MTB Carnic Border Marathon

Level of difficulty: Easy
  • 57.2 km
    Distance
  • 8.4 h
    Duration
  • 621 vm
    Lowest elevation
  • 1804 vm
    Highest elevation
  • 1956 vm
  • 1956 vm

MTB Carnic Border Marathon

This MTB circular route includes sometimes quite challenging ascents and descents along our Carnic border mountains. Once a year, on the second weekend in September, there is an event with a joint riding of the route. After completing it, you are crowned an MTB border rider.

Information and registration at: www.bergsteigerdorf-mauthen.at/mtbgrenzmarathon

Suggestion

The route can be completed as a sporting challenge or as a leisurely day trip.

Equipment

MTB equipment with repair kit. Rain protection.

Directions
From Villach through the Gail Valley to Kötschach-Mauthen or via Lienz (or Spittal/Drau) to Oberdrauburg and on to Kötschach-Mauthen.

Directions

Starting from the ÖAV leisure park in the mountaineering village of Mauthen, the route initially leads leisurely along the Gail to the village of Stranig. The route now climbs steadily up the alpine path past the Straniger Alm (checkpoint) to the highest point of the tour on the Waidegger Höhe (1,806 m). The recovery during the descent to the Achornach Alm is good, as from there you have to carry your bike a little way up a path to the Ochsner Alm! The Zollnersee Hütte (checkpoint) is the next destination. From there it's a short stretch along the path from KHW 403 towards Obere Bischof Alm (checkpoint). Follow the route out of the Kronhof Graben (a short uphill section) until you reach the junction towards Krieghof and Dolling. From there you reach the Missoria Alm, where you have to take the forest path uphill again to reach the "Kuhloch" (checkpoint). Now it's all downhill to the finish at the ÖAV leisure park.

Location and how to find us

The Nassfeld-Pressegger See holiday region lies in the Austrian province of Carinthia, directly next to the Italian border.

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