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The community Donnersbachwald is located in a south-facing side of the Ennstal - Liezen - Styria - Austria. The parking lot at the start of the designated mountain bike trails in Donnersbachwald is reached after 18 kilometers from the junction of the B320 federal road on Irdning and Donnersbach on the B75. Donnersbachwald is a small community with a population of 400 at an altitude of 980-1100m. In the summer Donnersbachwald provides specifically for hikers and mountain bikers many leisure activities. The 9 MTB tours in Donnersbachwald and the Planneralm include easy to difficult mountain bike tours. From the cozy family-friendly mountain bike tour to Riedleralm long and up to 28 degrees steep slopes on the mountain bike tour Riesneralm and Mörsbachalm, to the single-track trails on the Lärchkaralm and Stallaalm mountain bike tour. All mountain bike tours have their starting point at the parking lot in Donnersbachwald and therefore we can combine trips together beautifully. Should you get not enough by the wonderful mountain bike tours in the Austrian Alps.

To ensure we cyclists and mountain bikers in Donnersbach im Ennstal continue the wonderful opportunity offered to exercise formally in such a beautiful valley of the Austrian Alps to our beloved sport of mountain biking, it is of extremely great importance that keep all of us on the following rules and agreements . For, in addition to tourism, as elsewhere, hunting, forestry and agriculture in Donnersbachwald is important too. We must understand and respect the interests of farmers, forest owners, foresters and hunters.

Opening times: Mid-May to late September from 8-18 Clock

Hikers have priority: We drive carefully and select our speed so that we can stop at any time if necessary. Pedestrians to pass more slowly, and we are paying particular attention to children, the speeds and distances can not yet assess how we adults. A friendly welcome and a "thank you" when the walkers pave the way to help the mutual understanding and thus the image of mountain bikers.

Respect for nature: We only drive during daylight hours and keep to the specified opening times. In the woods we go no earlier than 3 hours after it has become clear and leave the forest again and 3 hours before dark. We take our garbage with us again and avoid unnecessary noise. We leave nothing but our tire tracks and only take with our impressions. During braking, we sure do not block the wheels.

We drive on the roads and paths on which allows mountain biking and cycling specifically, or is not prohibited. We never run wild through the woods. There are many special downhill trails in Austria.

Uphill, it is also very important to set up the helmet.

We are approaching the grazing in the slow tempo and prevent possible panic reactions. Also, we once again close the pasture gate very carefully. In encounters with wild animals, we adhere to in order to give them the opportunity to remove themselves without panic.

The bike tour to prepare well: Take a cell phone, tools, and a small pharmacy with an emergency. Before beginning the bike tour, we look for options again if our bike is technically ok. To us not technically or stamina to overwhelm us, we inform in advance about the bike tour and observe the weather, which is in high alpine terrain, the weather turn very quickly. When a storm was coming, then we are looking for a suitable shelter in time. Before ascending the difficult passages of the doubt and just push the bike.

The community Donnersbach located a few miles south of Irdning in Ennstal - Liezen - Styria - Austria. Covering an area of 73.35 kilometers ² live about 1,200 inhabitants. Donnersbach developed after ore mining (gold, iron, zinc, lead and silver) in the 20th Century into a tourist resort with the ski area Planneralm. In the summer Donnersbach and Donnersbachwald is a popular destination for hikers, mountain bikers and cyclists. The Wölzer Tauern offer many beautiful and mostly easy hiking trails to a height of about 2.300m to 2.500m.

By Donnersbach an 11-kilometer mountain road leads to the Planneralm. At an altitude of 1,600 m from Planneralm the highest ski village in Styria and offers with 13 huts and mountain restaurants in addition to good food, wonderful hotels and après-ski. The "Plannerkessel" has a very sunny location with a wonderful panorama. 15 Trails kilometers (2 easy, 11 medium, 2 hard) and 5 lifts (2 chair lifts, 2 surface lifts and 1 rope lift). On the Planneralm there are almost only natural snow, for one because of the high altitude also can provide early December to April.

Attractions Donnersbach - Planneralm: Ägydikirche - church ruins from the 13th century, Castle Church - used since 1786 as a church that bears witness to hammer home the former stimulate mining activity in Donnersbachtal, Laces distillery on the Planneralm, Donnersbach places special emphasis on the floral arrangements. Award as the most beautiful flower village in Styria and Austria.

Leisure Donnersbach - Planneralm in the winter: cross country skiing - 4 km (classic and skating), skiing, snowboarding, toboggan run 1km long, 4 km winter hiking, snowshoeing, paragliding.

Leisure Donnersbach - Planneralm in summer: hiking, cycling, mountain biking, tennis, soccer, archery at Planneralm.

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.