Öfen Gorge Road – Salza Reservoir loop from Gröbming

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Öfen Gorge Road – Salza Reservoir loop from Gröbming

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Öfen Gorge Road – Salza Reservoir loop from Gröbming

06:20

80.6km

1,460m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Tips

Includes very steep uphill segments

You may need to push your bike.

After 2.30 km for 657 m

After 22.8 km for 389 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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23.2 km

Öfen Gorge Road

Highlight • Gorge

The canyon just above Gröbming with Stoderzinken in the west and Kammspitze in the east you must have passed through.

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30.8 km

Viehberg Alm

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Nice Alm where you like to take a break

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32.9 km

Miesbodenalm

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Don't leave helmets hanging on the bike if it's unsupervised, otherwise there will be a wet surprise on the descent 🤣

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41.7 km

Viewpoint

42.6 km

Salza Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

This rather impressive reservoir is over five kilometers long and bordered in places by cliffs up to 500 meters high. If you feel like it, you can take a refreshing …

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44.6 km

Forest Singletrack Trail

Highlight • Trail

Found by accident and approved

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50.1 km

Kulm Ski Flying Hill

Highlight • Structure

One of the largest ski jumping hills in the world

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60.0 km

Grimming and Trautenfels Castle

Highlight • Castle

Wonderful tour, is easy and possible without any special skills

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68.1 km

Enns Cycle Path Near Niederöblarn

Highlight • Cycleway

77.7 km

Enns

Lake

80.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

28.6 km

27.8 km

12.0 km

9.86 km

2.36 km

Surfaces

35.6 km

21.3 km

14.6 km

4.70 km

4.04 km

383 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,480 m)

Lowest point (640 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

12°C

6°C

26 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 6.0 km/h

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Comments

June 12, 2025,🇦🇹 Steiermark 🌞 🚵‍♂️ - Viehbergalm Runde S314 oder 14 ab/bis Bad Mitterndorf, Salza-Stausee, Ritzinger Hütte 🔝, Öfenstraße, Gröbming, Öblarn, Schloss Trautenfels, Kulm Skiflugschanze.

Today it was supposed to be hot, so I started my tour without breakfast. It was a good thing, because after about 15 km of steady uphill cycling, I reached the Viehbergalm at 1,500 m above sea level. There I stopped at the Ritzinger Hütte. The landlady was just preparing Styrian doughnuts for the day, fetched fresh buttermilk for me …

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July 13, 2026,Viehbergalm Runde

After starting in Gröbming, we went up the "Öfen". A steep gradient of up to 25%. With today's temperatures of 28-30°C, it was definitely a good idea to start early in the morning😅. The view back during the ascent is still significantly more impressive than the view ahead. Even if it's hard to stop because you think "hopefully it'll be …

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