For those who enjoy an active vacation, we have lots of suggestions in Gesäuse. Use our Travel Guide as a source of inspiration for planning your next adventure and browse through descriptions and route details of the most beautiful mountain biking trails.
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The 10 Most Beautiful mountain biking trails in Gesäuse

Mountainbiking
· Gesäuse
Trans Nationalpark Et 05 (Palfau-Mooslandl)
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 5
Open
22.2 km
3:30 h
926 m
939 m
A short stage from Palfau via Gams to Mooslandl: time to relax and visit the Nothklamm gorge, which is well worth seeing.

Mountainbiking
· Gesäuse
Trans Nationalpark Et 06 (Mooslandl-Johnsbach)
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 6
Open
34.2 km
5:45 h
1,276 m
955 m
Durch das Yosemite Valley Österreichs: immer im Antlitz der schroffen Nordwände des Gesäuses über die Hochscheibenalm ins Bergsteigerdorf Johnsbach

Mountainbiking
· Wildalpen
Wildalpen - Rothwald - Wildalpen
recommended route
Difficulty
S1
moderate
28.7 km
3:00 h
490 m
490 m
Eine Mountainbikestrecke in die Einsamkeit der Ortschaft Rothwald nahe dem Wildnisgebiet Dürrenstein - Lassingtal.
Wildalpen
Wildnisgebiet Dürrenstein - Lassingtal

Mountainbiking
· Gesäuse
Trans Nationalpark Et 04 (St.Gallen-Palfau)
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 4
Open
44.1 km
6:30 h
1,256 m
1,228 m
Village hopping: via Weißenbach and Großreifling to Palfau - and lonely hills, forests and alpine pastures in between.

Mountainbiking
· Pyhrn-Priel
Trans Nationalpark Et 03 (Windischgarsten-St.Gallen)
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
Stage 3
Open
43.2 km
5:40 h
1,230 m
1,321 m
Between countries and mountains: Over the Hengstpass between the Reichraminger Hintergebirge and the Ennstal Alps from Upper Austria to Styria

Mountainbiking
· Gesäuse
Wildalpen Rundfahrt
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
47.6 km
5:38 h
941 m
941 m
Wildalpen Ort - Wegweiser - Hopfgarten - Hühnermauer - Rothwald - Steir. Landesgrenze - Fachwerk - Wildalpen Ort - Waldbad Hinterwildalpen - Hinterwildalpen - Wildalpen Ort

Mountainbiking
· Gesäuse
Buchsteinrunde Etappe 1 (St. Gallen - Palfau)
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 1
42.9 km
7:45 h
1,240 m
1,210 m
Dorfhopping: über Weißenbach und Großreifling nach Palfau – und dazwischen einsame Hügel, Wälder und Almen

Mountainbiking
· Gesäuse
Buchsteinrunde Etappe 2 (Palfau - Johnsbach)
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
Stage 2
55.5 km
5:30 h
2,234 m
1,893 m
Die Etappe von Palfau über Gams nach Mooslandl, Hieflau und durch das Yosemite Valley Österreichs: immer im Antlitz der schroffen Nordwände des Gesäuses über die Hochscheibenalm ins Bergsteigerdorf Johnsbach

Mountainbiking
Alpentour-Buchsteinrunde
recommended route
Difficulty
S3
difficult
Multistage route
Open
144.1 km
22:00 h
4,626 m
4,235 m
Mountain bike route over 147 kilometres and 4,700 metres in altitude on scenic routes through the wooded Styrian Eisenwurzen Nature Park and through the rugged Gesäuse National Park. The tour is divided into 3 stages, on request the 3 inns (GH Hensle St. Gallen, GH Stiegenwirt Palfau, GH Kölblwirt Johnsbach) will also transport your luggage so that you can devote yourself entirely to the sporting pleasure.

Mountainbiking
· Erzberg Leoben
MTB Kaiserschildrunde LN 15
recommended route
Difficulty
S1
moderate
38.1 km
4:10 h
850 m
850 m
The LN 15 is a challenging circuit for experienced riders and is located in the ERZBERG LEOBEN region.
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Alpentour-Buchsteinrunde by Josef
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September 08, 2019
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Trans Nationalpark Kalkalpentour 2. Etappe by Manuel
August 11, 2018
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Alpentour-Buchsteinrunde by Michael
July 14, 2018
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