Sonntag, 7. Juni 2015
150507 The "Legend of the non-existent Trail"
neill, 20:41h
There is a legend that you can ride a mountain bike from Tannheimertal, past the Schönkahler to the Bärenmoos Alm. It is a story that every mountainbiker hears. The track is not shown on any map and there are no links to it in Internet but "it is definitely possible".
The newest person to hear the legend was Caro. I explained that it was untrue and that you had to push your bike but she knew better. So today she, Stefano and I set out to cycle this ghost.
We cycled through Vilstal to Tannheimertal, up to the Zugspitzblick and then along the forest track towards the Einstein. We ignored the sign to the Schönkahler as I knew from previous attempts that this led through a bog and took the next left. Much pushing, carrying and bog-riding later we reached a new forest track that went round the Pirschling. Followed that to the end and then pushed up to the ridge between the Pirschling and Schönkahler. Amazing views and great photos.
We cycled down to the Pfrontener Alpe. From here a path continued on to the Bärenmoos but Caro was against more pushing/carrying. She was certain the track going downhill would meet the Bärenmoos trail so we headed off downhill and as expected ended up in Achtal. Change of plan - drink in the Fallmühle. And then another change of plan - home via the Hündelskopfhütte.
55km and 1450 meters of climbing. Track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=kxuqzpqitsakxfib
All the pictures are at https://photos.google.com/u/0/album/AF1QipNv1rMqVebUDOGzhnPcKFiq4lEpul7V6AzE_1to
The newest person to hear the legend was Caro. I explained that it was untrue and that you had to push your bike but she knew better. So today she, Stefano and I set out to cycle this ghost.
We cycled through Vilstal to Tannheimertal, up to the Zugspitzblick and then along the forest track towards the Einstein. We ignored the sign to the Schönkahler as I knew from previous attempts that this led through a bog and took the next left. Much pushing, carrying and bog-riding later we reached a new forest track that went round the Pirschling. Followed that to the end and then pushed up to the ridge between the Pirschling and Schönkahler. Amazing views and great photos.
We cycled down to the Pfrontener Alpe. From here a path continued on to the Bärenmoos but Caro was against more pushing/carrying. She was certain the track going downhill would meet the Bärenmoos trail so we headed off downhill and as expected ended up in Achtal. Change of plan - drink in the Fallmühle. And then another change of plan - home via the Hündelskopfhütte.
55km and 1450 meters of climbing. Track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=kxuqzpqitsakxfib
All the pictures are at https://photos.google.com/u/0/album/AF1QipNv1rMqVebUDOGzhnPcKFiq4lEpul7V6AzE_1to
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