Reinsberg circuit

Road bike tour from Hotel**** Castle on the Eisenstraße, Waidhofen an der Ybbs

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Elevation profile

64,21 km length
Tour dates
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Route: 64,21 km
  • Ascent: 1.147 egm
  • Descent: 1.147 egm
  • Duration: 2:30 h
  • Lowest point: 349 m
  • Highest point:741 m
Features
  • Round tour
  • Nice views
  • With refreshment stops
  • Accessibility by train and bus

Details for: Reinsberg circuit

Brief description

Everything a cyclist's heart desires! Demanding route with beautiful climbs, nice views, and top-speed descents.

Description

We start into the "Urltal", over the climbs to the Christophorus helicopter landing site and the Grestner Höhe continuing downhill to Gresten. Here straight on until after 3 km the turnoff to Reinsberg is reached. There turn right onto L6155.

Immediately after passing through Reinsberg a 3 km long climb begins. This is followed by a descent with some partially unclear curves - caution!

In the valley we turn right at the junction to L92 towards Gresten, but soon leave it again sharply left towards "Zellhof" onto L6169. After 1 km now right towards Maria Seesal to a really tough climb over 2 km - made for "mountain goats"!

The following descent is nicknamed "100er-Berg" and requires full concentration with nearly 20% downhill on a straight road. Personal top speeds are not uncommon here, but CAUTION: after the steep forest section it gets curvier -> brake!

Via Ybbsitz and the B22 it finally rolls back quickly to Waidhofen.

Starting point of the tour

Hotel**** Castle on the Eisenstraße, Waidhofen an der Ybbs

Destination point of the tour

Hotel**** Castle on the Eisenstraße, Waidhofen an der Ybbs

Route description Reinsberg circuit

Waidhofen an der Ybbs/Castle Hotel - Urltalstraße towards St. Leonhard am Walde L93 - after 4 km on the L6190 right towards "Putzmühle" - climb to the Christophorus helicopter landing site - right descent towards B22 - left onto B22 - Grestner Höhe - Gresten - B22 - after 4 km right towards Reinsberg onto L6155 - Reinsberg - climb to Reinsberg - descent to L92 - right towards Gresten - after approx. 4 km left onto L6169 - after 1 km right towards Maria Seesal - "100er-Berg" - descent towards Ybbsitz - Untermühl - right towards Ybbsitz - left onto B22 - Ybbsitz - Waidhofen an der Ybbs

Directions

Coming from the A1 motorway: exit Amstetten West, B121 to Waidhofen an der Ybbs

Parking

There are several Park & Ride options: http://waidhofen.at/parkplaetze

Arrival with ÖBB (Rudolfsbahn) from/via Amstetten. 

You can take your bike on most local and long-distance trains. In Austria, you need a special bike ticket for this, and you can also buy weekly or monthly passes for your bike. For international routes, ÖBB offers the Biking International Ticket.

Equipment

Road bike (translation of e.g. 34/27 is recommended, the last kilometer on the last hill has almost 20%)

Safety information

Careful at the junction of the helicopter descent onto federal road B22. Often gravelly intersection and poorly visible junction after high speed. 

Watch out for sharp and sometimes narrowing curves on the descent from Reinsberg!

At the end of the steep descent from the "100er-Berg" do not brake too late - the following curve is tighter at this speed than it looks, and watch out for oncoming traffic!

Map recommendations

Road bike map Mostviertel Tourism

available at the tourist office

Author's tip

Pace yourself well as each climb is more difficult than the previous one!

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