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Through the Scheibsgraben to the Pretal saddle

Characteristics

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The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty medium
Route 11,0 km
Time 1:30 h
Uphill 577 hm
Downhill 89 hm
Highest point 1159 m
The route through the Scheibsgraben connects the Mürztal valley with the Pretal saddle and thus provides a link to the Turnau MTB trails, among others. 
This MTB tour takes us from the railway station in Wartberg to the Scheibsgraben. First, we ride slightly uphill on the tarmac road along the Scheibsgrabenbach stream until the route turns into a forest road, which becomes steadily steeper. Passing the Soller Kreuz, the route then descends to the Pretal saddle. 

Best season

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More information

A few tips for safe mountain biking:
  • Check your bike after every tour: air pressure, spoke tension and brake pads.
  • A helmet is an essential part of every mountain bike tour.
  • Think in advance about what equipment you need to take with you: Warm clothing, rain and wind protection, a repair kit and first aid kit belong in your rucksack, as well as a charged mobile phone.

This connecting route offers several options:

  • over the Aichberg into the Kindtalgraben
  • continue from the Pretal saddle to the Turnau MTB trails
  • or from the Pretal saddle via the R48 Veitschtal cycle path and the R5 Mürztal cycle path back to the starting point in the district of Wartberg

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What the weather will be like St. Barbara im Mürztal (588m)

Today, 30.09.2026

Dry and sunny throughout the day with hardly any clouds.
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Tomorrow, 01.10.2026

Dry and bright with plenty of sunshine, clouds will be rare.
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Noon
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Forecast

02.10.2026
slightly cloudy
6°C 22°C
03.10.2026
sunny
6°C 22°C
04.10.2026
sunny
5°C 21°C
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