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EN ADVENTURE CYCLING LET THE HAPPINESS IN! » MOUNTAIN BIKE » E-BIKE/TREKKING » FREERIDE » ROAD BIKE » MORE TOURS Zell am See-Kaprun Tours APP DEAR CYCLISTS, welcome to the Bike Paradise Zell am See-Kaprun. Fun and action are high on the agenda when cycling or biking in Zell am See-Kaprun. Whether extremely sporty or at a leisurely pace, you will definitely enjoy the diversity of cycling and biking routes. Apart from general tips and information, this brochure also pro- vides details about various routes ideal for mountain bikes, perfect for challenging roadbike tours or the relaxing E-bike tour along the Tauern cycling track. Enjoy cycling and biking in this amazing natural landscape amidst glacier, mountain and lake in Zell am See-Kaprun. PROGRESS Download this brochure as PDF for your smartphone or tablet: http://zask.at/cycling BEYOND LOGIC GPS download of all tours: http://www.zellamsee-kaprun.com/en/activities/bike CONTENT • Mountain bike tours pages 4 - 10 JETZT MIT • Trekking and E-bike tours pages 11 – 17 HERZFREQUENZMESSUNG • Freeride tours pages 18 – 21 AM HANDGELENK • Road bike pages 22 – 27 • More tours pages 28 – 39 • Bike and sport events page 41 • Guided bike tours page 45 • Code of conduct for mountain bikers/cyclists page 46 • Information about the levels of difficulty page 47 • All huts in Zell am See page 48 • All huts in Thumersbach pages 48 – 49 • All huts in Kaprun pages 49 – 50 SUUNTO • Bike map and information about our bike app page 51 SPARTAN SPORT WRIST HR 3 Broschüre_Suunto_125 x 210.indd 1 05.04.2017 16:25:56 ERLHOFPLatte ROAD MARK 17 J EXCITING toURS DIFFICULTY: INTERMEDIATE DISTANCE: 21.5 km START: Thumersbach DURATION: ca. 2:30 h WITH stUNNING LoWEST ALTITUDE: 751 m ASCENT: 847 m HIGHEST ALTITUDE: 1.521 m DESCENT: 847 m VIEWS STOP: Enzianhütte GROUND: asphalt, gravel The tour starts in Thumersbach and first leads alongside Lake Zell in a southerly direction towards Bruck. A few 100 metres after Fischhorn Castle it continues to the left and down towards Erlhof- platte. Follow the 12 A signs here. At the junction towards Hund- stein continue down towards the valley past Ronachbauer and to the Enzianhütte. The Enzianhütte is the perfect place to take a break and enjoy some food and drink. Then continue back down through the valley towards Thumersbach. 4 5 MITTERBERG ROAD MARK 17 I MAISKOGEL-BACHLER TRAIL ROAD MARK 11 I DIFFICULTY: INTERMEDIATE DISTANCE: 4.5 km DIFFICULTY: DIFFICULT DISTANCE: 15.4 km START: Thumersbach DURATION: ca. 1:00 h START: Kaprun DURATION: ca. 2:30 h LoWEST ALTITUDE: 777 m ASCENT: 430 m LoWEST ALTITUDE: 779 m ASCENT: 908 m HIGHEST ALTITUDE: 1,207 m DESCENT: 0 m HIGHEST ALTITUDE: 1,675 m DESCENT: 908 m STOP: Gasthof Mitterberg GROUND: asphalt STOP: Unteraigen, Stangerbauer, GROUND: gravel, Heli’s Hütte asphalt, forest floor CH H RG T A I E B E E S RB R HOF HOF NR TTE ME KE TTE Ü KIRCH C H Gast MI E HOF THU S ’ I L RUN RUN Gast SCHN HE AP AP K K Depart centre of Thumersbach – turn up the mountain at the chapel in the centre of the village and ride to the Mitterberg turn off – turn left here and enjoy the fantastic views whilst taking the Take the route from Kaprun’s town hall pass the tourist office, over curves to the Mitterberg guest house. the bridge and turn left into the Schulstrasse; after about 80 m turn right into the Schaufelbergstrasse toward the Unteraigen and Stangerbauer mountain restaurants; approximately 100 m before the Stangerbauer you turn uphill right to ‘Heli’s Hütte’; you have reached the highest point here; now ride downhill to the valley over the Astenweg in the direction of the Bachlertrail, Schneckenbauer, (Au- bauer farm road) towards the Aubrücke (bridge). Turn left before the bridge and follow the ‘Tauernradweg’ back to the town hall. 6 7 THUMERSBACH-HUNDsteIN ROAD MARK 17 A KItzsteINHORN ROAD MARK 11 J DIFFICULTY: DIFFICULT DISTANCE: 14.3 km DIFFICULTY: DIFFICULT DISTANCE: 22.7 km START: Thumersbach DURATION: ca. 3:00 h START: Kaprun DURATION: ca. 4:30 h LoWEST ALTITUDE: 777 m ASCENT: 1,340 m LoWEST ALTITUDE: 779 m ASCENT: 1.952 m HIGHEST ALTITUDE: 2,117 m DESCENT: 0 m HIGHEST ALTITUDE: 2,452 m DESCENT: 547 m STOP: Enzianhütte, Statzerhaus GROUND: asphalt, STOP: Heli’s Hütte, Ederalm, Salz- GROUND: asphalt, gravel, forest floor burgerhütte, Häuslalm, Alpincenter gravel R M E M L L A A L TTE S S BURG Ü TTE Z U H R ÄU TTE L A RUND S H TE G NHÜ sa HÜ RH N li’ A R I E E Z CH HE N A INC ED E B P S statze L R A RUN ME AP K THU Starting from Kaprun municipal office go past Kaprun information Depart Thumersbach – Enzian hut (1.326 m) – Tödling alm – a few office – go right, cross the bridge and then turn left into Schul- curves below the Hahneckkogel – then an easy uphill run to the strasse; after ca. 80 m turn right onto Schaufelbergstrasse towards Ebner Scharte (1.873 m) – Statzerhaus (2.117 m). the Unteraigen / Stangerbauer picnic station; at the last bend on the right pass the Federal Forestry Office gates; follow the path to the turn-around area for the Köpfellift then on to Plani Mais- kogel; carry straight on to ca. 100 m before Heli’s Hütte on the right. Go down on Astenweg ca. 3.5 km then uphill via Ederalm – Salzburgerhütte – Häuslalm – Alpincenter. You have now reached the destination. 8 9 HOCHSONNBERG-PINZGAUER HÜTTE ROAD MARK 10 B ENJOY A RELAXING DIFFICULTY: DIFFICULT DISTANCE: 27.1 km START: Piesendorf DURATION: ca. 4:30 h LoWEST ALTITUDE: 761 m ASCENT: 1,090 m EXPERIENCE HIGHEST ALTITUDE: 1,851 m DESCENT: 1,090 m STOP: Hochsonnberghütte, GROUND: asphalt, Pinzgauerhütte gravel TTE TTE RGHÜ E RHÜ AE ONNB GU S Z NDORF NDORF IN P IESE IESE HOCH P P From Zell am See or Kaprun you reach Piesendorf on the ‘Tauern- radweg’. In Walchen take a right at the church and head to the Naglbauer farm – at the last bend before the Naglbauer, take a right towards the Mittereggbauer – continue along the forest road out to the Hochsonnbergalm – shortly before you reach it, take a right to the Pinzgauer Hütte. Return along the same route. Hochsonnbergalm and Pinzgauerhütte are also recommendable as single tours. 10 11 AROUND LAKE ZELL ROAD MARK E 1 ROMANTIC TRACK ROAD MARK E 2 DIFFICULTY: easY DISTANCE: 11.2 km DIFFICULTY: easY DISTANCE: 6.2 km START: Zell am See DURATION: ca. 0:45 h START: Kaprun DURATION: ca. 0:20 h LoWEST ALTITUDE: 757 m ASCENT: 40 m LoWEST ALTITUDE: 779 m ASCENT: 0 m HIGHEST ALTITUDE: 777 m DESCENT: 40 m HIGHEST ALTITUDE: 779 m DESCENT: 0 m STOP: Seecamp, Strandbad Erlhof GROUND: asphalt STOP: Auhof, Brückenwirt GROUND: asphalt, gravel U A CH UHOF A RUN A D D RIL EE EE B P A S S S R kap ss HOF AM AM NDB ME RUN RUN A LL LL ast R AP AP E E RLHOF CHLO THU G BURG K K Z Z S st E On the lake shore and the Uferstrasse you have the possibility to go The ‘Romantic Track’ is an ideal easy ride for the whole family. The around Lake Zell. The western part of the promenade goes straight tour leads through Kaprun and the swamp back to the village centre. along the lake, the eastern part leads along the Seeuferstrasse. From the centre of Zell am See you cycle along the lake shore in nothern direction to the Nordufer. Here you can take a break at Schloss Prielau with a small chapel built in 1730. On the track you have a great view on the Hohen Tauern mountains and on the Kitzsteinhorn glacier. Via Thumersbach and the preserve area in Schüttdorf you will get back to your starting point in Zell am See. 12 13 GERLING ROUND ROAD MARK E 3 ‘TAUERNRADWEg’ TO KRIMML ROAD MARK E 4 DIFFICULTY: easY DISTANCE: 33.6 km START: Zell am See DURATION: ca. 2:00 h DIFFICULTY: easY DISTANCE: 67.3 km LoWEST ALTITUDE: 757 m ASCENT: 150 m START: Zell am See DURATION: ca. 4:30 h HIGHEST ALTITUDE: 783 m DESCENT: 150 m LoWEST ALTITUDE: 757 m ASCENT: 500 m STOP: Gerlingwirt GROUND: asphalt HIGHEST ALTITUDE: 1,071 m DESCENT: 200 m U STOP: Aufhof, Libelle etc. GROUND: asphalt A T D D RIL EE EE P A S S ss AM AM NDB RLINGWIR A N LL E LL R E E CHLO RLHOF G E Z S st E Z L IRCH RG ILL K ILL E EE S U S B MM E S R RN N M AM KRI E D TTE I BR E LL A M NI E Z Cycle from Zell am See into the direction of Thumersbach until the turn-off Hoffmannsthalstrasse. Once you have passed Maishofen, carry on towards Gerling and Hof. Return to Zell am See via Bsuch in direction Gerling, Maishofen and on the Dechantshofenstrasse This beautiful tour starts in Zell am See. From there, follow the with following ride around the lake Zell. well-signposted ‘Tauernradweg’ to Krimml. Passing towns like Kaprun, Niedernsill, Stuhlfelden, Mittersill, Hollersbach and Neukirchen all the way to Krimml. Return to Zell am See by using the Pinzgaubahn railway. Of course, you can also take the Pinzgaubahn railway to Krimml and then return to Zell am See on the ‘Tauernradweg’.