The Buchstein round starts in St. Gallen with a small ascent through the Bergerviertel and then further up towards the Pfarralm. We reach the Schoberweg after 4.1 km, at the Ennsbaum 760m, in the middle of the forest, the first small pass.
Afterwards we drive on the gravel road downhill again to Unterlaussa. From Unterlaussa at km 7 to km 12,5 we drive downhill on the Hengstpaß state road L550. Then there is another small ascent up to the "Platzl" and on to Weißenbach near St. Gallen. Near the train station there is the lowest point of this tour at 413m. Along the river Enns we now cycle through the Wolfsbachau first slightly uphill again and from km 21 through the Wolfsbach Valley for 4.5 kilometres with an average gradient of 8.5% up to the Pflegeralm. After the descent, at km 29, we continue slightly uphill on the state road L705 for a few more metres until we reach the pass at Erbsattel. Passing the Kassegg Castle we roll down comfortably to Großreifling. Where, after the Enns bridge, you first follow the Enns and after the confluence of the Salza along 1.5 km to the east. The next ascent on a gravel road starts at km 37. We now follow the Alpentour Austria up through the Tiefengraben and over the Sulzbachalm to the Gamssteinhals. Afterwards, a short climb uphill again to the Naturfreundehütte and via the Moaralm back downhill to Palfau.
Tip Moaralm. Here is the junction to Lower Austria in the Mostviertel to the Yppstaler Alps - Königsberg. This stage is not yet officially integrated into the Buchsteinrunde but is highly recommended. Data for this stage ca.85KM / 2500HM.
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