Mountain bike routes in Saalbach Hinterglemm

The right challenge

The Bikepark Leogang is only a short ride away and with the Joker Card you have a free ride on the Asitzbahn every day.

The bike region Saalfelden Leogang and the Bikepark Leogang received the accolade of hosting the UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships. Sensational competitions and thousands of enthusiastic spectators made this event an absolute mountain bike FEST! Try out the world championship trails at the highest level or prefer single trail, freeride or northshore! There is something for everyone here, beginners and pros will find the right challenge on the 9 different routes!

The single trail for all freeride novices.

Right next to the PRO Line you will also find the relatively easy BLUE Line on the Reiterkogel. This freeride trail is designed for beginners, so it is one of the more beginner-friendly trails in Saalbach Hinterglemm, but with its flow it also provides a lot of fun for advanced riders.

The trail for advanced riders

The PRO Line at the Reiterkogel is characterised by narrow forest trails at the beginning, followed by rocky parts and numerous northshore variations. Bumpers, doubles, tables, drop batteries, technical root passages and many smaller jumps make the PRO Line extremely action-packed and promise pure fun. The upper part is a bit more technical, while the lower part has more curves with nice bends that can also be taken with more speed.

One of the longest freeride trails in Europe

With a length of over 6 km and a difference in altitude of 1,025 m, the X-Line powered by CONTI from the top station to the bottom station of the Schattberg, making it one of the longest freeride trails in Europe. On the varied single trail with downhill character, numerous blocky passages and root carpets await. From the soul rider to the downhill crack, everyone gets their money's worth here.

A flowing single trail with a magnificent panoramic view awaits you in the upper section. The section after the middle station is a bit trickier and includes many northshore elements and tricky roots. Shortly before the end, you can choose between a leisurely descent to the valley station, a technical root passage or an adapted slopestyle run.

Non-stop action on the Zwölferkogel

The start of the Z-Line powered by TREK is located directly at the middle station of the Zwölferkogel cable car, from where the trail leads down towards the valley with a breathtaking view over Saalbach Hinterglemm. The route runs through countless berms, wall rides, northshore passages as well as waves, tables and smaller drops, but always with the option of a diversion, which allows you to slowly get to grips with the route. The absolute highlight is the second wallride with integrated action snapshot station. A spectacular souvenir photo is guaranteed here! (Download the pictures at www.saalbach.com/photopoint.)

The perfect connection to Leogang

The Asitz Trail starts at the Schönleitenhütte and is the perfect connection for touring & XC riders as well as endurists and freeriders from Saalbach Hinterglemm to Leogang. The fun single trail impresses at the beginning with two tricky hairpin bends, a short but smooth descent in the middle section and a final climb towards the top station of the Asitzbahn in Leogang, where the entrance to the Bikepark Leogang is already waiting for you in the form of the technical Hangman I. Return to Saalbach Hinterglemm via the same trail. Tip: The Asitz Trail is also part of the BIG-5-BIKE Challenge and can be ridden in both directions without any problems, but requires increased attention and must be ridden on sight.

soothing for the soul

The Egger Trail turns out to be a little pearl of the Bike-Circus Saalbach Hinterglemm and also fits into the ring of the BIG-5-BIKE Challenge single trails. The relatively easy trail can be found just below the Panorama Alm on the Kohlmais and is best ridden from east (near the Thurner Alm) to west and on to the Spielberghaus. Despite a few overclimbs, you can safely leave the brakes off on this flowing trail and ride beautifully over wide meadows and open forest passages. The one or other short stopover is always rewarded with a magnificent view of Saalbach Hinterglemm and the surrounding mountains. The experience of nature clearly comes first here. However, you must always be aware of other trail users.

Tip: The Wurzel Trail is also part of the BIG-5-BIKE Challenge and can be ridden in both directions without any problems, but requires increased attention and must be ridden on sight.

By pros for "pros"

This flowing trail is a must for every biker and lies directly on the Big 5 Route. The entrance to the Höllen Trail is directly below the Spielberghaus and leads back to the Spielbergweg at the end. The Höllen Trail offers various lines in different levels of difficulty. With Northshore elements such as drops, berms, wall rides, log rides and seesaws, it is a playground for small and large freeriders.

Der Name ist Programm

Start at the summit station of the Kohlmais cable car. Simply use the exit on the left-hand side. The entrance to the Panorama Trail is right next to the station. Super-flowy for experienced bikers, easy to ride for freeride newbies. The trail crosses a forest road after the first few metres - speed up and be considerate of hikers, children, animals. Then it continues across wide meadows, followed by a short detour into the forest and further on over easy tables, waves and berms directly to the Panorama Alm. Here you are spoilt for choice: turn left to the first serpentine, where the BIG-5 route joins the Egger Trail or continue along the forest road to the middle station (start of the Milka Line) or turn right along the forest road to a junction back to the Milka Line or follow the forest road towards the Spielberghaus, where the technically demanding Höllen Trail awaits you.

The perfect end of a MTB tour.

To reach the Hochalm Trail, it is best to cover the first 500 metres in altitude with the Reiterkogel cable car. Then it's past the Rosswaldhütte, up towards Reichkendlkopf and along the ridge to the mountain station of the Spieleck T-bar lift. Once you have left this climb behind you, the crowning reward awaits you from here on. A seemingly endless descent through the picturesque landscape of the Pinzgau Grasberge. With small berms, stream crossings, hairpin bends, easy root and stone fields, there is everything to make a trail biker's heart beat faster. The route ends at the head of the valley, from where you can cycle comfortably back to Saalbach Hinterglemm.

Enduro fun for everyone

The first 500 metres in altitude are best avoided with the help of the Reiterkogel cable car. Then follow the forest road in the direction of Rosswaldhütte - Hasenauerköpf - Reiterkogel - Wetterkreuz reservoir, where the start of the Wetterkreuz Trail is located. The easy single trail leads you to the Reiteralm. As a crowning finale, a forest road leads past the medicinal herb and alpine flower trail and back to the mountain station of the Reiterkogel cable car, where PRO & BLUE Line are already waiting for you.

The BIG-5-BIKE CHALLENGE combines the five cable cars and five mountains around Saalbach Hinterglemm and Leogang to a freeride XXL tour to experience the absolute maximum of biking pleasure in one day. During the Challenge, however, everyone is free to do one or two extra laps on their favourite mountain to gain additional metres in altitude.

But be careful: don't take too much time, because the BIG 5 round itself takes almost the whole day. What counts at the end of the day is not only the ascent of all five mountains, but the additional metres in altitude. At home, you can relive your tour virtually on the web, download the pictures of the snapshot stations or share them on the web, collect badges and immortalise yourself in the Challengers' Hall of Fame.

Flow master with airtime guarantee

The Hacklberg Trail from the Schattberg in Saalbach over the Westgipfel to Hinterglemm is one of the most beautiful single trails in the valley and has long been known beyond Austria's borders as the epitome of a flowy trail.

Starting right next to the Westgipfel mountain station, the natural panorama trail leads flowingly down a long grassy ridge towards Hacklberg Alm and offers above all speed passages, a few berms, smaller jumps and numerous waves that repeatedly invite airtime. Thanks to the flat gradient, it offers fun for beginners and pros alike.

A demanding trail for real experts

A high mountain trail of the highest quality with some flowing passages, but also interspersed with tough sections with obstacles and rooty terrain. This is a panorama and trail experience that is hard to beat.

The Bergstadl-Trail is the more challenging alternative to the Hacklberg-Trail, throwing up technical subtleties again and again. After about 300 m on the legendary Hacklberg-Trail, it branches off, through many bends and a picture postcard idyll, taking you right to the mid station of the Westgipfel gondola. This often very narrow, rooty, angular trail is a true challenge for experienced bikers and all those aspiring to be such. Despite a short carrying section of about 30 m, the biking fun and the terrain experience over the narrow trail with its various obstacles is unique.

This trail is very technical in some places, and is dotted with tight bends, berms, and stony and rooty sections. Flowing passages alternate with tricky sections, and the route winds into the Buchegg-Trail at the Westgipfel mid station, with its totally different character: flowing and with large berms, it meanders through alpine meadows, giving you a wonderful finale to this challenging tour.

Zurück zum Ursprung

Der Huberalm Trail ist am besten über die Abzweigung 100 m unterhalb der Hacklbergeralm zu erreichen. Ab dieser Abzweigung folgt man einem alten Forstweg, vorbei an der Polzalm und der Kegerlalm bis man nach einigen Höhenmetern an der Huber Hochalm auf einer wunderbar offenen Almwiese angelangt. Hier der Forststraße etwa 200 m abwärts folgen, bis links der Huberalm Trail von der Forststraße abzweigt. Der Huberalm Trail ist ein naturbelassener, teilweise etwas technischer Singletrail bis kurz oberhalb der Huber Grundalm. Von hier geht's über Forststraßen wieder zurück nach Hinterglemm.