- Brief description
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This overwhelming route leads from Juns or Tux-Lanersbach through the wildly romantic Almhochtal, amidst cattle pastures and alpine rose slopes to the Stoankasern mountain cheese dairy.
- Starting point
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Juns
- Route
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Juns (1,400 m)Stoankasern (1,980 m)6.4 km
- Best season
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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
- Description
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In Juns, coming into the valley, the mountain road to Oberjuns branches off to the right before the house Tomann No. 545. Keep going uphill in the direction of Hintertux and follow the signpost Stoankasern. In several hairpin bends on the alpine path to the mountain cheese dairy Stoankasern/Junsberg. From the mountain cheese dairy Stoankasern follow the MTB route "Bike & Hike Junssee/Junsjoch" further to the next fork. Then continue straight on until you reach the Bike & Hike parking lot. From here you can continue hiking to the Junssee and enjoy the silence at the Junssee. Back you follow the same path to Stoankasern and back to the valley to the starting point.
- Directions
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In Juns, coming into the valley, the mountain road to Oberjuns branches off to the right before the house Tomann No. 545. Keep going uphill in the direction of Hintertux and follow the signpost Stoankasern. In several hairpin bends on the alpine path to the mountain cheese dairy Stoankasern/Junsberg. From the mountain cheese dairy Stoankasern follow the MTB route "Bike & Hike Junssee/Junsjoch" further to the next fork. Then continue straight on until you reach the Bike & Hike parking lot. From here you can continue hiking to the Junssee and enjoy the silence at the Junssee. Back you follow the same path to Stoankasern and back to the valley to the starting point.
- Highest point
- 2,689 m
- Endpoint
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Juns
- Height profile
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- Equipment
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You should have the following equipment with you when biking:
Approved and pre-ride inspected mountain bike or e-bike with lights, reflectors and bell.
Cycling shoes, cycling gloves and helmet
Bike backpack
Enough provisions: drinks, preferably water in a refillable water bottle or in a drinking system, at least one meal and snacks like energy bars for in between, also think of a small plastic bag for waste!
Proper clothing, jacket, change of clothes if necessary and possibly rain gear (pay attention to the weather forecast!)
Sun protection: sunscreen, sunglasses and headgear
Cell phone (charged!) with emergency app, ID card, possibly alpine club ID and cash for the huts
First aid kit, blister plasters and handkerchiefs
Repair kit, possibly with spare tube and small pump
Bike lock
The motto is: as much as necessary, as little as possible.
- Safety instructions
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Information on the current trail conditions can be obtained from the responsible tourism associations by telephone during the respective opening hours. Zillertal Tourism assumes no liability.
- Tips
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The Junsee lakes are a natural spectacle of a special kind. At cooler temperatures it can even happen that you meet snow.
- Additional information
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Information about bike rental, guided tours, bike transport, e-bike charging stations, places to stop for refreshments, details about all routes in the entire Zillertal can be found at www.zillertal.at/biking.
- Directions
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Unlimited mobility during your vacation is ensured by the comprehensive transport offer consisting of buses, hiking cabs, summer mountain railroads (depending on the route) and the Zillertalbahn.
The Zillertal Activcard allows you free use of most means of public transport as well as one ascent and descent with a mountain railroad every day. You can find more information on www.zillertal.at/en/activcard.
Detailed timetable information can be found at www.zillertal.at/timetables.
- Public transportation
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Unlimited mobility during your vacation is ensured by the comprehensive transport offer consisting of buses, hiking cabs, summer mountain railroads (depending on the route) and the Zillertalbahn.
The Zillertal Activcard allows you free use of most means of public transport as well as one ascent and descent with a mountain railroad every day. You can find more information on www.zillertal.at/en/activcard.
Detailed timetable information can be found at www.zillertal.at/timetables.
- Parking
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Tuxer Mühle, Juns 633, 6293 Tux
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AuthorThe tour Bike & Hike Junssee is used by outdooractive.com provided.
