Go Big in the Wildkogel : A Multi-Activity Challenge

5 tough adventures in a wild and remote corner of the Austrian Alps!

Charlie Boscoe

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Brilliantly curated features are a hallmark of this line!

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At the junction from the ISS Flow trail

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Curving northshore and snowy mountains - how cool is that?!?!

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The initial section from the road

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The longest section of northshore - epic!

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Descending from the col back towards Königsleiten

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At the col

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The Neue Bamberger Hut

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On the descent to the Steiner Alm.

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The Steinkogel summit cross

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Descending from the Grasleitkopf

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Big and barren scenery en route!

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At the desolate Geigescharte col

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The welcome sight of the Steiner Alm

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The ladder just below the Steinkogel's summit

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The lovely lake just next to the summit of Geige

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Description

With abundant well prepared hiking trails, jeep tracks and cable cars, there are plenty of easy mountain adventures to be had in the Wildkogel (check these guidebooks out to learn more - https://fatmap.com/guidebooks/22721/huge-vistas-and-rugged-riding-:-isskogelbahn-bike-park & https://fatmap.com/guidebooks/22678/big-mountain-vistas-and-easy-riding-:-bike-the-wildkogel) but - as you'll see in this guidebook - the area isn't short of tough challenges as well.

There's a bit of everything in here, from a long and wild ridge traverse to technical downhill biking lines and 2 adventures into a desolate mountain valley. If you manage to get them all done, you'll have seen much of what the Wildkogel has to offer and will no doubt have spotted a load more adventures en route.

The possibilities in the Wildkogel are endless, so work your way through this lot and begin a lifetime of adventures in this most beautiful and peaceful of areas.

Adventures

ISS Natural

A short and tricky detour from the ISS Flow trail.

ISS Shore

One of the most fun runs in the Austrian Alps!