Cycling, mountain biking and E-biking at the 4-star hotel in Filzmoos, Austria
MTB & E-Bike
Anyone who thinks that Filzmoos is only suitable for hiking is mistaken. You can also take wonderful tours by bike. And with an E-bike, even longer distances or more demanding tours can be mastered.
But cycling in the mountains doesn't have to be exhausting. With high-quality E-bikes, you can easily ride up and enjoy the Filzmoos Alpine pastures. Competent tour advice and the free hiking bus from the front door (bike carry also possible) round off the biking offers.
E-bike rental for adults and children
You can rent an E-bike directly at the hotel. For a fee of EUR 35, adults and children can ride on perfectly maintained electric bikes and also on the latest models.
Facts about a bike holiday in Filzmoos
- 130 km of bike tracks
- 7 MTB circuits
- Dedicated E-bike routes with sufficient charging stations
- Transport with the Papageno gondola lift possible
Bike transport
with the Papageno gondola lift
In the Filzmoos gondola you can take your bike with you up onto the Rossbrand. From the mountain station you continue to the Radstädter Hut or you look for a lonely bench to enjoy the unique 360° panoramic view.
Our route tip:
From Hotel Neubergerhof, drive to Aualm-Kirchgasshütte (approx. 60 minutes driving time). The farmer's doughnut with jam, made by the dairymaid Justi, is a pure delight.
Bike tour to the Mandlberggut
More tips for cycling enthusiasts
Mountain Bike tours
Mountain bikers can choose between blue, red or black continuously signposted mountain bike routes around the Dachstein. The varied routes also run partly through the neighbouring states of Upper Austria and Styria.
The Dachstein circuit
This is the most popular mountain bike tour in Austria. The tour around the Dachstein massif is perfectly signposted and at various levels of difficulty - from 4,900 m altitude on forest trails to 7,800 m altitude on single trails.
These highlights await you on the Dachstein circuit:
Bad Goisern - starting point of the annual Salzkammergut Trophy, the picturesque Ausseerland, the Viehbergalm with its breathtaking stoves, the Grimming in the Styrian Enns Valley, the Hallstätter Lake as well as the villages of Ramsau am Dachstein, Filzmoos, Gosau and Hallstatt.
The mountain bike map for the Dachstein circuit is available from the Tourist Board office for € 2.90.
E-Bike Tours
The surroundings of the mountain village of Filzmoos, between the Dachstein and Bischofsmütze mountains, are ideal for electric bicycles with long range and mountain suitability.
With the electrically driven motor of the E-bikes, many altitude metres are easier to handle. For thirsty and hungry cyclists, there are numerous refreshment stops available along the bike routes. There are also sufficient charging stations for the electric motor.
Neuberg circuit - (Level of difficulty RED)
Length: 15.4 km
Altitude: 316 m
Duration: approx. 2 hours
Difficulty: Red
Description:
Head through the village centre of Filzmoos towards Hofalmen, past the toll booth along the asphalt road. After 1.5 km, turn left over the bridge towards Aualm/Hofpürglhütte and uphill to the Marcheggsattel. There you always ride slightly left towards Neuberg, past a quarry and beautiful viewing points. Down to the junction in Neuberg, then keep left towards the Landesstraße Filzmoos. After 50 m, turn left after the Hotel Alpenhof and follow the new cycle path to the centre of Filzmoos.
Hofalm circuit - (Level of difficulty GREEN)
Length: 11.8 km
Altitude: 247 m
Duration: approx. 1.5 hours
Difficulty: Green
Description:
Through the village centre of Filzmoos, past the toll booth, along the asphalted toll road to the Oberhof-/Unterhofalm junction. Continue left via the gravel road to the Unterhofalm. From the Unterhofalm on the left up to the Almsee, past the Almsee via a small step to the Oberhofalm and back over the toll road to Filzmoos.
Mandling circuit - (Level of difficulty RED/BLACK)
Length: 21.6 km
Altitude: 491 m
Duration: approx. 3.5 hours
Difficulty: Red / Black
Description:
At the Filzmoos roundabout turn right towards Ramsau, after 1.7 km bear right onto the gravel road and over the bridge. After 2 km at the fork, turn right uphill and after 300 m again right, at the next two forks turn left. This is where the slope begins, and at the Strauchmoos farm, the asphalt surface begins. Passing the farm Eschbach and Kienleiten, at the fork at 8.8 km turn left to the Ennstal-Bundesstraße. Cross the state road to the Ennsbrücke bridge, turn left just before on the Enns Cycle Path to Mandling and go under the main road here. Pass the Gasthof Geringer and on the gravel road go steeply uphill to the Mandlberg/Latschenstüberl. From there, take the gravel road back to Filzmoos.
Filzmoos - Ramsau circuit - (Level of difficulty BLACK)
Length: 10.5 km
Altitude: 545 m
Duration: approx. 3 hours
Difficulty: Black
Description:
At the Filzmoos roundabout turn right towards Ramsau, after 1.7 km bear right onto the gravel road and over the bridge. Go along the Mandling river to the reservoir, keep left towards the Auwirt and on the road to Ramsau (the easy part to Ramsau). In front of the town centre turn left towards Gasthof Edelbrunn and over the Dachsteinhaus uphill to the Austriahütte - Türlwandhütte. On the Dachteinstraße, go down a little bit and then turn right over Neustadtalmen in the direction of Bachlalm, follow the Bachlalmstraße on the left down to the Landesstraße. Follow this right to Hachau, then turn right at the Gasthof Zeferer and over the old Hachaustraße to the Jausenstation Schnitzberg - Laßbauer, via zhe Hotel Alpenkrone down to the centre of Filzmoos.
Kleinbergalm circuit - (Level of difficulty RED)
Length: 13.8 km
Altitude: 448 m
Duration: approx. 1.5 hours
Difficulty: Red
Description:
At the Filzmoos roundabout, turn right towards Eben, after the petrol station turn right and before the elementary school, turn left uphill to Kleinberghof. Head along the toboggan run to the Kleinbergalm, then on the Erdweg to the forest road. Turn right past the Schwarzen Lacke and onto the fork, here turn left and take the forest road to the next fork. Turn right and at the next fork go right uphill along the forest road to the Marcheggsattel, go briefly downhill and then right (passing the barriers). Head along the forest road to the toboggan run and down over the Kleinberghof to Filzmoos.