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Experience value (1-5) |
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Difficulty (1-5) |
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Webcams: Liezen Hohentauern Donnersbachwald |
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The goal of this highly recommended Oppenberg bike tour is the area in the beautiful mountain village Oppenberg - Liezen - Styria - Austria, on 1075Hm. By Liezen you drive by on the B113 at Selzthal and then you turn a few miles away shortly before Rottenmann at Strechau right towards Oppenberg. The increase on the bike tour after Oppenberg of Strechau at Rottenmann is demanding, about 6 kilometers long and is interrupted only twice by a flat section. Some short passages have a slope of about 15%. The last 2 kilometers before Oppenberg, along the bog are then almost flat. In Oppenberg sets the bike tour continues to the south into another little valley. After short downhill, which is still in the village of Oppenberg increases the road to Gulling / Winkel to a length of about 8km, almost without light and passes through a beautiful alpine landscape until 1110Hm. Especially from Oppenberg after Gulling angle you have very little traffic on this Alpine bike tour. Unfortunately, the cycling tour after Oppenberg has been a few years, a little shorter, as the owner of the hunting lodges have declared the last kilometers to the private road. But the narrow road is always in excellent condition for it. Back in Oppenberg you turn left and go over three small hills to reach Vorberg - 1114Hm. On the descent from Vorberg to Aigen im Ennstal, it is worth in any case stand for once to stay at the magnificent view to enjoy. By Vorberg we also see up to the Dachstein. The total length of the cycle tour in the Low Tauern to Oppenberg is 58.5 kilometers. Drive between Oppenberg and Aigen i. Ennstal because of the narrow street, and especially in tight corners and bends very careful because there is often very much split on the road. The village Oppenberg is located in Liezen and has about 280 inhabitants. The area is approximately 92km ². The very small and charming Alpine village Oppenberg offers its guests an intact, pure nature and tranquility for the perfect relaxation. The origins of Oppenberg go to the 12th Century. The settlement was made because of the earlier former ore mining in Oppenberg (copper, silver, gold, nickel, lead and cobalt.
Attractions Oppenberg / Styria: Church of Nativity |
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The Ennsvalley is in the middle of Austria and was named after the largest river in the valley. The Enns is a 254 kilometers long tributary of the Danube. It rises in the province of Salzburg in the Radstätter Tauern. From Salzburg the Enns flows eastwards through Styria. Between Admont and Hieflau in Upper Styria, the Enns breaks through a Narrow valley - the Gesäuse in the Ennstal Alps before it flows north to Upper Austria. In the last section is the Enns, the boundary between Upper and Lower Austria. Between the villages of Mauthausen and Enns empties the Enns, as 100m wide river, into the Danube. The Ennsvalley is one of the major valleys in Austria, and forms the geological boundary between the Northern Limestone Alps and the Central Alps south of the river Enns. The mountains of the northern Limestone Alps are often very steep and less forested than the south of the Central gentler mountains are more accessible for hikers. Where the mountains from east to west are becoming increasingly burdensome. The upper Ennsvalley at the border between the Austrian provinces of Salzburg and Styria, the Enns river flows south past the Dachstein glacier. The Dachstein 2.995m is the highest mountain in Styria. The people in the Ennsvalley live mainly from tourism and agriculture. The largest alpine winter sports region can be found around Schladming, Dachstein-Tauern-region. Who the mass tourism is not so wish, you can resort to the small ski areas further east, such as in Gröbming (Stoderzinken) Donnersbach (Planneralm Riesneralm) and Admont (Kaiserau). Beautiful country skiing areas are available in Ramsau am Dachstein, Tauplitzalm, Liezen / Pyhrn Admont / Kaiserau. This provides the upper and middle Ennstal for ski touring, snowshoe hiking, or simply seeking relaxation many wonderful tours and lonely remote valleys. In the spring, summer and autumn there are many hiking trails, bike trails and mountain bike tours in the Ennsvalley. The Ennsvalley is thus a wonderful holiday destination for skiers, snowboarders, ski mountaineers, skiers and those seeking relaxation in the winter, and many tourists come in summer, at the Enns valley to hiking, climbing, mountaineering, mountain biking and exploring by bicycle on one of the many cycling the beautiful Alpine area . The Gesäuse is popular with rafting and kayaking. In the Ennsvalley, many protected areas were created. Such as "Naturpark Sölktäler", Gesaeuse National Park and the Limestone Alps National Park. |
