MTB Windhaag ÖAMTC Runde

ÖAMTC mountain bike route (main route)

Windhaag - Altenburg - Kemet - St. Thomas - Pierbach - Raabmühle - Rechberg - Naarntal - Allerheiligen - Raumtischmühle - Windhaag.
Rechberg - Naarntal - Allerheiligen - Raumtischmühle - Windhaag

Asphalt/gravel/forest tracks, some single trails, hardly any pushing sections

There are also various tour suggestions in all municipalities where the mountain bike route runs (see map)

In addition to Windhaag bei Perg, all the towns along the route are of course ideal starting points - the route can also be reached from Perg and Münzbach via short feeder roads.
Immediately after the start in the town center of Windhaag, the route leads along Plankstraße, first on asphalt and then on a dirt road down into the valley of the Hausbergbach stream. At the Brandstätter sawmill, you reach the main road and thus the end of the descent. Now turn left along the main road uphill, past the branch church and the museum in Altenburg and a short time later turn left into the valley of the Modlerbach stream.
Here you could roll comfortably along the valley floor for a few kilometers, but the yellow signs soon point mercilessly left uphill over gravel to the "Untersteinböck". Alternating between paved roads and gravel paths, the route continues uphill until we hurtle very steeply downhill from the "Wagner im Joch" on a gravel path and a short, wonderful trail section in the forest into the Modlerbach valley.
On the opposite side, however, the route immediately climbs again on a difficult path up to the village of Kemet and from there another short and steep descent to the Brandstätterbach stream, which is crossed. The following ascent to the "Paukner" can only be completed by very strong bikers on bikes - the rest usually push until they reach the access road to the house. Then continue on asphalt - always climbing steeply - to the Hofberg goods road, where the path turns right. A little later, turn left again down into the forest and from there - a detour to the Saxenegg ruins is possible - an entertaining up and down to the upper reaches of the Käfermühlbach stream. Take the goods road downhill - the area is popularly known as "Überwachs" because of the underground course of the river (buried under huge granite boulders).
At Klein-Auger, the comfortable asphalt road is left again and the long ascent in several stages over more than 300 meters in altitude to St. Thomas is on the program. First steeply uphill in the forest or at the edge of the forest (pushing may be necessary due to steepness/vegetation), later on a good hiking trail and short asphalt passages closer and closer to the pilgrimage church, which is always clearly visible. Finally, past the Heimkehrerkreuz and nature park playground directly into the center of St. Thomas am Blasenstein, where you can recover from the exertions of the last few hours at the Gh. Ahorner.
The following section of the route is also rather "tame", leading from St. Thomas down into the valley of the Käfermühlbach stream and then flat to the north. From there, an ascent over asphalt and gravel leads to the left up the Meisl goods road to the Pammerhöhe, an old place of power. After a flowing descent through the forest towards Rechberg, the ascent to the Großdöllnerhof open-air museum awaits, followed by a steep climb through the forest to the viewing platform on Plenkerberg. With good visibility, the detour to the Karl-Weichselbaumer-Warte is a must! From the Plenkerberg, we cycle along forest paths and residential roads down to Rechberg, where the bathing lake promises cooling on the outside and the two inns offer refreshment on the inside. With a view of the SOS Children's Village, the route leaves the village center on the right and descends on a steep downhill into the "Alter Rehgraben". Before reaching the deeply incised Naarntal valley, the route crosses the main road and climbs steeply up to the village of Spaten. From there, the trail descends into the Naarntal valley, which is reached just above the Aschermühle mill.
Here you can also choose the marked variant up to Hiesbach. However, the main route continues briefly to the left downstream on the Naarntal country road (country cycle path R30), then steeply uphill to the right on a forest path to Dörfl, which already belongs to the municipality of Allerheiligen im Mühlkreis. We reach the village center on the provincial road - again steeply uphill at the end - and enjoy the particularly extensive view, perhaps even from the Schneckenturm of the pilgrimage church.
The following descent - easy to ride and only a little steeper in the last section - leads back down into the Naarntal valley on a varied surface. On the other side, at the power station, the route turns slightly uphill to the right again. Instead of heading towards the already visible Raumtischmühle mill, turn left up the gravel road, which climbs the steep slope in several hairpin bends. After a short breather, your thighs are burning again on the ascent to the "Hundstorfer", before the last few kilometers to the starting point in Windhaag are a real pleasure with less difficulty and a wonderful view.


Nature is always there for us. So it is only fair that we are there for nature too.
Please observe the fair play rules for mountain biking!