wörschach weissenbach mtb tour styria alps

Wörschach

650m

Wörschachberg

1180m

Weißenbach bei Liezen

656m

14	Kilometer - KM
560	Altimeter total
4	Experience value (1-5)
3	Difficulty (1-5)

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Moderate mountain bike ride on the Wörschachberg of Wörschach, and heavy MTB - Tour of Weissenbach at Liezen after Wörschachberg. Scenic decisive on this MTB - Tour is the mountain - Hochtausing. Cyclists can ride in the direction of Wörschach also up to Wörschachberg, as the first 5 km are paved and the road is wide enough. Rest stop at the hotel "Panoramablick" where you bike after 4.5 km.

Mountain bikers ride the remaining 2 Kilomter on a good gravel road up to the saddle (1200 meters). There is also the junction that leads to the mtb - tour Langpoltnerklamml. With a mountain bike you can ride up to the Langpoltnerklamml. As some hikers take their cars to Langpoltnerklamml also expect at any time with a little traffic.

The descent of this mountain biking tour in Enns valley to Weissenbach / Liezen is technically difficult and sometimes dangerous if you drive carelessly or inattentive. Best in the upper section drive never faster than 20-25 km/h. The forest is in a good condition and has not specifically in the upper half of a lot of loose stones (up to 5-10cm). A few areas are very muddy. If you drive this MTB - Tour in the opposite direction from Weissenbach at Liezen, you must take into account that many loose stones cost a lot more power and you have to bike always full of concentrated.

Weissenbach at Liezen is a community with about 1.200 inhabitants in Upper Styrian Enns valley - Liezen - Styria - Austria. Weissenbach is located 3 kilometers east of the district capital Liezen at an altitude of 645m. Worth up to 1000m steep walls of the Weißenbacher walls are a few kilometers north of Weissenbach. In the majority of Dachstein limestone cliffs, there are existing only in the municipal district of Weissenbach at Liezen at the 42 caves with a length of up to about 1 kilometer.
In summer, Weissenbach at Liezen is an ideal starting point for many hikes and mountain tours e.g. to the Liezenerhütte, Hochmölbinghütte or Langpoltenalm. For mountain bikers and cyclists there are in the region a wide selection of mountain biking and bike paths. The Enns Cycle Path and the Alps mountain tour lead to the south by the river Enns in Weissenbach. Furthermore, there are at Weissenbach / Liezen a beautiful lake, tennis courts and an 18-hole golf course.
In winter, Weissenbach offers at Liezen a small lift, which is also equipped with floodlights for night skiing. As well as a skating rink, a skating rink for curling, winter hiking and cross country skiing.

The community Wörschach a few miles west of Weissenbach at Liezen also has about 1.200 inhabitants and is situated at an altitude of 643m. Also Wörschach is a very good starting point for hiking, mountaineering, cycling and mountain biking. Thus, for mountain bikers built Alps Tour Austria, goes up to the wonderfully situated Spechtensee from Wörschach.
Especially for children, the short walk (about 15 to 20min) to the ruins "Wolkenstein" is very interesting. The ruined castle since 19th Century was received today from a private club and offers a beautiful view over the Enns Valley and the Wörschacher Moor. Since in Wörschacher Moor of rare plants and animals such as the corncrake, there is a nature reserve.

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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.