Hohe Salve
Description
The tour starts in Hopfgarten in Brixental Valley in the old town and winds its way over the Salvenberg and Aussersalvenberg past the Gasthaus Rigi towards the summit of the Hohe Salve. Up to Gasthaus Rigi, the main part of the route is on asphalt and gravel with a moderate gradient. From the Gasthaus Rigi onwards, sins can be atoned for and you save yourself the access to the church at the top, because now it gets really steep. The choice of gear is undisputed, and the last 300 meters up to the summit of the Hohe Salve are fought up with the lowest gear ratio. You are rewarded at the summit with a panoramic view as far as the Hohe Tauern, the Groß Venediger and Groß Glockner and to the north as far as Rosenheim and the Wilder Kaiser. It should be noted that this tour should ideally be tackled in a quiet time of year such as spring and autumn due to the accessibility of the gondola lifts, as otherwise there are a lot of people around.
The descent is like a bathing tour from one reservoir to the next, which invite you to swim in warm weather. The route starts at the Salvensee lake with a difficulty of S2 and continues to the Filzalmsee lake, in places with a difficulty of S3 down the fantastic trail. In the Hochbrixen area, there are around 100 meters of uphill and then a perfect hairpin bend trail on a natural basis. The route continues towards Rigi and from there to the legendary Sun Trail, an official bike route in Brixental Valley. This is more reminiscent of America plus a pinch of natural trail. From here, the route alternates between S1 and S2 with countless variations down to the village of Brixen im Thale. From Brixen im Thale, you then pedal back towards Westendorf on the Brixental Valley cycle path before reaching the side valley of Windau. From Windau, a hidden mountain bike trail leads down to the Windauer Ache. However, this is marked with a "no cycling" sign - it is up to you to decide for yourself. Finally, you reach the village of Hopfgarten im Brixental again, bringing the tour to a close with a perfect day of trails.
Note: The route is located on Austrian territory and leads over routes that are not approved for mountain bikers. Riding this route on a mountain bike is the responsibility of each individual, in full awareness of the legal situation.
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Details of the tour
33 km
1390 m
1390 m
609 above sea level
1784 above sea level
1 day
Hopfgarten im Brixental
Hopfgarten im Brixental
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User comments (2)
About the author: Martin Depauli
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Very nice tour! Now in summer there were actually a lot of people out and about, especially on the Hohe Salve. There is a no biking sign in front of almost all the trails, but there were no problems. Next time I would do it outside the lift times. Thanks for the tour!
Thanks for the information - unfortunately, bike bans have been put up again and again - but these are removed during the transition period or in preparation for the winter season and then put up again. However, this does not change the legal situation.