Brilliant opening stage of the Hohe Tauern Bike Trail: from charming mountain villages in the Großarl Valley and a comfortable cable car ascent, including a magnificent descent into the Gastein Valley with its wonderful historic towns.
Hohe Tauern Bike Trail 14 valleys – an alpine biking adventure through the Hohe Tauern National Park
The Hohe Tauern Bike Trail takes you on a roughly 530-kilometre-long journey with 12,000 metres of elevation gain through one of the most impressive mountain landscapes in the Alps. In 14 varied stages, you'll experience the full diversity of the Hohe Tauern National Park – from gentle valley floors to alpine regions and impressive peaks like the Großglockner and Großvenediger.
Route full of variety through Alpine valleys
The route connects authentic mountain villages in SalzburgerLand, offering nature experiences and spectacular panoramas. The trail leads predominantly along forest and alpine paths as well as quiet side roads, thus enabling a particularly nature-oriented biking experience.
Numerous highlights await along the route, including traditional alpine huts, crystal-clear mountain lakes, and impressive waterfalls – among them the famous Krimml Waterfalls. Whether by mountain bike or e-bike, the Hohe Tauern Bike Trail combines a sporty challenge with full-scale enjoyment of nature, presenting a unique way to experience the Alps on two wheels.
The 14 stages of the "Hohe Tauern Bike Trail"
Cycling through the legendary Kötschach Valley – once a retreat for emperors and artists, today a wild and romantic natural gem in the heart of the Hohe Tauern National Park. The return route once again leads through the Gastein Valley to the impressive Gastein Gorge, the gateway to the Salzach Valley, before climbing up to Embach.
A pleasurable ride with moderate gradients along an old trading route into the Seidlwinkl Valley to one of the great ancient Tauern houses.
Through the unspoilt Rauris Valley to one of the most beautiful and impressive valley ends in the Hohe Tauern National Park.
From the unspoilt Rauris Valley to the place of power at Bad Fusch – a relaxed stage between the sound of the river and forest freshness.
Between Alpine pleasures and panoramic views – a tour with views and challenge.
Along the Tauern Cycle Path from Kaprun through villages such as Piesendorf and Niedernsill to Uttendorf.
From swimming lake to mountain lake: from Uttendorf into the Felber Valley with its impressive valley head above the picturesque Hintersee.
Nature at its purest: from the historic town of Mittersill into the wild and romantic Hollersbach Valley, inhabited only by alpine huts, right into the heart of the Hohe Tauern National Park.
“Pedal stroke by pedal stroke” from village to village – with the impressive Habach Valley in between, renowned far and wide for its unique emerald deposits.
Short stage into the Untersulzbach Valley – the most pristine of all Tauern valleys, deep within the core zone of the Hohe Tauern National Park.
Right through Hohe Tauern National Park: cycling through the remote Obersulzbach Valley in Hohe Tauern National Park to the head of the valley.
Lakes and gorges on the way over the Gerlos Pass into the primeval Wildgerlos Valley and thus into the heart of the wild Reichenspitz Group.
Past Europe’s largest waterfalls into the famous Krimml Achental Valley with traditional alpine huts and the historic Krimml Tauernhaus.