The Pinzgau region is a paradise for any cycle holiday-maker. Whether it is a short, leisurely cycling excursion with the family or with friends, heading up to the summit, cyclists are very well catered for in Bruck Fusch. The sun tickles your skin, you feel that invigorating tailwind, passing Lake Zell, lush pastures as far as the eye can see and smell that aroma of the mountains.
We are by your side to provide the best in cycling advice and have information about the best cycle tours, where you can hire bikes or E-Bikes, and where you can find bike shops (with a servicing option). There are of course also the loveliest inns and guesthouses where you can replenish your energy stores.
Our two cycling villages offer countless of options and a paradise for mountain bikers, road bikers and for families that cycle. You will come across numerous cycle paths and mountain bike trails here, in all difficulty levels.
In Bruck there is a superb range of mountain bike routes. Ascents on forest roads to numerous Alpine inns or summit lodges providing dreamy panoramic views to the surrounding 3000 metre mountains. Adventurers and adrenaline junkies will be inspired by the steep downhill routes, often no wider than half a metre. The Tauern Cycle Path also proceeds through Bruck. Road bike paths in the expansive Zell Basin and around Lake Zell invite families to enjoy extensive tours in the flat valley floor area.
Fusch provides the ultimate challenge for road cycling fans – a ride on the Grossglockner High Alpine Road. The Grossglockner is not only known for being the highest mountain in Austria, but also for being a racing and training route and for extensive tours in the fresh mountain air, through unspoilt natural surroundings. Along with extreme sports fans, families are very well catered for in Fusch too. Thanks to the nearby family cycle touring area of Ferleiten, there are four leisurely mountain bike route options available. While touring you get to take in breath-taking viewing points, secluded picnic areas and hidden rest points.
Sportcamp Woferlgut
Trekkingräder - Mountainbikes
Krössenbach 40 | 5671 Bruck
Tel.: +43 6545 73030
Radverleih Woferlgut
Sporthotel Kitz
Mountainbikes - E-Bikes
Raiffeisenstraße 8 | 5671 Bruck
Tel.: +43 6545 60444
Radverleih Sporthotel Kitz
Thurners
E-Bikes
Salzburgerstraße 3 | 5671 Bruck
Tel.: +43 660 3754929
Radverleih Thurners
Hotel LukasMayr
E-Bikes
Zellerstraße 1 | 5671 Bruck
Intersport Scherer
Trekkingräder - Mountainbikes - E-Bikes
Zeller Fusch 77 | 5672 Fusch
Tel.: +43 6546 2180
Hotel Lampenhäusl
Trakkingräder
Zeller Fusch 15 | 5672 Fusch
This unique experience is something that probably every cyclists has marked in their tour book. After all, a 'must-do' for any ambitious rider is of course a ride on theGrossglockner High Alpine Road up to the Edelweißspitze (the highest point you can cycle to) and possibly even on to the Pasterze.
Anyone who enjoys competition and who likes to challenge themselves, ought to keep the internationally popular Glocknerkönig event, which has been taking place for over 20 years, in mind. This open cycling event (for amateurs and pros alike) is really something quite special, the Grossglockner High Alpine Road is even closed off, exclusively for the event.
On this dreamy Alpine road and the King Stage of the Tour of Austria, you not only get to vanquish your weaknesses, but also the 27 km route, 1694 metres altitude and up to 12% gradient from Bruck to the Fuschertörl. Incidentally the entire event is available in the 'Ultra'-hard and 'Light'- short route variants.
On the route between the Ferleiten cash point and Fuscher Törl you can get your own time via the automatic time measuring facility (available between 9:00 and 15:00).
Just pay the € 2.- at the ticket machine at the cash desk, get your bar code ticket and get riding. The time starts ticking from then! At the finish at Fuscher Törl, insert your ticket into the machine to be assessed, then get a new ticket with your own time. This ticket can be swapped at Ferleiten cash desk for a certificate. At the same time, you will be listed in the official rankings, which will then be published on the Internet.
1758 metres altitude
21.9 kilometres
8.0 % average ascent gradient
14 % maximum ascent gradient
Level:
7.2 km Fusch to the cash point: 4.6% gradient – less challenging
4.8 km to Piffkar: 9.9% gradient – exceptionally challenging
2.3 km to Hochmais: 10% gradient – very challenging
2.6 km to Hexenküche: 8% gradient - challenging
0.8 km to Edelweißwand: 12% gradient – very challenging
1.9 km to Gasthof Fuschertörl: 8.1% gradient - challenging
2.3 km to Edelweißspitze: 7.7% gradient/maxim. 14% - very challenging
Specific features:
10.1 km: Embachkapelle; start of the mountain route
14.5 km: Cash point/Ferleiten; parking option; Ferleiten Wildlife Park
19.3 km: Piffkar; Panorama route & Gallery; photo point; parking option; kiosk
21.6 km: Jochmais; display boards (natural history information), impressive views
23.5 km Hexenküche; landslide area
25.0 km: Edelweißwand; remnants of a Roman road
26.0 km: Obernaßfeld; Alpine nature museum, botanical educational trail, multimedia display, kiosk
26,9 km: Fuschertörl I; Gasthaus Fuschertörl, photo point – views to the Großglockner
28.7 km: Edelweißspitze; Gasthaus Edelweißhütte, kiosk, highest point on the road, outstanding views to more than 30 three-thousand metre mountains; National Park information point
Overall impression:
Anyone who conquers this route will be a "GLOCKNER KING/QUEEN"
1615 metres altitude
20.1 kilometres
8.1% average gradient
12% maximum gradient
Level:
7.2 km Fusch to the toll area: 4.6% gradient – less challenging
4.8 km to Piffkar: 9.9% gradient – exceptionally challenging
2.3 km to Hochmais: 10% gradient – very challenging
2.6 km to Hexenküche: 8% gradient - challenging
0.8 km to Edelweißwand: 12% gradient – very challenging
1.9 km to Gasthof Fuschertörl: 8.1% gradient - challenging
0.5 km to Fuschertörl: 6.8% gradient
Specific features:
10.1 km: Embachkapelle; start of the mountain route
14.5 km: Toll area/Ferleiten; parking option; Ferleiten Wildlife Park
19.3 km: Piffkar; Panorama route & gallery; photo point; kiosk; parking options
21.6 km: Jochmais; display boards, impressive views
23.5 km: Hexenküche; landslide area
25.0 km: Edelweißwand; remnants of a Roman road
26,0 km: Obernaßfeld; Alpine nature museum, botanical educational trail, multimedia display, kiosk
26.9 km: Fuschertörl I; Gasthaus Fuschertörl, photo point_views to the Grossglockner
27.4 km: Fuschertörl II, kiosk, highlight of the Tour of Austria: King stage
Overall impression:
Anyone who conquers this route will be a "GLOCKNER KING/QUEEN"
Fusch - Ferleiten - Fuschertörl (timing) - Döllach* - Fuschertörl - Ferleiten
Fusch (811m) to Döllach (1013m): 51 km
Highest elevations: Fuschertörl 2428 m, Hochtor 2503 m
* From Döllach: continue to Lienz - Matrei - Felbertauern - Mittersill**: 103 km
** Mittersill - Zell am See - Fusch: 34 km
All the towns in the Pinzgau region want to offer cyclists even more. There are 1200 km of approved and signposted cycle paths in the Pinzgau region, of which 720 km are mountain bike routes. Outstanding quality and density – by European comparison - with Bruck-Fusch right in the middle of it all.
In Bruck und Fusch there are 9 mountain bike routes available to you. More information:
Road & mountain biking in Pinzgau
602 metres altitude; 8.7 kilometres
6.9% average gradient
Ascent:
From Fusch town centre along the Glocknerstraße to Bruck – access on the left hand side.
Level:
From very easy to challenging.
Gradient:
From 5.3% to 17%
Overall impression:
Easy for proficient mountain bikers
Specific features:
Judendorfalm open for business
Cycle book – make your entry in the Schnableralm
800 metres altitude; 8.2 kilometres
9.8% average gradient
Getting here:
Fusch town centre, access behind Apart-Pension Oberreiter
Level:
Somewhat challenging to very challenging
Overall impression:
Ideal as a sprint route to Bad Fusch - from Bad Fusch for expert bikers
Specific features:
Former altitude spa town "Bad Fusch"
Wonderful views to Fuscher Tal and Zeller Becken with the Steinernes Meer in the background Superb Alpine flora typical to the area
8.9% average gradient
Getting here:
From Fusch town centre along the Glocknerstraße to Bruck – access on the right-hand side.
Level:
From medium to very challenging
Gradient:
From 0.5% to 12%
Overall impression:
for expert mountain bikers; very challenging
Specific features:
Wonderful views
Secluded route
Served Angereralm on the route
709 metres altitude; 13.9 kilometres
5.1% average gradient
Arrival:
From Fusch town centre along the Glocknerstraße to the Großglockner - direct to the toll area in Ferleiten.
Level:
Very easy to challenging
Incline:
Flat (ideal for children) up to 10.4 %
Overall impression:
Scenically one of the loveliest bike routes; even for less proficient mountain bikers.
Specific features:
Variety of the Alpine flora - orchids in Rotmoos, impressive views to15 three-thousand metre mountains at the head of the valley; managed Trauneralm.
143 metres altitude, approx. 4 kilometres
12 % maximum gradient
Route outline:
Bruck town centre – on the signposted Tauern Cycle Path to Niederhof – take a right, up to the Kohlschnait snack station (900 m) – continue up to the junction and take a right back down - via Pichldorf back to Bruck.
776 metres altitude, around 9 kilometres
14 % maximum gradient
Route outline:
From Bruck follow the signposted Tauern Cycle Path to Gries – from there take a left, past the Grieserwirt, to Brandenauer Graben – at the last junction, take a left up to the Moosalm (open for business).
Specific features:
Open right through from the middle of May until the start of November. Views to the Hohe Tauern.
900 metres altitude, around 6.5 kilometres
13 % maximum gradient
Route outline:
Tauern Cycle Path to Taxenbach, after around 3 km take a right, as per the signposts.
Specific features:
Continue hiking to the summit of the "Drei Brüder", views to Lake Zell and the Großglockner.
1360 metres altitude, 17 kilometres
16 % maximum gradient
Route outline:
Bruck town centre – across the Salzach bridge to the right, 1 km along the main road – then left on the asphalt route to the Jageregg (1150m) – now on the forest trail, continuing to the Erlhofplatte (1373m) – junction to Thumersbach – ridge path to the Ebnerscharte – after the junction at Tödlingalm, summit ascent via a narrow path up to the Hundstein (2117m) and the Statzerhaus, which is open for business! Back via Thumersbach or a longer circuit via Maria Alm.
Specific features:
Summit tour with 360° panoramic view to the Hohe Tauern, Steinernes Meer and Zell am See.
Fusch - Mittersill - Pass Thurn - Kitzbühel - St. Johann - Pass Strub - Lofer - Steinpass (border) - Schneizlreuth - Berchtesgaden - Bad Dürrnberg- Hallein
Return by train to Bruck (to Fusch 7 km)
Fusch (811m) to Hallein (461m) 157 km
Highest elevations: Pass Thurn 1275m, Schneizlreuth 1569m
** Continue via Pass Lueg - Bischofshofen - St. Johann - Taxenbach - Fusch
Hallein (461m) to Taxenbach (779m): 60 km + to Fusch 17 km
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