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Windischgarsten 601m |
Langfirst 1.238m |
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31,6 |
Kilometer - KM |
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856 |
Altimeter total |
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Experience value (1-5) |
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Difficulty (1-5) |
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Webcams: Windischgarsten Hinterstoder |
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Opening times: 1. June to 31. October - 2 hours after sunrise to 1 hour before sunset. |
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The MTB - Tour Windischgarsten Langfirst in the National Park Kalkalpen (limestone alps) is a beautiful, medium mountain bike tour. On sunny weather, the 31.6 km not to create up to 2 hours because there are simply too many wonderful vantage points where you must stay. The MTB - Tour Langfirst is an official tour but unfortunately not signposted. The first time you have to fully rely on the GPS, or study a few times on the map. The tour begins in the center of Windischgarsten on the main road from the Tourist Office (Information Centre). After the first 160m in north-westerly direction you turn right into the Salzatal. After 1.9 km turn right in the district Mayrwinkl towards "Salzahütte". The first 2.5 miles are paved and have only a few altimeters. After the barrier, the forest road starts on the Wurbauerkogel. A few hundred meters after the hut Salzahütte followed by a 400m long single trail easy-to-traveled trail leads gently downhill. After 6 km, ending the forest road and flows into the asphalt road towards ORF - Channel Kleinerberg. This body is also somewhat confusing map, but you need only 2 times, turn left uphill. At km 7.3 is a small chapel at the left you continue on the paved road. Up there, the slopes are still very pleasant. Before the area of the National Park Kalkalpen Haslersgatter (Km 9 - 1,150 m) is reached, one has to cope with an average of 15% incline on a gravel road the most difficult section of the Mountain - Tour Windischgarsten. Short sections of which have up to 22%. After the breather on Haslersgatter is some 88 Hm and 1.3 km uphill to the highest point of the MTB - Tour Windischgarsten after 10.3 km. From here you get the best view-points on the Dead Mountains, National Park Kalkalpen, as the Haslersgatter is still in the woods. The 5.5 kilometers to the Dörflmoaralm are very light and only after the barriers Hanselreith up to the pastures Hanslalm and Dörflmoaralm a significant short pitch. On the 2.5 km long descent to the hut Zickerreith please watch out for hikers, the hike from the Hengstpaß to the pasture Dörflmoaralm. After Zickerreith we turn to the left and up on the Hengstpaßroad. After 300m at the pass turn right into the direction Egglalm. Until Egglalm the single road is paved. 200m after the Egglalm the slight increase on the dirt road to turn left. Approximately 800m after the Egglalm shortly after the start of the descent you have to turn left at the first right turn on the rocky and steep forest trail down to the valley Innerrosenau. This technically a little difficult forest road is one kilometer long and has a mean slope of 19%. Please also watch the gate that is in this section. Before the last 8 km long section along the paved road to Windischgarsten, one has at the Lambergerteich in Innerrosenau still a very good refreshment facilities. Also in Windischgarsten there after the tour, some very good pubs and restaurants with nice terraces. Out of respect for the animals in the National Park Kalkalpen is the mountain bike tour Windischgarsten - Langfirst only open from 1. June to 31. October in the period between two hours after sunrise to 1 hour before sunset. In particular, the grouse is highly susceptible to disturbance. And to the reproductive phase of the largest grouse in central Europe does not seem to bother you please as a responsible mountain bikers to the opening times. Moreover, should any visitors to the Limestone Alps National Park will consider the following rules to ensure that the natural beauty remains and will continue to receive the generations after us will get the chance to enjoy them fully.
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The Austrian National Park Kalkalpen encompasses the Upper Austrian Alps at 20.825 km² in the both alps Reichraminger Hintergebirge and Sengsengebirge. The seat of the Limestone Alps National Park is located in Molln. Additional visitor centers are in Windischgarsten and Reichraming. 81% of the national park are forest, 11% meadows and rocks and 8% are made of sandals. The forests consist mainly of spruce, beech and fir trees. In nature area (89%), there are virtually no human impact and in the preservation area (11%) is paid to the nature of tolerance. The largest mountain in the National Park Kalkalpen is the Hoher Nock with 1.963m. 88% of the National Park Kalkalpen, founded in 1997 include the Republic of Austria, 11% are privately owned and 1% is community property. Peculiarities in the National Park Kalkalpen is 200 km unspoiled streams, 800 sources, 30 forest communities, 50 mammal species, 80 bird species, over 1,000 flowering plants, mosses and ferns, 1,400 butterfly species and over 500 km riding, hiking, cycling and mountain biking trails in and around the national park Kalkalpen. Cave discoveries prove that the area was already settled before about 65,000 years. It was found in the cave Rameschhöhle stone tools and evidence of cave bears, cave lions, wolves and mountain goats. To date, more than 70 caves have been discovered. In the National Park Kalkalpen live some rare fauna such as the bear, lynx, beavers, dormice, otters, kingfishers, capercaillie, golden eagle, eagle owl, peregrine falcon, serpent eagle, etc. For research in the National Park area were over 40 meteorological stations set up the pass automatically between 4 und 16 clock, the weather - data to the central office. Of the 20 pastures in the conservation zone only a few are managed for sustainable tourism. The many offers visitors and guided tours as well as a wilderness camp is found on the website of the National Limestone Alps.
Windischgarsten is a 4.9 square kilometers in area small village in the district of Kirchdorf an der Krems / Traunviertel / Upper Austria. Approximately 2,400 inhabitants live in the beautiful health resort, situated amidst a beautiful mountain backdrop with the Haller walls in the south direction to Styria, the Sengsen-alps and the National Park Kalkalpen in the north and in the west of the Dead Mountains. Many shops, and nice inns with very good food and the traditional customs of the inhabitants make Windischgarsten to the cultural and economic center of the tourist region Pyhrn / Priel. Leisure activities in Windischgarsten: pool, summer toboggan run - Alpine Coaster, fitness trail on the Wurbauerkogel well as many other trails in the area of Windischgarsten, cycling, mountain biking, golf, skiing, snowshoeing, cross country and downhill skiing - Wurzeralm. The holiday Pyhrn / Priel consists of the municipalities: Hinterstoder, Vorderstoder, Spital am Pyhrn, Windischgarsten, Edlbach, Rosenau, Rossleithen, Klaus / Steyrling and St. Pankratz. Highlights of the holiday region Pyhrn / Priel are in the winter, the two ski areas Wurzeralm and Hinterstoder, as well as numerous cross country ski trails. E.g. the cross-country and biathlon center in the Innerrosenau at the foot of Hengstpaß with 25 km cross-country skiing and all facilities for the athletes. A part of the system can be supplied with artificial snow and in summer, the plant acts as skate park for inline skaters, ski scooter and shooting, with a 2-kilometer-long rail made of fine asphalt. Especially snow-altitude trails are found in the ski resorts Wurzeralm and Höss/Hinterstoder. Toboggan runs you'll find in Edlbach, Rosenau am Hengstpaß, Spital am Pyhrn and Hinterstoder in beautiful landscapes and make it possible that you can toboggan with lights in the Night. After a cold day outside, you can thaw in the panoramic swimming pool with sauna in Spittal am Pyhrn really amazing. In summer the hiking region Pyhrn / Priel in southern Upper Austria, on the edge of the Limestone Alps National Park is a very popular destination for hikers who appreciate the very scenic tours. The hiking in the tourist area offers many unspoiled forests, adventurous hiking in the many gorges, imposing mountain peaks with great views of the Alps and many cultivated pastures and huts in which all guests are catered for with the best local produce. The trails were covered with a uniform signage system that informs the next hiker path number and direction also on altitude and difficulty level. In addition to many cycling and mountain biking tours even the golf course in Windischgarsten is very interesting. On Wurbauerkogel in Windischgarsten can be first hike on the fitness trail to the top, look at the area of Panorama tower, and then go on one of the longest summer toboggan runs down into the valley. All who do not want to walk on the Wurbauerkogel in Windischgarsten, or simply drive more often on the summer toboggan run, there is also a chair lift. |
