St. Jakob – Pfitscherjoch Border Crossing loop from Sterzing-Pfitsch - Vipiteno-Val di Vizze

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Pfitsch - Val Di Vizze

St. Jakob – Pfitscherjoch Border Crossing loop from Sterzing-Pfitsch - Vipiteno-Val di Vizze

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St. Jakob – Pfitscherjoch Border Crossing loop from Sterzing-Pfitsch - Vipiteno-Val di Vizze

05:44

64.6km

1,490m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 9, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 7.75 km for 767 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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9.53 km

Biotop Riederau - Biotopo Palude Lago di Vizze

Nature Reserve

17.8 km

St. Jakob

Highlight • Settlement

Small but beautiful: St. Jakob in the Zillertal is a nice starting point for mountain bike tours and is also ideal, thanks to some hotels and inns, as a stage …

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20.3 km

Descent Into Pfitschtal Valley

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Great old gravel roads, well developed but also sometimes very wild ...

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32.6 km

Singletrack Descent from Pfitscher Joch

Highlight • Trail

33.2 km

Pfitscherjoch Border Crossing

Highlight • Mountain Pass

A real highlight of the hike is crossing the border into Italy. After a hike of almost two hours you can cross the boundary stone to South Tyrol in the …

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33.2 km

Pfitscher Joch / Passo di Vizze

Highlight • Mountain Hut

In the Zillertal Alps at an altitude of 2,246 meters lies the Pfitscher Joch, an Alpine crossing that connects the rear Zillertal valley with the South Tyrolean Pfitscher valley. The …

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33.5 km

Pfitscherjochhaus / Rifugio Passo di Vizze

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Great hut with very nice hut staff. Good kitchen and great view!

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36.6 km

View of the Waterfall in the Italian Alps

Highlight • Waterfall

56.1 km

Easy singletrack trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

S1 with short S2 stele (easy steps). Shortens an increase in the main road. It's worth it! 😁

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64.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

31.3 km

27.8 km

2.44 km

1.77 km

1.41 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

29.0 km

23.0 km

5.55 km

3.90 km

3.09 km

167 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (2,260 m)

Lowest point (940 m)

Weather

Friday 23 October

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Max wind speed: 5.0 km/h

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Comments

August 16, 2023,Val di Vizze: da Vipiteno a Pfitscher Joch

I had wanted to explore the Val di Pfitsch for many years, given that a dear friend (Gerald) was born and raised there and now his sister, a few steps from his native farm (Jörgnerhof) has created a splendid Natur Chalet (stelza.it) with an adjoining farm where it sells excellent organic meat (carnerie.com).
Departure from the Vipiteno tollbooth to cover …

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July 12, 2023,Etappe 3: Von Mayrhofen nach Sterzing - Alpencross von Lenggries nach Cortina d‘Ampezzo

Unfortunately, we had to shorten the third stage. A bad weather front with a high probability of thunderstorms from midday forced us to change our plans. In order to be able to cross the Pfitscher Joch as early as possible, we organized a shuttle from Mayrhofen to the Schlegeis reservoir. Did everything right, although there were clouds and continuous rain …

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July 24, 2023,Alpentour 2023, Tag 2

Today the first pass was on the program - the Pfitscher Joch. The drive up was easier than expected because the trail was in good condition. There were only a few steps that we had to push. Shortly before the pass it started to rain, so we took a longer break in the Pfitscher Joch house. The descent to Sterzing …

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September 3, 2022,Giro delle Alpi di Tux - Giorno 1

The first day we went up the whole Val di Vizze up to the pass with the border with Austria. Then down on the single trail to get to the Zillertal where we slept.

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