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Ötscherblick route
Mountain bike tour Starting from Purgstall, town center
- Difficulty: Easy
- Distance: 17,22 km
- Duration: 1:00 h
- Ascent: 250 m elevation gain
- Descent: 250 m elevation gain
The name says it all: on beautiful days, the highest mountain in the Mostviertel region is close enough to touch.
- Starting point of the tour
- Purgstall, town center
- Difficulty: Easy
- Distance: 17,22 km
- Duration: 1:00 h
- Ascent: 250 m elevation gain
- Descent: 250 m elevation gain
- Fitness level required:2/6
- Overall experience:3/6
- Scenery:4/6
- Lowest point284 m
- Highest point400 m
- Round tour
- Nice views
- With refreshment stops
- Accessibility by train and bus
Description
Beautiful, varied circular tour with several, but shorter climbs from Purgstall via Gaisberg, Feichsen and the Kalkberg back to Purgstall. A constant companion is its majesty, the Ötscher at 1,893m.
- safety instructions Please note the winter closure of this and all other MTB trails in the Mostviertel from November 1 to April 14. Thank you for your understanding!
- Route description We start in the center of Purgstall at the Erlauf from the car wash area uphill to the height of Gaisberg. Then back down, level past the Haubenberg house and downhill again to the main road, a short stretch on Feichsenstraße, left uphill to Edtbauern, right to Fuchshof and then immediately right downhill into the small village of Feichsen (Gh Krickl, Nikolauskirche), a short stretch through the village and quite steep but not far uphill to Oberfeichsen, left downhill to the bridge into the Sichau (Ostarrichiradweg) – at the small bridge slowly climbing right up to Pögling – further over small elevations in Gimpering – left a short stretch on the state road towards Steinakirchen uphill (Gh Ramsauhof) - before it goes downhill again, right relatively level to Schauboden (GH Mostlandhof) – at the bottom we meet the Ötscherland bike route and cycle back to Purgstall on a flat path.
- Getting there A1 West Motorway – exit Ybbs – LB25 13 km to Purgstall – Busatisstraße/Car wash area
- Public transport Train: Erlauftalbahn via Pöchlarn to Purgstall stationBus: Postbus lines 686, 665 Kirchenstraße stop
- Editor’s tip Historic circular hiking trail, outdoor pool, Ledererhaus Museum, Fire Brigade Museum, Path of Peace
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Purgstall Municipal Office
Pöchlarnerstraße 17, A-3251 Purgstall
Tel. 07489/27 11-17
E-mail: gemeinde@purgstall.at
www.purgstall-erlauf.gv.at
Mostviertel Tourism
Töpperschloss Neubruck
Neubruck 2/10, 3283 Scheibbs
T +43/7482/204 44
info@mostviertel.at
www.mostviertel.at
Businesses directly on the Ötschblick route:
Aktiv Camp Purgstall
Augasse 8,
A-3251 Purgstall, Tel. 07489/20 15
Gasthof Krickl
Feichsen 10,
A-3251 Purgstall, Tel. 07489/2357
“Mostlandhof am Kalkberg”
Schauboden 4,
A-3251 Purgstall, Tel. 07489/70 11
“Ramsauhof”
Gimpering 2,
3251 Purgstall, Tel.: 07489/286464
Letzte Änderung: 16 Mar 2026