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Saturday, September 29, 2018

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Austria: Mountain biking - Motniške Alpe (Metnitzer Alps)


With Nada we joined the Slovenian teams in Stadl an der Mur, that compete in Roller Sledding and for today we decided to go mountain biking. We started along the river Mura and in Sankt Lorenzen ob Murau we left it and started ascending. Soon we reached the sign, forbidden for bicycles. In situations like this it is best just to ignore the sign, move on and act like you didn't see anything. Serpentine road took us to Riegler Lodge (Rieglerhütte), where we had a short break. Nada decided to turn back at this point, while I continued to the top of the ski resort. My first peak was Kreischberg, after a while two-thousander Rosenkranzhöhe and at the end the highest point of the day Kirbisch, the 3rd highest in Metnitzer Alps. For my way back I used the ski slopes and after a while hiking trails. Awesome descent led me straight to our campsite, where we gathered for dinner, roller sledding ceremony and in the end we occupied the city.

Start of the ride in Stadl an der Mur

Along the Mura river on Mur Cycling Path

Short break

 
 Along the path

 
 2 short detours for sightseeing

Riegler Lodge - where we went separate ways

Ski resort Kreischberg

Kreischberg, 1981 m, and Black Mamba

Panorama from the top

Rosenkranzhöhe, 2118 m

Kirbisch, 2140 m

Temptation

Awesome day

Black Mamba posing on the ridge

Let's start riding back

Downhill time

View to River Mur valley and Stadl an der Mur

Esebeckhütte, 1747 m

Nice single trail without people

1st Slovenian Roller Sledding national championship winners

Murauer beer time


Riding in Motniške Alpe - Garmin Connect

GeoCaches found (all received a visit by trackable items "Diary of a Wimpy Kid Tag", TB6J381 and "In memoriam Travel-Puck Fritz!, TB61X0T):
- #028 - Tour de Mur, GC4X0RJ
- #029 - Tour de Mur, GC4X0RY
- #030 - Tour de Mur, GC4X0T2
- #031 - Tour de Mur, GC4X0T6
- #032 - Tour de Mur, GC4X0TF
- #033 - Tour de Mur, GC4X0TQ
- #034 - Tour de Mur, GC4X0TT
- Der lange Weg zum Hauserersee, Letterbox Hybrid, GC7WYQE
- Der Schwammerlsucher, GC7X1QY, where I dropped off trackable item "Diary of a Wimpy Kid Tag", TB6J381

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