The Zillertal's Ultimate Multi-Activity Challenge

Explore the finest of Zillertal's viewpoints on a road bike, a mountain bike and your feet!

Charlie Boscoe

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Hiking up to the Lavitzalm at the start of the day.

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Looking up to the Pfitscherjoch

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Lovely rocky paths on the way to the Lavitzalm

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The dam looming above the final section of the climb.

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The lake looking moody in the early morning mist.

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Blasting down back towards the toll booth

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Looking back along the Popbergschneide ridge from the upper section

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Looking up at the Popbergschneide ridge from the col

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The final section of the Popbergschneide ridge with the Ahornspitze visible behind.

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The summit of the Ahornspitze

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Looking up at the col from just above the Edelhütte

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Looking back towards the Edelhütte from the trip up to the col.

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At the hut, looking back towards the Filzenkogel.

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Looking towards the hut on the way up to it.

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The view from hut, with bad weather visible on the horizon.

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The summit cross with bad weather on its way.

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Looking up from the col towards the summit tower

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The cairn garden on the summit ridge

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Leaving the Kolmhaus

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The peak dominating the view from Brandberg.

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Looking back at the Kolmhaus on the way up

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Heading away from the Kreuzwiesenalm with the upcoming traverse visible on the far hill side.

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If this doesn't put a smile on your face then biking isn't the sport for you!

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The Kreuzwiesenalm

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Descending the initial section below Penken.

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Looking down on Mayrhofen from the Penkenbahn.

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Wonderful views and peaceful roads.

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Description

So you're heading to Mayrhofen and have a week to fill your boots with as much mountain fun as you can - this is your guidebook. In order to complete the challenge of doing these routes you'll need to pack 2 bikes, hiking trainers and plenty of determination! A bit of luck with the weather won't go amiss either....

The routes listed here could logically be divided into 7 days, meaning that you've potentially got a week's worth of adventure in this guidebook. Your "easy" days are the hut approaches for the Edelhütte and the Kolmhaus (which are the bases for climbing the Ahornspitze and Brandberger Kolm respectively), but these are more than compensated by the toughest day - combining the Schleseisspeicher road bike with hiking up the Rotbachlspitze.

If you get a few days into this challenge and decide that either conditions or energy levels are not at the required level, here's a few suggestions for some gentler, shorter days
https://fatmap.com/guidebooks/18749/the-finest-half-day-hikes-in-the-zillertal

If you've got even longer than a week, completing this 7 day challenge and then cooling down with those 3 shorter hikes would make for a wonderful 10 days - now you just need the weather to play ball!

Adventures

Rotbachlspitze

An incredibly well-positioned peak on the Austro-Italian border.

Schlegeisspeicher

A spectacular ride to an awe-inspiring dam and a beautiful blue lake.

Edelhütte

A wonderful, high mountain loop to a popular hut.

Kolmhaus Hike

A tough climb up to a traditional Austrian mountain hut.

Penken Loop

A tough climb out of a beautiful valley leads to a ripping descent.