Mountainbike-Tour Patscherkofel circular tour (500)

Description

Route description: this circular route starts at the bottom lift station of the former Patscherkofelbahn cable car (902 metres above sea level). From there, it leads uphill along the Heiligwasserweg trail to the Schwellerkapelle chapel and then along Römerstraße road to shortly before the Grünwalderhof hotel. The route then leads south along a forest trail, past the forest playground and the Patsch wood storage area, before turning to head south-east along a forest trail to the final section of the Patscherkofel race course and on to Heiligwasser. From Heiligwasser, you follow the paved road downhill to the Teehütte hut. From there, take a sharp right and follow the old bobsleigh run to the new Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track facility and then downhill to the finish area. Finally, head east along Römerstraße road to Badhausstraße road and then continue downhill to the starting point.