Gravel bike tour Gravelbike-Tour Kössen

Kössen / Chiemgau Alps
Difficulty ratings: medium
Route length: 32.3 km
Duration: 3:00 h

Gravel bikers love the Kaiserwinkl tour with its impressive river landscapes and secluded valley. The view of the Chiemgau Alps and Kaiser Mountains is priceless!

Tour character

The extensive tour from Kössen in Kaiserwinkl via Reit im Winkl on the Bavarian side leads over asphalt and gravel roads through the remote Klausenbachtal valley and along the idyllic Gr0ßache river. The tour requires a good level of fitness, but offers wonderful scenic views of the Chiemgau Alps and the Kaiser Mountains.

Tour information

  • Requirement: medium
  • Length: 32.3 km
  • Duration: 3:00 h
  • Elevation uphill:765 hm
  • Elevation downhill:758 hm
Highest point1,028 m

Starting point

Kaiserwinkl event center

Finishing point

Kaiserwinkl event center
  • Fitness level 5 / 6
  • Technique 2 / 6

Features

  • Circular route

Best time of year

  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
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  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December

Trail condition

gravel, asphalt
Source: TVB Kaiserwinkl

Description

The tour starts at the Kaiserwinkl event centre. At the roundabout take the first exit and drive past the church. Drive eastwards along the Mühlbergweg. Soon the landscape opens up and the gravel road leads over to Bavaria with a beautiful view. Follow the narrow asphalt road back down to Reit im Winkl. Turn right onto Weitseestraße, which leads to Groißenbach. Cross the Lofer on the right and cycle south via Blindau. It goes up again, first on asphalt, then on gravel, into the id An idyllic, remote Klausenbachtal. After reaching the highest point at the Weissensteinalm, the route descends slightly and then in hairpin bends steeper down to the Großache. There, turn sharply to the right and drive along the river back down the valley towards Kössen.

Nearby huts and mountain restaurants

Getting here

  • Arrival by public transport

    Bicycles may not be taken on public transport. Bicycles may be taken on buses with bicycle trailers.

  • Parking

    Directly at the VZ Kaiserwinkl parking lot.

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