Torsattel Wildalpen-Gams

Characteristics

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The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty medium

Route 25,4 km

Time 2:30 h

Uphill 805 hm

Downhill 890 hm

Highest point 1085 m

The mountain bike tour between Wildalpen and Gams leads through the wild and romantic area of the Gesäuse. The route runs via the Torsattel along the Gamsbach stream. Mostly on forest roads, through unspoilt mountain forests, over alpine pastures to panoramic viewpoints with views of the Gesäuse and the Hochschwab group.

The route always leads us along forest roads without ever having to turn off, mostly uphill to the Torsattel. From here, the route goes steadily downhill over beautiful alpine pastures between rugged rocks until, after approx. 18 km, we reach a country road in the Krautgraben. We follow this on asphalt, always out of the valley, along the Gamsbach and the beautiful Nothklamm gorge to Gams.

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From Vienna: A1 Westautobahn exit Ybbs via Wieselburg, Scheibbs and Lunz/See to Göstling an der Ybbs continue in the direction of Palfau, at the Erzhalden junction turn off to Wildalpen.

From Vienna, Eisenstadt: Semmeringschnellstraße S6, near Mürzzuschlag onto the B23 Mariazeller Bundesstrasse and Mürzsteg and Wegscheid to Gusswerk and on the Hochschwab Bundesstrasse B24 to Wildalpen.

From Linz: A1 to Voralpenkreuz junction, A9 to Windischgarsten, Unterlaussa, Altenmarkt, Grossreifling, Palfau and Wildalpen

From Salzburg: A1 on A9 to exit Ardning/Admont, Gesäusebundesstrasse and B24 to Wildalpen

From Graz: A9 Pyhrnautobahn, exit, Traboch (near Leoben) via Präbichl/Eisenerz, Hieflau, Landl, Gams to Palfau at the Erzhalden junction turn off to Wildalpen.

Start of the route is approx. ?km before Wildalpen coming from Palfau. Take the forest road to the right in Fischerau

The easiest way is in Wildalpen and cycle the B24 to the starting point in Fischerau.

We start in Fischerau (Wildalpen) and drive along the forest road to the barrier. We can drive around this barrier on the right. The route now always leads us along forest roads without ever having to turn off, mostly uphill past the Muselhütte to the Torsattel. From here, the route goes steadily downhill across beautiful alpine pastures between craggy rocks. When we reach another barrier, we push the bike past it on the left and immediately turn right. After about 18 km we come to a country road in the Krautgraben. In front of us we see a small old sawmill, which we pass and cycle along the Gamsbach until we reach the junction Buchsteinrunde (Trans National Park). We continue straight ahead out of the valley and ride the beautiful Nothklamm gorge to Gams.

A first aid kit belongs in the rucksack as well as the mobile phone (Euro emergency call 112), a repair kit, warm clothing, rain protection, light and enough food and drink.

Gloves and goggles protect hands and eyes.

Maps or GPS are valuable orientation aids.

Always wear a helmet uphill and downhill!

Before you get to the centre of Gams, turn left into the Parkbad Beisl (https://www.forstauer.at/de/parkbadbeisl.html). Here you can even get home-brewed Xeis beer from Forstauer. It's also a great place to refresh yourself on hot summer days!

The best way to get there by public transport is to search for a connection in advance at:

www.oebb.at or www.verbundlinie.at

Taxi and car rental: Reinhold Missethon: Mobile 0043 (0) 650 3101020 or Mobile 0043 (0) 664 4520690 / TAXI Johanna Werner, Tel. 0043 (0)3636 / 321 or 0043 (0)664 / 648 55 37

Gesäuse Tourism Association
Hauptstraße 35, 8911 Admont, Austria
t: +43 3613 2116010
www.gesaeuse.at
Email: info@gesaeuse.at