recommended route
R2 Kitzbüheler Runde
Road biking
· Ferienregion Nationalpark Hohe Tauern
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Bike island "Schlangenbaum" directly on the Tauern bike pathPhoto: Tourismusverband Piesendorf Niedernsill, Tourismusverband Piesendorf Niedernsill - Ferienregion Nationalpark Hohe Tauern
Classic road bike tour around the Kitzbühel Alps with impressive views of the Kitzsteinhorn, Lake Zell, Wilder Kaiser and Kitzbüheler Horn.
difficult
Distance 120.6 km
5:30 h
886 m
886 m
1,274 m
659 m
Every ambitious road cyclist who comes to Austria knows the Kitzbüheler Horn. Well known from the Austrian national racing bike event the "Österreich Radrundfahrt", the landmark of Kitzbühel comes into focus on this tour.
Author’s recommendation
Detour to the Kitzbüheler Horn - 876 m on 7.1 km length - the Horn is the steepest cycling mountain in Austria with a gradient of up to 22,3 %.
Difficulty
difficult
Technique
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
Paß Thurn, 1,274 m
Lowest point
St. Johann, 659 m
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Track types
Asphalt
120.6 km
Safety information
In Austria is driving on the right and the road traffic regulations must be observed. You are cycling on public roads, please remember that you do not have a crushable zone.Tips and hints
piesendorf-niedernsill.at/enStart
Niedernsill (767 m)
Coordinates:
DD
47.282564, 12.648214
DMS
47°16'57.2"N 12°38'53.6"E
UTM
33T 322152 5239247
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Destination
Niedernsill
Turn-by-turn directions
From the starting point, follow the Tauern Cycle Path via Kaprun to the Brückenwirt inn. Continue on the Kaprunerstraße road to Schüttdorf. Now follow the cycle path through Schüttdorf and along the lake shore to Maishofen and on to Saalfelden. From Saalfelden via Leogang, Grießenpass, Hochfilzen, Fieberbrunn to St. Johann in Tyrol. The tour then leads to Oberndorf, Kitzbühel, Aurach and Jochberg as well as the Pass Thurn (1,285 m). Now it runs downhill for about 10 km to Mittersill and back to the starting point in Niedernsill.
The round tour can also be cycled in the opposite direction.
Note
all notes on protected areas
Coordinates
DD
47.282564, 12.648214
DMS
47°16'57.2"N 12°38'53.6"E
UTM
33T 322152 5239247
w3w
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Arrival by train, car, foot or bike
Author’s map recommendations
Rad & Bike Map + Guide Piesendorf Niedernsill
"Piesendorf Niedernsill erleben" App - free to download in the Android and iOS stores.
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Difficulty
difficult
Distance
120.6 km
Duration
5:30 h
Ascent
886 m
Descent
886 m
Highest point
1,274 m
Lowest point
659 m
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