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Nockalm Road and Turracher Höhe
52 hairpins over the rounded Nock mountains, then the steep Turracher Höhe.
Innerkrems, the Nockalm Road over the Eisentalhöhe and the Schiestelscharte, Ebene Reichenau, the Turracher Höhe, Predlitz and Ramingstein, back to Innerkrems. Built from our own track.
- Distance
- 95.5 km
- Peak elevation
- 2,042 m
- Elevation gain
- 2,612 m
- Best months
- May–Oct
- Austria · Carinthia
- Loop
- 100% paved
- Seasonal closure
The route
The Nockalm Road is a toll road of 34 km with 52 hairpin bends through the Nock Mountains National Park, with two summits over 2,000 m. From Ebene Reichenau the loop climbs the steep Turracher Höhe, drops into the Mur valley at Predlitz and returns to Innerkrems through Ramingstein.
Works with Garmin, TomTom, BMW Navigator, Calimoto, Kurviger, komoot, MyRouteApp. Import as a track to ride the exact line. Road data from OpenStreetMap (ODbL); elevation from SRTM.
Track vs. route, how to load this into your GPS
What you are downloading is a GPX track, a dense, road-snapped breadcrumb of the exact line, with elevation on every point. It is not a GPX route (a short list of turn waypoints your device re-plans between). Tracks preserve our road choice; routes let the device pick its own way and can send you down a boring motorway shortcut.
How to use it on your navigator:
- BMW Navigator / Garmin Zumo / zumo XT: import as a track, then Convert to Route (or Trip Planner, new trip from track) if you want turn by turn prompts. Keep Recalculation off so it stays on our line.
- TomTom Rider: import the GPX in MyDrive, it loads as a track / itinerary. Enable Follow the exact route so it does not re-plan.
- Calimoto: open the GPX and choose Import as tour, Calimoto follows the track line.
- Kurviger / komoot / MyRouteApp: open the GPX and pick Import as track to keep the road choice. Only choose Import as route if you want the app to re-plan for your bike profile.
- Google Maps / Apple Maps: these do not read GPX. Use the map on this page for turn cues, or import the file into a GPX capable app first.
Rule of thumb: if your device asks "track or route?", pick track to ride our exact line, pick route only if you want the device to re-plan.
Elevation profile
From ~923 m at the base to 2,042 m at the top, 2,612 m of total climbing across the route.
Our track is 96 km with about 2,600 m of climbing, roughly 4 hours of riding without stops. The highest point is the Eisentalhöhe at about 2,042 m.
Why ride it
Smooth, well kept asphalt, constant hairpins, wide alpine views with no ski lifts in sight, and the lake on top of the Turracher Höhe.
Hazards
Cattle on the road, steep gradients on the Turracher Höhe, cyclists, and sudden afternoon storms.
Fuel
No fuel on the Nockalm Road. Fill up before Innerkrems, then again in Predlitz or Ramingstein.
Best months and difficulty
May to October. Difficulty: moderate.
What to see along the way
- Innerkrems - Start and end, north toll station.
- Eisentalhöhe - Highest point, about 2,042 m.
- Schiestelscharte - Second summit, about 2,024 m.
- Ebene Reichenau - South end of the Nockalm Road.
- Turracher Höhe - Pass lake at about 1,783 m.
- Predlitz - Mur valley village, fuel nearby.
- Ramingstein - Village under Finstergrün castle.
Rent a bike
Rent a motorcycle or scooter for Nockalm Road and Turracher Höhe
Flying in? Pick up a bike near the start of the route. We've pre-filled the pick-up city with Bad Kleinkirchheim - change it if you're basing elsewhere.
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