Hundskehljoch
Description
The tour starts in St. Peter im Ahrntal (1450 meters above sea level). From here it is initially quite steep, later somewhat flatter and then again with an increasing incline up to the Samhütten to the fork in the road towards Hundskehljoch at an altitude of around 2150 meters above sea level. From this point, the bike is only pushed or carried forward and after a reasonable time you reach the Hundskehljoch on the ridge between Austria and Italy directly on the national border. It is unimaginable that in years, decades and centuries past, this path served as a smugglers' trail and countless people took enormous hardships to bring smuggled goods from Italy to Austria.
On the pass, the view is gigantic and so is the anticipation of the trail. With a difficulty of S2 to S3, the ascent variant leads back to the forest road before crossing it via a fork and finally plunging into a thoroughbred enduro bath from the Samhütten (2000 meters above sea level). Natural berms, followed by flow passages and technical sections - a real treat. This ends in the area of the hamlet of Locher in St. Peter im Ahrntal. However, this descent is not over, as there is another trail cut-off to the east before you return to the main road with caution and finally roll back to the starting point. A perfect tour, especially in autumn, when the area is deserted but full of colorful larches and forests.
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Details of the tour
18 km
1270 m
1270 m
1248 above sea level
2517 above sea level
1 day
Sankt Peter im Ahrntal
Sankt Peter im Ahrntal
2101
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About the author: Martin Depauli
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Today I hiked up to the Hundskehljoch, gaining 1,150 meters in elevation. If you push your bike up a little further from there, you can ride quite a bit farther.