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Iselschlucht Trail – Johannis Hut loop from Burgruine Rabenstein

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Mountain biking trails
Austria
Lienz
Bezirk Lienz
Virgen

Iselschlucht Trail – Johannis Hut loop from Burgruine Rabenstein

Hard

4.9

(40)

96

riders

Iselschlucht Trail – Johannis Hut loop from Burgruine Rabenstein

03:57

40.7km

1,220m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 13, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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4.40 km

Silvesterkapelle

Highlight • Religious Site

The New Year's Eve Chapel is located away from Welzelach on a small rocky outcrop above the Isel Gorge. It was built in 1642 and served as a place of pilgrimage for the rural population to pray for their livestock.

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5.39 km

Iselschlucht Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Wild and pristine canyon

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16.6 km

Very nice stone bridge to see on the way to the Johannishütte.

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18.8 km

Gumbachkreuz

Highlight • Monument

Here stands this cross with a seat in memory of the "Venice Pope". Can be reached via the trail as well as the forest road.

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20.7 km

View of Großvenediger

Highlight • Viewpoint

Behind the Johannishütte you can enjoy a wonderful view of the Großvenediger.

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20.7 km

Johannis Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Great hut with very good food. If you want to stay overnight, you should definitely call in advance. Good starting point for mountain tours.

johannis-huette.at

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31.4 km

Virgental Cycle Path (Route 132)

Highlight • Cycleway

The path is well signposted to Virgen

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32.1 km

Covered Rest Area

Highlight • Rest Area

Right next to the Isel on the way to the Bergeralm is a covered rest area with a beautiful view of Prägraten.

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40.7 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.6 km

15.5 km

3.25 km

169 m

138 m

Surfaces

16.8 km

10.3 km

10.1 km

1.98 km

1.06 km

452 m

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Highest point (2,110 m)

Lowest point (1,100 m)

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Sunday 5 July

18°C

8°C

63 %

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Comments

June 22, 2025,Virgental-Johannishütte ☀️🚴
Today, we combined the Virgental 132 cycle path and the Johannishütte 131 mountain bike trail.
The first highlight was the new suspension bridge over the Isel River. The Virgental Valley offers many fascinating views.
But the landscape was most beautiful and impressive from the Gumbachkreuz to the Johannishütte.
On the way back, we enjoyed a giant ice cream at the …

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We had planned to go to the Johannishütte... halfway through it started to rain, so we turned around and cycled and hiked to the Umbal Falls... no more rain, just cloudy... then we took the Virgental cycle path to Matrei... it was beautiful again

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