrunn.
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Final sprint! The 115 kilometres of this extra stage are for those whose legs aren’t tired yet. Around 60% of the route is on tarmac, so you can cover a fair few kilometres at a brisk pace – and this time without any luggage.
Made in the Cotswolds. Published by Éditions Système D Ltd.
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