Pinzgauer Spaziergang

If you are looking for an eternal mountain ridge crossing and an extraordinary view, the Pinzgau walk in combination with the Vitalisweg is just right for you.

Description

The tour starts in Piesendorf. On the official Hochsonnbergbahn-Pinzgauerhütte cycle route, it feels like half an eternity on asphalt, gravel and a forest road to the so-called Kettingtörl. You can already get an idea of the panorama that awaits you at the top. Then you take the ski slope to the Kettingkopf and then the so-called Pinzgauer Spaziergang begins: a trail between Niedernsill and Zell am See, as well as Saalbach and Viehhofen. This section of the route is particularly fabulous in the fall. The trail is somewhat challenging in parts and is only rated S1 on the descent, but S2 on the ascent sections at S3.

Below the Hochsonnberg, the descent to the Vitalisweg begins. Between difficulty levels S1 and S2, you descend the entire ridge, repeatedly crossing the forest road. In the middle section, there are also some hairpin bends that make the trail more inviting. Shortly above the hamlets and farms, you join the asphalt road, roll down it a few meters and then come to the trail cut-offs that finally lead to Niedernsill. From Niedernsill, you then follow the cycle route along the Salzach back to Piesendorf on asphalt.

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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