Mountain Biking To the Eselsberger Alm from Oberwölz - Touren-Impression #1 | © Tourismusverband Murau

To the Eselsberger Alm from Oberwölz

Characteristics

Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty medium
Route 16,4 km
Time 2:20 h
Uphill 706 hm
Highest point 1537 m
The mountain bike tour is a challenging tour, which is suitable for athletic and trained cyclist. Immerse yourself in the breathtaking ambience of your vacation region, the tranqulity and enjoy the tour into the alpine pasture.
The start of this tour is in the historic town of Oberwölz at the church forecourt and leads into the bautiful hiking region of the Eselsberger Almen. Arrived at the end of the tour, the extensive bike ride is rewarded with the view of the breathtaking, falling Eselsberger waterfall.

Best season

January
February
March
April
October
November
December

More information

Coming from Judenburg via Unzmarkt to Scheifling. Here turn right in the direction of Murau. In Niederwölz turn right towards Oberwölz.

Coming from Murau via Teufenbach to Niederwölz, turn left towards Oberwölz.

Coming from Tamsweg, drive via Ranten, to St. Peter am Kammersberg and via Pöllau am Greim to Oberwölz.


You have the following parking possibilities:
  • Below the parish church in Oberwölz
  • At the leisure center in Oberwölz
  • Above the town
Starting point of this tour is the church square in Oberwölz. From there you ride through the Hintereggertor to the main road, which you cross and continue on the bike path to Winklern. In Winklern you ride a short distance on the state L512 in the direction of the end of Winklern. Then take the cycle path that runs along the main road and continue for about 50 meters until you reach a bridge. Before this bridge turn right to Eselsberg and follow the municipal road. In Eselsberg you will come to a crossroads where you could turn right to Hinteregg. Here you go straight on. At the next intersection turn left over a bridge and stay on this road until you reach the Eselsberger Alm.
The mountainbike trail is partly a public road where cars are also allowed to drive. Please ride on the right side of the road and watch out for other vehicles.
  • Helmet
  • Suitable footwear
  • Sportswear
  • Water bottle etc.
In the Eselberger Alm there are managed huts, where you can be entertained amicably and stop after a strenuous mountain bike tour. From there you can (if necessary) still climb one or the other mountain.
With the BusBahnBim app of Verbundlinie, timetable information is easier than ever: all connections by bus, train and streetcar in Austria can be queried by entering locations and/or addresses, stops or important points. The app is available as a free app for smartphones (Android, iOS) - on Google Play and in the App Store.

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 Die ideale Zeit für diese Tour bieten die Monate Mai bis September.

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Hiking at Zirbitzkogel

What the weather will be like Oberwölz (833m)

Today, 17.09.2026

Little sunshine and frequent showers. Also persistent rain at times.
Morning
cloudy
11°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 95%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h
Noon
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15°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 90%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h
Night
cloudy
12°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 80%
sr.Windstärke 0 km/h

Tomorrow, 18.09.2026

Dry and partly sunny throughout the day, with cloudy periods from time to time.
Morning
slightly cloudy
8°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 0%
sr.Windstärke 0 km/h
Noon
slightly cloudy
18°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 25%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h
Night
sunny
13°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 45%
sr.Windstärke 0 km/h

Forecast

19.09.2026
sunny
9°C 21°C
20.09.2026
sunny
8°C 24°C
21.09.2026
slightly cloudy
9°C 20°C
Naturpark-Bank | © Alpengasthof Moser - ArisMedia

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