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Mountain biking in Salzburg
Overview
Salzburg for riders
When it comes to gravity mountain biking in the Alps, the Salzburg region plays in the top league. No other Austrian state packs so much World Cup heritage into such a tight space: since 2010 the world's elite has descended on Leogang every year, in 2020 it hosted the World Championships, and the area around Saalbach-Hinterglemm proudly calls itself the "Home of Lässig". If you're after hard race tracks, endless flow kilometres and a dense lift network, you're in the right place.
The flagship is the Epic Bikepark Leogang with its notorious World Cup track "Speedster" – steep sections, root carpets and huge jumps where the pros hit over 60 km/h. Right next door the Bikecircus Saalbach Hinterglemm merges with Leogang and Fieberbrunn to form Austria's largest bike region with over 120 kilometres of lines. Prefer it mellower? Bikepark Wagrain serves flowing Snow Space trails for families and beginners.
But Salzburg is more than the big names. Around the Hochkönig, long and scenically stunning flow trails wind through meadows and forest, and in the city of Salzburg itself tours start on the Gaisberg. The range runs from child-friendly woom practice areas to brutal downhill race tracks. Who is it for? Everyone – from your first day in a bike park to chasing World Cup lines. You just need to bring one thing: an appetite for long days on the bike.
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Highlights
Bikepark Leogang
The Epic Bikepark Leogang is Austria's World Cup mecca – home to the "Speedster" championship track, dozens of lines and over 20 years of race history.
Bikecircus Saalbach Hinterglemm
"Home of Lässig": together with Leogang and Fieberbrunn over 120 km of trails, from the legendary Hacklberg trail to long flow lines.
Bikepark Wagrain
A clean, flowing Snow Space park with the long Hard Rock line and its own woom area – an ideal entry into alpine biking.
Bikepark Hochkönig
Two family-friendly natural flow trails at the Hochkönig: the short Flow One at the Natrunbahn (Maria Alm) and the longer trail at the Bürglalm (Dienten), which starts easy and gets more demanding towards the valley.
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Trip planning
Plan your trip
Getting there: The city of Salzburg has its own airport and rail hub, reachable directly from Munich and Vienna. The A10 (Tauern) motorway is the backbone towards the Pongau – Wagrain and Hochkönig sit practically on the motorway. Leogang and Saalbach are around one to one and a half hours from the city via the A10/B311.
Best time: The lift season usually runs from mid/late May to early/mid October; high summer is the safest bet. Leogang's World Cup week normally falls in June – expect plenty going on around that date. Exact operating days vary year to year and are listed on the lift operators' official sites.
Bed & shop: Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Leogang, Wagrain and the Hochkönig all have dense bike infrastructure – rental, workshop, guiding and bike-friendly lodging. For a multi-day trip, pick one region as a base camp and run day trips into the neighbouring valleys; many resorts sell cross-region bike passes.
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