Wind Park Pretul: From Spital to Friedrichhütte and Schwarzriegelalm

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This tour leads from Spital through Kaltenbachgraben to Friedrichhütte, then continues to Steinbachalm and Schwarzriegelalm.

The route is open to bikers from May 15 to October 15. Please follow the general guidelines for responsible behavior!

In 2017, the wind park on Pretul was inaugurated. In collaboration with the Austrian Federal Forests, the Wind+Bike Park Pretul mountain bike trails were opened. These trails can be ridden either as a circular route or as individual tours.

The individual route described here takes us from Spital to Friedrichhütte and continues to Schwarzriegelalm.

Characteristics

Skill

Fitness

Best season

January

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The tour in numbers

medium

Level of difficulty

13,1 km

Route

2:00 h

Time

765 hm

Uphill

82 hm

Downhill

1457 m

Highest point

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From Graz: Take the S6 - Semmering Expressway and exit at Mürzzuschlag Ost. Turn right onto the main road, which leads directly to Spital am Semmering. In the town, turn left at the traffic light intersection to reach the municipal office.

From Vienna: Take the S6 - Semmering Expressway and exit at Spital am Semmering. Follow the main road into the town, then turn right at the traffic light to reach the municipal office.

We start our MTB tour at the municipal office in Spital am Semmering. From here, we cross the main road and turn into Kaltenbachstraße, which leads us into Kaltenbachgraben. Passing the mid-station of the Stuhleck ski lifts and the Promibahn, the official mountain bike route begins at the end of the Promibahn parking lot.

We follow the forest road, passing Gaisschlager Mühle, where we make a sharp right turn towards Friedrichhütte. This road winds its way up in serpentines along the ski slope until we reach Friedrichhütte, which is open from early June to mid-October, Friday to Sunday.

After a break, we continue towards Steinbachalm. Shortly before reaching the alm, we turn right and head towards Schwarzriegelalm. Along the way, we reach the main junction in Auersbach, where we turn left and continue for about 1 km until we arrive at Schwarzriegelalm.

At this point, we can choose to either:

Extend the tour by riding steeply uphill through Schwarzriegelmoor to Pretul, or
Return via the same route back to Spital am Semmering.