On the trail of the Iron Road

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Follow the Ybbstal cycle path to St. Georgen am Reith and turn right there towards Ybbsitz. Over the Große and Kleine Kripp you reach the high valley Prolling, from where it goes slightly downhill to Ybbsitz, one of the main towns of the Iron Road.

Past the charming Maria Seesal, traffic-light on the small Ybbstal cycle path through the Zogels and Wiesergraben you later reach the small Erlauftal cycle path and follow it over Brettl towards Gaming, where the Charterhouse is a highlight.

Via Pfaffenschlag it continues on the Erlauftal cycle path towards Lunz, which you leave immediately on the left at the town entrance and cycle through the picturesque Ahor and Sulzbachtal amid wonderful nature. At the Töpper bridge you return to the Ybbstal and the last kilometers lead downstream on the Ybbstal cycle path back to Göstling. 

The route is NOT signposted as such!!

Výchozí bod trasy

Göstling, town center

Cílový bod trasy

Göstling, town center

Popis trasy On the trail of the Iron Road

Along the Ybbstal cycle path to St. Georgen and from there right up to the Große Kripp, a climb over 3 km with a maximum of 12%. A short but steep descent (max. 16%) with two hairpin bends follows, and a 500 m long counter-climb (max. 8%) to the Kleine Kripp. Through the high valley Prolling it tends to go slightly downhill with a few small counterwaves and the last 2 km show a maximum gradient of 14% over 600 m. 

In Ybbsitz through the town and briefly follow the main street towards Gresten, then after 3 km turn right towards Zogelsgraben. First flat, later slightly ascending with max. 6%, it goes about 5 km to the crest, followed by a descent with max. 7% gradient and two hairpin bends at the beginning. 

Arriving in the small Erlauftal, turn right towards Gaming, initially a 3 km moderately ascending (3%) section to Brettl, followed by a moderately steep descent (4%) to the junction with the large Erlauftal cycle path. 

Follow this to the right after Gaming, past the Charterhouse and on towards Pfaffenschlag, a 5 km long climb with max. 8% gradient in the last kilometer. Parallel to the nostalgia railway it goes slightly downhill again towards Lunz, where shortly before the town sign you turn right towards the Ahor and Sulzbachtal. 

Follow the trekking route to the Topper bridge in Kasten near Lunz and from there right onto the Ybbstal cycle path and the last kilometers downstream back to Göstling.