Wildalpen-Krumpenrunde

Characteristics

Skill

Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty medium

Route 19,9 km

Time 2:20 h

Uphill 535 hm

Downhill 534 hm

Highest point 1005 m

Wildalpen Hotel Bergkristall Hopfgarten – Krumpen – Abbrenn – Schneckengraben – Hühnermauer – Hopfgarten – Wildalpen mountain bike trail for connoisseurs

We cycle on asphalt through the centre of Wildalpen to the Krumpenalm junction. The "Genießer MTB route" is wonderfully signposted and leads steeply uphill on gravel paths with rapid descents.
A few more bends along the forest road and you end up in a very remote spot at the Schneckengraben junction, where you rejoin an old asphalted municipal road with very little traffic.

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Directions

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 Landesstrasse 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 for Wildalpen

Through the centre of Wildalpen, after the church, we turn left and cross the Salza. Continue to Hopfgarten, always keeping left, past Astrid's Jausenstation and through the aqueduct of the Wiener Hochwasserleitung. At the Krumpenalm junction, the "Genießer MTB Strecke" is beautifully signposted.

A forest road (gravel) now leads to the lovely, unspoilt, gentle Krumpenalm, the route continues steeper uphill and you can enjoy the view of the Riegerin, Grießstein, Ebenstein on the Hochschwab mountains and also the Kräuterin in the Ybbstaler Alps.

Having reached about the highest point at the Klammsattel, the road now leads long and slightly downhill to the Abbrenn. Here you get a glimpse of the last remaining primeval forest and the views fall into the protected area of the Dürrenstein Wilderness Area. You reach a quite traditional and original forester's lodge, in a very rustic area.

A few more bends along the forest road and you end up very remotely at the junction in the Schneckengraben.

Further downhill past the barrier, stay left (do not go to Klaus) towards the valley until you can turn left back to Wildalpen via the Hühnermauer. We close the circle at the Krumpen junction where we joined the MTB route and ride back out of the valley towards Wildalpen.

Use the e-bike rental service at Hotel Bergkristall!

Round tour and stretch tour, good cycling tour extension possibility as well as connection possibility.

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

Hotel Berkristall

with E-filling station!

www.wildalpen.at

beim Hotel Bergkristall oder im Infobüro Salza

Available at the Salza Information Office

Hiking map Wildalpen

Running and walking map Wildalpen