st. gallen erb bike tour cycling gesäuse

St.Gallen

510m

Erbsattel

671m

Großreifling

515m

10	Kilometer - KM
161	Altimeter total
3	Experience value (1-5)
2	Difficulty (1-5)

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From St.Gallen are on the Erb bike tour to pass "Erb" approximately 4 kilometers. The last 2 kilometers have a moderate slope. The 161 meters of the Erb bike tour should not pose a problem for road bikers. The Landscape in the area around the National Park Gesäuse is very beautiful. Along the road there is also admire some works of art. From the succession after the departure Großreifling is not steep. Here, you can relax, because in Großreifling follow a short, steep climb to Landl, when you drive a long bike tour through the Gesaeuse towards Hieflau.
The "Erb" is a small alpine pass in Styria - Austria - and also a starting point for some wonderful hiking tours in Gesaeuse / Styria e.g. hike on the mountain "Kleiner Buchstein" and the Ennstaler hut.

St. Gallen: The 1.600 inhabitants belonging market town of St. Gallen is located in the district Liezen / Upper Styria, on the border to the neighbouring province of Upper Austria. Because of its wonderful nature is St. Gallen a member of Nature park "Steirische Eisenwurzen" and the National Park Gesaeuse. In the 12th Century the Monastery Admont let the area near St. Gallen deforest due to the existing water and forest wealth and to the 19 Century was then processed the iron ore from the Erzberg. From this time are the beautiful houses in the center of St. Gallen. St. Gallen lies on the iron road, but this is now only for tourism purposes.

In the 13th Century, the castle Gallenstein was built to protect the population and as the seat of the Administrative. The castle was restored again by the Castle association Gallenstein. The castle Gallenstein is now a very popular destination and a venue of some cultural events. The annual festival of St. Gallen, which takes place in late August, has been something like a real festival character.
A special innovation is the water park Eisenwurzen in St. Gallen. Designed especially for children very interesting theme park offers many facilities around the theme of water. The children and their parents can deal all day active on the issue of water and learn a lot and gain some experience. The offer is so varied that you can spend the whole day in the water park Eisenwurzen. There are many devices available to the water to dam, divert to drain away, and transported back to the height. With a canoe you can drive on to 3 associated with locks and dams from. In a small pond is a water that is connected via a suspension bridge to the shore. Furthermore, the children love to go on the raft, climb, slide and play on the sand castle. In a small forge and saw mill operated by water, regularly hosts small shows.

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.