Road bike tour Kaunertaler Gletscher

Pfunds / Ötztaler Alpen
Difficulty ratings: difficult
Route length: 55.1 km
Duration: 3:30 h

Kaunertaler Gletscher

Tour information

  • Requirement: difficult
  • Length: 55.1 km
  • Duration: 3:30 h
  • Elevation uphill:2,054 hm
  • Elevation downhill:279 hm
Highest point2,747 m

Starting point

Infobüro Pfunds

Finishing point

Kaunertaler Gletscher
  • Fitness level 6 / 6
  • Technique 4 / 6

Best time of year

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Source: TVB Tiroler Oberland

Description

From the Pfunds information office, the road bike route first leads out of the valley via Tösens, Ried, and Prutz. In Prutz, the turnoff to the Kaunertal valley begins, where the road initially leads through the valley with a moderate incline. After the district of Feichten, the pace of the climb picks up noticeably and the route becomes increasingly steeper. Passing the impressive Gepatsch reservoir, the impressive Kaunertal Glacier Road winds its way uphill in numerous hairpin bends. The final section to the glacier restaurant delights with high alpine glacier scenery, sweeping views, and one of the most spectacular high mountain roads in the Alps – an absolute highlight for ambitious road cyclists.

More tours in the surrounding area

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    Opening hours: closed
    Difficulty: Very easy
    Length: 2.5 km
  • Wildbachtrail

    Difficulty: difficult
    Length: 3.4 km Duration: 0:30 h Elevation uphill: 480 m
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