Observatorium Tour

Information about the Tour

Difficulty:	easy/intermediate
Duration:	45 minutes
Distance:	10.88 km
Ascent distance:	427 m
Highest point:	1829 m

Route description:

Starting point: Bike Hotel Geiger
Pushing or carrying stretches: none
Provisions: Rodelhütte snack station, Mountain Bike Treff Universo
Points of interest: Wonderful plateau with a weather observatory station. This tour is suitable for mountain-bike beginners but not for families with children under 13
Route surface: Asphalt or gravel

0: 0.00 km / 1427 m Start at Geiger Hotel am Dorfbrunnen, continue along the main street to Hotel Post and past Restaurant Alt Serfaus - asphalt

1: 0.75 km / 1427 m Restaurant Alt Serfaus take the left-fork up over the mill bridge and then left towards St Zeno - asphalt

2: 1.42 km / 1415 Take the right-hand fork before St. Zeno chapel up towards Hotel St. Zeno and continue along the road - asphalt

3: 1.78 km / 1435 m Take the right-hand fork in the road at the Madatschen Kölnerhaus and follow route 11 without turning until you reach the 3rd hairpin bend

4: 2.09 km / 1450 m At the pasture fence the asphalt ends and gravel begins

5: 3.00 km / 1575 m At the 3rd hairpin bend take the left-hand fork in the road and continue on route 12a following the sign to the Observatory "Observatorium"

6: 4.17 km / 1760 m At the fork, continue straight on, taking route 12a and following it toward the observatory

7: 4.90 km / 1780 m Remain right at the fork and continue gently uphill

8: 5.50 km / 1810 m Start of a short downhill run

9: 6.10 km / 1785 m At the end of the downhill run, stay on the right and continue up to the observatory

10: 6.88 km / 1829 m At the observatory take the right-hand fork toward the Rodelhütte (snack station), continue and follow the sign to Waldweg and Serfaus on route 11

11: 7.30 km / 1820 m Take a sharp right at the fork and enjoy a downhill run to Serfaus on route 11

12: 10.88 km / 1427m Arrival point: Serfaus Bike Hotel