Ischgl Iron Bike

Ischgl Ironbike Marathon 2025

The Ischgl Ironbike Marathon is a classic among the race courses in the Alps. The tough course provides an insight into the region of Ischgl, even if the trail part of such race courses is usually rather manageable.

Description

The hub of the Ischgl Iron Bike is the village of Ischgl. There are various competition routes to choose from, the long version starts with a loop through the Paznaun valley up to almost Galtür and then back to Ischgl on the opposite side of the valley. This section is exclusively on gravel roads and also includes the 500-metre ascent to Maißwald.

Back in Ischgl, the second loop begins with the long ascent to the Salaaser Kopf. This adds up to almost 1500 vertical meters, including the Idalpe. From the Salaaser Kopf we descend into Switzerland, first on the beautiful Zeblas Trail, then on a gravel road down to Samnaun. And thus to the starting point of the long ascent back towards Austria. It's 1000 meters in altitude to the Flimjoch, where the finale is a lot of trail fun. Especially if you can enjoy it at all, given the exertions of the past. The Flimjoch trail serves as the start, followed a little later by the Velill trail. In this way, you head directly towards the village of Ischgl and thus the finish arch. Incidentally, the winning time in 2025 was just 3:43 hours.

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Details of the tour

72 km

3250 m

1350 above sea level

2747 above sea level

1 day

Ischgl

3547

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Restaurants

Various options in the towns along the route

Shuttles

Gondola lift Ischgl - Idalp

Aerial tramway Samnaun – Alp Trider Sattel

Chairlift Alp Trida – Flimsattel

Bikeschools

No bike schools are registered for this region. Registration as a partner takes place here.

Bikeshops

No bike shops are registered for this region. Registration as a partner takes place here.

Bikehotels

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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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