Astjoch (Burgstall)

Singletrail Dolomiten

The Astjoch towers high above the entrance to the Pustertal Valley and is a worthwhile mountain bike destination from Brixen. You can take a shuttle up the mountain and then ride down the long descent into the Isarco Valley to the center of Bressanone/Brixen.

Description

The tour starts at the Platzer Alm (Zumis parking lot). You climb comfortably uphill on gravel roads across the wonderful plateau of the Lüsner Alm. Finally, you circle the Astjoch on the north side and then climb up to the summit of the Astjoch on the trail from the Einhäuserer Alm. The bike has to be pushed here. However, the view from the summit is superb: Peitlerkofel and Riesenferner are in view, with the Eisacktal and Pustertal valleys at your feet. The descent is challenging for the first few meters and rides via the south side back to the Lüsner Alm. Along the ascent route, supplemented with rewarding singletrail sections, you roll back to the Platzer Alm and tackle the return journey to Brixen. A mix of trails, gravel paths and country roads takes you to Vill and from there down to the banks of the Rienz river. A short counter-climb to Schabs is necessary in order to then cycle back to Brixen along the Eisack on the cycle paths.

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Details of the tour

38 km

690 m

1860 m

563 above sea level

2184 above sea level

1 day

Brixen

1874

limited

Thomas Giger

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Restaurants

Roner Alm

Starkenfeldhütte

Rastner Hütte

Shuttles

Bike shuttle Taxi Gasser Drive Service

Bike shuttle Auto Rolly

Spotguides

Spotguide Eisacktal

Bikeschools

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Bikeshops

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Bikehotels

Aktiv- & Vitalhotel Taubers Unterwirt

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About the author: Thomas Giger

Thomas Giger has been the editor of Ride MTB since 2002 and is a regular online and print author. Over the years, he has specialized in tourism topics and is particularly well known for his blog-style columns. He is also one of Ride MTB's active tour authors.

Thomas Giger has been the editor of Ride MTB since 2002 and has had a significant influence on the tour database. His focus is on single trail tours. There are few who know the trails in Switzerland as well as he does. However, his areas of expertise also include Aosta, the French Western Alps, and the whole of South Tyrol.

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