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Sengsengebirgs Round

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Path number: nicht beschildert!
Starting place: 4580 Windischgarsten
Destination: 4580 Windischgarsten

duration: 7h 19m
length: 76,3 km
Altitude difference (uphill): 1.470m
Altitude difference (downhill): 1.470m

Lowest point: 440m
Highest point: 1.162m
difficulty: difficult
condition: difficult
panoramic view: Some Views

Paths covering:
Asphalt, Gravel

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information: Signposting

Description: The Sengsengebirgsrunde is not signposted!
The route is marked on the free hiking and cycling map of Pyhrn-Priel, or you can download it here on the website.

From 2026 the route will be signposted as MTB12.

information: Information

Description: On the stretch between Haslersgatter and Steyrsteg the path is partially washed out by storms, please be careful!

Note from Nationalpark OÖ Kalkalpen GmbH:
Please note that due to global warming, natural events such as storms, thunderstorms with heavy rain and hail, floods or mudslides occur more frequently and changes to the road surface or the route can occur at any time. Travelling on the MTB trail network in the Kalkalpen National Park is at your own risk and responsibility. As a user, you are responsible in particular for your choice of route, orientation in the terrain, compliance with traffic regulations, the equipment and gear on your bike, wearing a helmet, assessing your personal fitness, assessing dangers and maintaining an appropriate speed. When cycling through the tunnels (Hintergebirgsradweg), a headlamp or a light attached to the bike must be used. The National Park administration accepts no liability whatsoever for any damage caused by the use of the National Park tour suggestions, in particular for accidents.

The tour around the Sengsengebirge.


The tour starts at the sports field in Windischgarsten, where you ride towards the town centre and turn left into the Enöckl goods road at the Purgleitner tannery bottleneck.
In the Salzatal valley, you ride up to the Wurbauerkogel and then steeply up to the Haslersgatter. From here, a 2 km singletrail Steyrsteg (part of it is a push track) takes you into the Kalkalpen National Park.

Over the Bodinggraben past the Jagahäusl further out of the valley into Breitenau - before the church turn left up over the Reitern - Steinköpfl down to Molln - further over the Ramsau to the Klaus reservoir where you follow the R8 and then the R31 back to Windischgarsten.

Please note that this loop is not marked as MTB 12 (there is signposting only from 2026)!
From Windischgarsten to Haslersgatter follow MTB 5, from here follow the signs for Steyrsteg/Bodinggraben.
In Bodinggraben past the Jagahäusl further out of the valley into Breitenau - before the church turn left uphill over the Reitern - Steinköpfl down to Molln - then left over the Ramsau to the Klaus reservoir where you follow the R8 and then the R31 back to Windischgarsten.


Starting point: Parking lot sports field in Windischgarsten
Destination: Parking lot sports field in Windischgarsten

further information:
  • Flatly

details mountainbike
  • Riding technique: difficult

Cycling and mountainbiking is allowed from April 15th to October 31st 2 hours after sunrise to 1 hour before sunset! An exception is the Langfirst mountain bike trail, where the bike season does not start until June 1st. Cycling and mountain biking is only permitted on marked routes. Some bike paths are also designated as hiking trails or bridle paths. Always count on oncoming hikers or riders!

Accessibility / arrival

The tour starts at the sports field in Windischgarsten, where you drive towards the town center and turn left into the Enöckl freight path at the bottleneck of the Purgleitner tannery.




Travelling by public transport
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  • Suitable for seniors
  • Suitable for single travelers
  • Suitable for friends
  • Suitable for couples
Other special suitabilities

A good level of fitness is required!

Most economical season
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn

Please get in touch for more information.


Sengsengebirgs Round
Pyhrn-Priel Tourismus GmbH
Bahnhofstraße 2
4580 Windischgarsten

Phone +43 7562 5266
Fax machine +43 7562 5266 - 10
E-Mail info@pyhrn-priel.net
Web www.urlaubsregion-pyhrn-priel.at
https://www.urlaubsregion-pyhrn-priel.at

We speak the following languages

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 Interactive elevation profile

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Tour-Details

Path number: nicht beschildert!
Starting place: 4580 Windischgarsten
Destination: 4580 Windischgarsten

duration: 7h 19m
length: 76,3 km
Altitude difference (uphill): 1.470m
Altitude difference (downhill): 1.470m

Lowest point: 440m
Highest point: 1.162m
difficulty: difficult
condition: difficult
panoramic view: Some Views

Paths covering:
Asphalt, Gravel

powered by TOURDATA