Relatively unknown route variant to Grafenast*

Duration
17,2 km
Metres altitude
835 m
Duration
2:00 h
Starting point
Pill

Route

Pill - Niederberg - Hochpillberg - Grafenast - Alte Rodelbahn - Staudacher - Arzberg – Niederberg - Pill

Start and finish point

 Car park at Hotel Plankenhof, Pill town centre

Route outline

 

The start of this tour is relatively strenuous, yet the well tarmacced road reduces the pain, and soon you find yourself up high in Arzberg, a district of Schwaz, which is a much brighter area providing an open view into the valley.

Up to Hochpillberg you quickly find your rhythm on the long tarmac ascent, which is broken up by a shorter flat section at Maria Sieg Chapel.

When you get to Hochpillberg car park you've made it. A walk on the thought-provoking "Weg der Sinne" (path of the senses), which is located here above the forest, provides a bit of relaxation. Tip: rest in a hammock on the ‘Weg der Sinne’. You can get back into the valley via the old toboggan run. Note: During the descent don't miss the signposts which take you to Staudachhof.

Opportunities to stop off at the bottom of the Hochpillberg: Gasthof Sumperer (definitely try the

Tirol spare ribs!) on the way up: Bio-Hotel Grafenast, Alpenhof Hubertus,

Ferienhotel Frieden close to Hochpillberg car park, and also Gasthaus Schmadlegg on the

way down, and Gasthof Michlkeller or Gasthof Klausen at the start and end point.

Characteristics:

Sunny ascent on tarmac, rest on the ‘Weg der Sinne’ (which has hammocks!), shady descent on forest road.

Route on the map

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Downloads

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Variants

*This MTB route is on an officially approved cycle trail. On "cycle trails" cycling and mountain biking is permitted by the route owners. Riding the cycle trail on the MTB route is done at your own risk. Look for a mountain bike tour which suits your ability level, and be mindful of the weather conditions. If there are storms sections of the route may be impassable, stones and trees can fall on the route. Routes are often through steep terrain where there is a risk of crashing.

**This MTB route is not an officially approved "cycle route". You ride at your own risk. There is no official approval for riding. Neither the route owners, those who maintain the route or the operators of this homepage are liable for damage to cycle route. This is merely a tour suggestion. Look for a mountain bike tour which suits your ability level, and be mindful of the weather conditions. If there are storms sections of the route may be impassable, stones and trees can fall on the route. Routes are often through steep terrain where there is a risk of crashing.

Difficulty level and conditional requirements

As with ski pistes, official mountain bike routes are subdivided into levels of difficulty, and these are also listed in the route signposts.

Difficulty level

Easy Moderately difficult Difficult

KoConditional requirements

Low: For occasional cyclists
Moderate: For trained cyclists
High: For well-trained cyclists
Very high: For experts

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