Mountainbike-Tour Old Gaichtpass

Weißenbach / Allgäu Alps
Difficulty ratings: medium
Route length: 5.7 km
Duration: 1:04 h

On the trail of the Salt Road from Weißenbach to the Tannheimer Tal

Tour information

  • Requirement: medium
  • Length: 5.7 km
  • Duration: 1:04 h
  • Elevation uphill:261 hm
  • Elevation downhill:37 hm
Highest point1,146 m

Starting point

Parking lot in Weißenbach

Finishing point

Parking lot Nesselwängle Schneetalalm
  • Fitness level 4 / 6

Best time of year

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Equipment

Note that mountain biking carries an increased risk of accidents and injury. Despite careful route planning, there is always a baseline risk. Preparation through endurance training, appropriate technical training and continuing education, as well as personal caution, reduce accident risks. But never forget that weather in the mountains can change very quickly. Stay on marked paths.Ride "on the safe side" in the Tannheimer TalIn Austria, mountain biking is generally prohibited on all forest and hiking trails by law, except explicitly permitted mountain bike trails. Entrances to forest roads are sometimes marked with no-entry signs and additional information such as "cycling prohibited". Hiking trails do not have these prohibitive signs, yet riding on them is forbidden.

Your personal equipment must be safe and functional and correspond to the respective technical standard. Every mountain biker is recommended to inform themselves about the planned routes either in specialist literature or locally. Complete mountain bike equipment is strongly recommended even for experienced riders!

Source: Tannheimer Tal

Description

For advanced bikers there are 15 bike routes with a total of 150 kilometers, which are approved by the state of Tyrol and uniformly signposted. Also, the Tannheimer Tal is the starting point for the newly designed "Bike Trail Tirol". The large circular tour with over 800 kilometers and many connecting stages with another 500 kilometers are designed so that bikers can assemble their own personal route.Bike paths away from roadsYou can explore the surroundings on the "Tannheimer Tal cycle path", which passes the most beautiful corners of the Tyrolean high valley over 40 kilometers. The cycle paths are away from the federal road and uniformly signposted. Via Schattwald towards Rehbach you reach Ober- and Unterjoch in the Allgäu - pause for a moment at the moor pond "Floschen". Or cycle through Tannheim and Grän further along the new promenade on the shore of Lake Haldensee to Nesselwängle. A detour to the Vilsalpsee nature reserve is sure to please you.The Tannheimer Tal bike & mountain bike mapThe Tannheimer Tal bike & mountain bike map shows a total of 15 routes that are color-coded and numbered. The route descriptions, altitude profiles, length, and difficulty levels of each route are on the back. All routes can be combined and are clearly signposted. Additionally, MTB tours from neighboring regions are also shown. The blue routes are for enthusiasts. The red is for intermediate routes, and the black marking is a sporting challenge. The bike & mountain bike map can be purchased for €8.90 at the Tannheimer Tal tourism association.Follow the color....The right mix counts - this also applies to the mountain bike offer in the Tyrolean Tannheimer Tal. Those who pedal here have a choice between 15 routes and more than 300 mountain bike kilometers for every skill and fitness level. All routes can be combined and are clearly signposted.Blue route - easyMountain bike beginners or safe route riders as well as e-bikers follow the blue signs in the Tannheimer Tal. The continuously well-ridable paths have only minimal incline and are ideal for family outings in the saddle, where monotony certainly does not arise: For example, the Kneipp circular path offers a refreshing descent depending on mood. Finally, the nearly six kilometers and 198 meters of elevation are pedaled all the more easily with well-circulated legs.Red route - intermediateThose who see red in the Tannheimer Tal rejoice. For medium-difficulty and scenically attractive mountain bike routes that require sporting biking skills and especially cautious riding behavior. Scenic route tip: On the around 11 kilometer-long "Haldenrunde" bikers cover nearly 500 meters of elevation and are rewarded at the Berghotel Zugspitzblick at the top with a wide view of the Tannheimer Tal and the mountains Rote Flüh and Gimpel, the landmarks of the Tyrolean high valley. With good visibility, the view even reaches Germany's highest mountain.Black route - difficultThere are a total of 2 routes marked black in the Tannheimer Tal. This means they are rated as "difficult" and require stamina and mountain bike experience. Like the route to Raaz Alpe, where 47 kilometers and 1,512 meters of elevation await the downhill riders. The variety of the Tyrolean high valley is shown in the "valley circuit": Over 67 kilometers and 1,280 meters of elevation, the route offers the full range of mountain biking. By the way, bikers can join or leave the "Tour de Tannheimer Tal" at any point.---> Tip: The Tannheimer Tal is the starting point for the Bike-Trail-Tirol, the longest continuous circuit for mountain bikers in the Alpine region at 1,000 kilometers.

Getting here

  • Arrival by public transport

    By train to Sonthofen or Oy/Mittelberg, then continue by bus to Weißenbach.

  • Parking

    On the A7 motorway at the exit "Oy-Mittelberg" on the B310 towards Wertach and further through the Tannheimer Tal to Weißenbach. From the Tyrol side via Reutte on the B198 towards Lechtal to Weißenbach.


    Sports ground parking lot Weißenbach

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