40 KM TRAIL MARATHON

From the start of the 40 km MARATHON TRAIL, the route heads steeply uphill from Haidmühle along the Grenzsteig trail toward the Czech Republic, first to the Spicak summit and then on to the 1,333-meter-high Dreisesselberg. On trails that are partly rocky but mostly flowing, with breathtaking views in the former “Dead Zone” along the Iron Curtain, the route runs directly along the border with the Czech Republic to the tri-border area and back via the famous “Steinerne Meer” to Riedelsbach. From there, you’ll ride along wonderfully root-strewn singletrack trails in the Riedelsbach Forest, tackling a challenging climb and a short downhill section to the Klausgupf, with its granite boulders so typical of the Bavarian Forest. Roots, granite boulders, wooden walkways, and loose terrain now alternate as you ride across abandoned forest meadows and past the Brennerin’ Hütte to Frauenberg and back to Haidmühler Filz in the finish area.