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EN ADVENTURE CYCLING Zell am See-Kaprun Tours APP » MOUNTAIN BIKE » E-BIKE/TREKKING » FREERIDE » ROAD BIKE » MORE TOURS Audi Genuine Accessories DEAR CYCLISTS, welcome to the Bike Paradise Zell am See-Kaprun. Follow 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, your dreams. you will definitely enjoy the diversity of cycling and biking routes. You are eager to explore the most exciting corners of the Apart from general tips and information, this brochure also pro- world? Then you should combine your means of trans- vides details about various routes ideal for mountain bikes, perfect portation and discover our Audi Genuine bike rack. for challenging roadbike tours or the relaxing E-bike tour along the Tauern cycling track. www.audi.at/fahrrad Enjoy cycling and biking in this amazing natural landscape amidst glacier, mountain and lake in Zell am See-Kaprun. Download this brochure as PDF for your smartphone or tablet: http://zask.at/cycling GPS download of all tours: http://www.zellamsee-kaprun.com/en/activities/bike CONTENT • Mountain bike tours pages 4 – 11 • Trekking and E-bike tours pages 12 – 17 • Freeride tours pages 18 – 21 • 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 • Bike map and information about our bike app page 51 For more Information visit your local Audi partner. Sample pictures. 3 Audi_Radtraeger_125x210_19_TourZell_eng_v2.indd 1 15.03.19 13:19 ENZIANHÜTTE ROAD MARK 17 C EXCITING TOURS DIFFICULTY: INTERMEDIATE DISTANCE: 13.0 km START: Thumersbach DURATION: ca. 2:00 h WITH STUNNING LOWEST ALTITUDE: 760 m ASCENT: 500 m HIGHEST ALTITUDE: 1.250 m DESCENT: 500 m VIEWS STOP: Enzianhütte GROUND: asphalt, gravel 1500 1350 ENZIANHÜTTE 1200 1050 900 km 2 4 6 8 10 12 From Thumersbach into the Thumersbacher Landstrasse till Waldheim boom barrier – now 5 turns uphill till crossing Enzian- hütte – 3 more turns follow to Enzianhütte – downhill along the Erlberg valley road. 4 5 ERLHOFPLATTE ROAD MARK 17 K MITTERBERG ROAD MARK 17 I DIFFICULTY: INTERMEDIATE DISTANCE: 21.5 km DIFFICULTY: INTERMEDIATE DISTANCE: 4.5 km START: Thumersbach DURATION: ca. 2:30 h START: Thumersbach DURATION: ca. 1:00 h LOWEST ALTITUDE: 751 m ASCENT: 847 m LOWEST ALTITUDE: 777 m ASCENT: 430 m HIGHEST ALTITUDE: 1.521 m DESCENT: 847 m HIGHEST ALTITUDE: 1,207 m DESCENT: 0 m STOP: Enzianhütte GROUND: asphalt, gravel STOP: Gasthof Mitterberg GROUND: asphalt ENZIAN- HÜTTE KIRCHE GASTHOF GASTHOF MITTERBERG THUMERSBACH The tour starts in Depart centre of Thumersbach – turn up the mountain at the Thumersbach and first chapel in the centre of the village and ride to the Mitterberg turn leads alongside Lake Zell off – turn left here and enjoy the fantastic views whilst taking the in a southerly direction curves to the Mitterberg guest house. towards Bruck. A few 100 metres after Fischhorn Castle it continues to the left and down towards Erlhofplatte. Follow the 12 A signs here. At the junction towards Hund- stein continue down towards the valley past Ronachbauer and to the Enzianhütte. The Enzian- hütte is the perfect place to take a break and enjoy some food and drink. Then continue back down through the valley towards Thumersbach. 6 7 MAISKOGEL-BACHLER TRAIL ROAD MARK 11 I THUMERSBACH-HUNDSTEIN ROAD MARK 17 A DIFFICULTY: DIFFICULT DISTANCE: 15.4 km DIFFICULTY: DIFFICULT DISTANCE: 14.3 km START: Kaprun DURATION: ca. 2:30 h START: Thumersbach DURATION: ca. 3:00 h LOWEST ALTITUDE: 779 m ASCENT: 908 m LOWEST ALTITUDE: 777 m ASCENT: 1,340 m HIGHEST ALTITUDE: 1,675 m DESCENT: 908 m HIGHEST ALTITUDE: 2,117 m DESCENT: 0 m STOP: Unteraigen, Stangerbauer, GROUND: gravel, STOP: Enzianhütte, Statzerhaus GROUND: asphalt, Heli’s Hütte asphalt, forest floor gravel, forest floor ENZIANHÜTTE STATZERHAUS GASTHOF SCHNECKENREITH HELI’S HÜTTE THUMERSBACH KAPRUN KAPRUN Take the route from Kaprun’s town hall pass the tourist office, over Depart Thumersbach – Enzian hut (1.326 m) – Tödling alm – a few the bridge and turn left into the Schulstrasse; after about 80 m curves below the Hahneckkogel – then an easy uphill run to the turn right into the Schaufelbergstrasse toward the Unteraigen and Ebner Scharte (1.873 m) – Statzerhaus (2.117 m). 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, (Aubauer farm road) towards the Aubrücke (bridge). Turn left be- fore the bridge and follow the ‘Tauernradweg’ back to the town hall. 8 9 KITZSTEINHORN ROAD MARK 11 J HOCHSONNBERG-PINZGAUER HÜTTE ROAD MARK 10 B DIFFICULTY: DIFFICULT DISTANCE: 22.7 km START: Kaprun DURATION: ca. 4:30 h DIFFICULTY: DIFFICULT DISTANCE: 27.1 km LOWEST ALTITUDE: 779 m ASCENT: 1.952 m START: Piesendorf DURATION: ca. 4:30 h HIGHEST ALTITUDE: 2,452 m DESCENT: 547 m LOWEST ALTITUDE: 761 m ASCENT: 1,090 m STOP: Heli’s Hütte, Ederalm, Salz- GROUND: asphalt, 1,851 m 1,090 m burgerhütte, Häuslalm, Alpincenter gravel HIGHEST ALTITUDE: DESCENT: Hochsonnberghütte, asphalt, STOP: GROUND: Pinzgauerhütte gravel HÄUSLALM SALZBURGER HÜTTE HELI’S HÜTTE EDER GRUNDALM ALPINCENTER KAPRUN PINZGUAERHÜTTE HOCHSONNBERGHÜTTE PIESENDORF PIESENDORF Starting from Kaprun municipal office go past Kaprun information From Zell am See or Kaprun you reach Piesendorf on the ‘Tauern- office – go right, cross radweg’. In Walchen take a right at the church and head to the the bridge and then turn Naglbauer farm – at the last bend before the Naglbauer, take a left into Schulstrasse; right towards the Mittereggbauer – continue along the forest road after ca. 80 m turn right out to the Hochsonnbergalm – shortly before you reach it, take a onto Schaufelbergstrasse right to the Pinzgauer Hütte. Return along the same route. towards the Unteraigen / Hochsonnbergalm and Pinzgauerhütte are also recommendable Stangerbauer picnic sta- as single tours. tion; 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 Maiskogel; 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 – Salzburger- hütte – Häuslalm – Alpin- center. You have now reached the destination. 10 11 AROUND LAKE ZELL ROAD MARK E 1 DIFFICULTY: EASY DISTANCE: 11.2 km ENJOY A RELAXING START: Zell am See DURATION: ca. 0:45 h LOWEST ALTITUDE: 757 m ASCENT: 40 m EXPERIENCE HIGHEST ALTITUDE: 777 m DESCENT: 40 m STOP: Seecamp, Strandbad Erlhof GROUND: asphalt THUMERSBACH ZELL AM SEE ZELL AM SEE SCHLOSS PRILAU SCHLOSS SEERESTAURANT SEECAMP STRANDBAD ERLHOF On the lake shore and the Ufer- strasse you have the possibility to go around Lake Zell. The western part of the promenade goes straight along the lake, the eastern part leads along the Seeuferstrasse. From the centre of Zell am See you cycle along the lake shore in northern 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 Kitzstein- horn glacier. Via Thumersbach and the preserve area in Schütt- dorf you will get back to your starting point in Zell am See. 12 13 ROMANTIC TRACK ROAD MARK E 2 GERLING ROUND ROAD MARK E 3 DIFFICULTY: EASY DISTANCE: 6.2 km DIFFICULTY: EASY DISTANCE: 33.6 km START: Kaprun DURATION: ca. 0:20 h START: Zell am See DURATION: ca. 2:00 h LOWEST ALTITUDE: 779 m ASCENT: 0 m LOWEST ALTITUDE: 757 m ASCENT: 150 m HIGHEST ALTITUDE: 779 m DESCENT: 0 m HIGHEST ALTITUDE: 783 m DESCENT: 150 m STOP: Auhof, Brückenwirt GROUND: asphalt, gravel STOP: Gerlingwirt GROUND: asphalt GERLINGWIRT GASTHOF AUHOF GASTHOF BURG KAPRUN KAPRUN KAPRUN ZELL AM SEE SCHLOSS PRILAU SCHLOSS STRANDBAD STRANDBAD ERLHOF ZELL AM SEE Cycle from Zell am See into the direction of Thumersbach until the turn-off Hoffmannsthalstrasse. Once you have passed Maishofen, The ‘Romantic Track’ is an ideal easy ride for the whole family. The carry on towards Gerling and Hof. Return to Zell am See via Bsuch tour leads through Kaprun and the swamp back to the village centre. in direction Gerling, Maishofen and on the Dechantshofenstrasse with following ride around the lake Zell. 14 15 ‘TAUERNRADWEG’ TO KRIMML FUSCH FERLEITEN ROAD MARK E 6 ROAD MARK E 4 DIFFICULTY: INTERMEDIATE DISTANCE: 44,1 km START: Zell am See DURATION: ca. 1:45 h DIFFICULTY: EASY DISTANCE: 67.3 km LOWEST ALTITUDE: 747 m ASCENT: 400 m START: Zell am See DURATION: ca. 4:30 h HIGHEST ALTITUDE: 1,153 m DESCENT: 400 m LOWEST ALTITUDE: 757 m ASCENT: 500 m STOP: Gasthof Ferleiten, GROUND: asphalt 1,071 m 200 m HIGHEST ALTITUDE: DESCENT: Gasthof Bärenwirt, etc. STOP: Aufhof, Libelle etc. GROUND: asphalt FUSCH FUSCH WILDPARK FERLEITEN NEUKIRCHEN THUMERSBACH BRUCK KRIMML ZELL AM SEE ZELL AM SEE BRAMBERG MITTERSILL NIEDERNSILL ZELL AM SEE This route leads from Zell am See via Bruck into the beautiful Fuscher- This beautiful tour starts in Zell am See. From there, follow the tal Valley. Turning point: tollbooths Ferleiten. Take the same route well-signposted ‘Tauernradweg’ to Krimml. Passing towns like back and enjoy a tour around Lake Zeller See afterwards.