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Wind Park Pretul: Extreme Mountain Bike Variant

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  • Windpark Pretul: EXTREM Variante
    Windpark Pretul: EXTREM Variante
    Photo: Oliver Königshofer, TV Hochsteiermark

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    With this EXTREM variant, all the ascent and descent options of the Pretul Windpark-routes are travelled in one round trip.
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    Distance 57.1 km
    8:07 h
    2,155 m
    2,160 m
    1,655 m
    684 m
    The Windpark on Pretul was opened in 2017. In this context, the mountain bike trails of the Wind+Bike Park Pretul were opened in cooperation with the Austrian Federal Forests. The routes can be ridden as a circular tour or as individual tours. 

    The EXTREM variant described here includes all individual routes and leads as a circular tour via the municipalities of Mürzzuschlag, Langenwang and Spital am Semmering. 

    Author’s recommendation

    Take advantage of the opportunities to stop for refreshments on this tour and keep your water bottles well filled!

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    Lowest point
    684 m
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    Tourismusverband Hochsteiermark 

    Roadbook

    We start our tour at the Mürzzuschlag West motorway exit and take the asphalt mountain road up to the Bärenkogel. This route takes us past the Bärenkogel saddle via a forest path directly to the Ganzalm. Approx. 50 metres after the Naturfreundehaus on the Ganzalm, we turn left and take the Ganzweg in the direction of the Moschkogel. At the latest here - at the Moschkogel-Alm - we should take a short break for refreshments.

    From the Moschkogel-Alm we head uphill again, this time to the Geiereck. Here we turn left to the Schwarzriegelmoor. From here, the route descends steeply to the Schwarzriegelalm and continues downhill via the Auersbach stream back to Mürzzuschlag.

    Here we turn right at the main road and cycle along the R46 cycle path to Spital am Semmering. The path then leads us to the right over the Kaltenbachgraben. We cycle past the middle station of the Stuhleck mountain lifts and the Promibahn to the Friedrichhütte mountain inn. From the Friedrichhütte, we continue in the direction of the Steinbachalm and Schwarzriegelalm, where we had already been at the start of our tour.  Now we take the steep ascent up to the Schwarzriegelmoor and over the Geiereck and Pretul to the Roseggerhaus.

    From the Roseggerhaus it is now all downhill for us - via the Ganzalm and the Bärenkogel to the starting point of our tour, Mürzzuschlag. 

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    Public transport

    Take the train to Mürzzuschlag station. From here continue by bike in the direction of Hönigsberg. At the roundabout (near Gasthof Lendl) head towards Mürzzuschlag-Ganz. The road leading up to the Bärenkogel is on the right. 

    ÖBB:  www.oebb.at  or Verbundlinie Steiermark:  www.busbahnbim.at  

    Parking

    Take the S6 Semmering motorway at the Mürzzuschlag West exit and park your car at the access road to Mürzzuschlag-Ganz. Here you have immediate access to the mountain road to the Bärenkogel. 
    Free parking in the ‘Mürzzuschlag-Ganz access road’ area.

    Coordinates

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    47.587120, 15.667130
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    47°35'13.6"N 15°40'01.7"E
    UTM
    33T 550160 5270627
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    Get there by train, car, bike, or on foot!

    Equipment

    A few more requests - nature and wildlife will thank you and the bike experience will be even more beautiful: 

    • Please stay on the designated paths!
    • Riding on the MTB trail is permitted from 15 May to 15 October 2 hours after sunrise and up to 2 hours before sunset and is at your own risk!
    • Please do not leave any rubbish behind!
    • Hikers and pedestrians have priority!
    • Please ride responsibly and at half speed!
    • Please only ride a technically sound bike!


    A few tips for safe mountain biking: 

    • Check your bike after every tour for air pressure, spoke tension and brake pads.
    • A helmet is an essential part of every mountain bike tour.
    • Think in advance about what equipment you need to take with you: warm clothing, rain and wind protection, a repair kit and first aid kit belong in your rucksack, as well as a charged mobile phone.

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    Difficulty
    difficult
    Overall difficulty
    difficult

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Distance
    57.1 km
    Duration
    8:07 h
    Ascent
    2,155 m
    Descent
    2,160 m
    Highest point
    1,655 m
    Lowest point
    684 m
    Round trip

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