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Gstatterboden 593m |
Hochscheibenalm 1195m |
Hieflau 481m |
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Kilometer - KM |
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751 |
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Experience value (1-5) |
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Difficulty (1-5) |
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Link to the current weather this Nationalpark Gesäuse MTB Tour |
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Webcams: Hall / Admont Weng / Gesäuse Johnsbach |
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The Hochscheibenalm MTB - Tour is because of the innovative National park operator, the official MTB - Tour of the National park Gesäuse - Ennstal - Styria - Austria. You can quietly enjoy the beautiful scenery without having to remember that every moment a "frantic hunter" jumps from the bushes. In addition, the MTB - Tour is very well signposted. Not just on the crossroads of the beautiful MTB - Tour but also from the pasture rusting signs are placed. You need not to study maps on the tour and can concentrate fully on the Mountain - Tour and the dreamlike landscape in Gesäuse. At the start and end of the MTB - Tour in Gstatterboden and Hieflau the Tour is well represented on a large board. This could merely observing some Tourist operators from the National Park operators. For the MTB - Tour will be to continue on the tour please don´t leave any litter, do not cause unnecessary noise and not drive on the remaining forest. The average slope of this mountain bike - tour to Hochscheibenalm is from Gstatterboden as well as Hieflau equal with 9.5%. The terrain of Hieflau is more evenly than by Gstatterboden, where is the profile at the beginning of very bumpy. Especially in the short, 27% strength gradient (100m) after about one kilometers inexperienced mountain bikers have to push their bike for safety. Also from the Kroißenalm to Hochscheibenalm are long climbs with 15%. Overall, the difference in level of Gstatterboden 626m and of Hieflau 716m. The 15 km mtb tour Hochscheibenalm in the National Park Gesaeuse of Gstatterboden after Hieflau you bike on a beautiful forest path and then 10 kilometers on the road back to Gstatterboden. Very nice is the resting place with the bike stand of wood directly from the Hochscheibenalm. Unfortunately, only the Kroißenalm is managed. On the Hochscheibenalm you have to support themselves. So if you want to have a break at the Kroißenalm, you should better start in Hieflau, because from the Kroisenalm after Hieflau the tour is easy downhill without a increase. Besides Kroißenalm is also the National Pavilion in Gstatterboden a good opportunity for a break. If you drive the Hochscheibenalm MTB - Tour at least once a year, one can observe very good as the whole area in the National Gesaeuse returns to its pristine form. Everything here is so left as is. The roads through the park but are kept clear already. There are a lot of deals each year in the National Gesaeuse to know nature better. |
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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.
The Gesäuse: The National Park Gesäuse in the Ennstal Alps - Gesäuse with 11,054 hectares, the third largest national park in Austria. The highest mountain is the Hochtor with 2370m. The two massifs Buchsteinmassiv and Hochtormassiv consist of Dachstein limestone and Ramsau dolomite. It's always very impressive how the Enns has blazed a path through the mountains. The Enns is specifically in the area of the entrance Gesaeuse not an inert, but a raging, wild river. If you want to do exactly, book a rafting trip on the Enns. The wild, romantic Gesaeuse is an attraction for thousands of hikers, whitewater paddlers, cyclists, hikers and those seeking relaxation. In Gesaeuse from 978m to 1723m, there are a total of 9 huts, which have their offerings designed specifically for walkers and climbers. The "capital" in the Gesaeuse, or "Xeis referred to is the small village Gstatterboden. The national park's pavilion in Gstatterboden is an opportunity to appeal on the bike lap Gesaeuse a longer break. The architecture of the building and a modern restaurant with a sunny terrace and good views are very interesting. The multimedia exhibition on geology, which also experiences in the natural park-located pavilion Gstatterboden, one very interesting way to learn more about the geology and origin of the Gesaeuse.
There are, for example, a virtual climb, a virtual downhill skiing on a glacier ice and a virtual flight over the National Park Gesäuse. The car park at the National Pavilion in Gstatterboden is also the starting point of the official Hochscheibenalm mountain bike tour passes through the middle of the National Park Gesäuse. An insider tip among all the mountain bikers, as it next to the demanding tour on the Hochscheibenalm (1195m), also the beautiful, natural landscape in the national Gesaeuse very good to know. The Hochscheibenalm MTB tour is recommended, as there are along the entire route, many excellent viewpoints. |
