Asitz - the mountain of the senses in Saalfelden Leogang

The Asitz is the mountain of the senses. And there really is a lot to experience here. For the sporty and adventurous, there is ‘The Epic Bikepark’ and the Flying Fox XXL. Families feel particularly at home in the ‘Sinne Park’ and those seeking relaxation can relax at the ‘Stille Wasser’ reservoir or simply enjoy the natural cinema. After a short break in November, the Asitz starts the winter season before Christmas. The pistes then offer access via Saalbach and Hinterglemm to Fieberbrunn. And with the new Ski ALPIN CARD ski pass, you can even reach the snow-sure glacier of the Kitzsteinhorn in Kaprun. 

Biking in the Riders Playground or on the pump track at the valley station

The mountain experience begins at the foot of the Asitz with plenty of action: right next to the valley station of the Asitzbahn is the Riders Playground, a practice area for beginners, and a 5,000 square metre pump track. On the new, tarmac pump track, beginners can learn to roll all the lines using the so-called pressure technique without pedalling and with contact with the ground. The Riders Playground offers beginner lines with a conveyor belt up to the 800 metre long Greenhorn line. Here you can practise and shred for all you're worth on safe terrain. Children, as well as adults, can try out the longer and more challenging lines in a relaxed manner in the Riders Playground. The Epic Bikepark in Leogang is extremely versatile and is constantly being expanded. This year, over one million euros were invested in the infrastructure and four new trails and lines were built.

New: Nature plays its very own film in the nature cinema on the Sonnkogel

Things are much quieter at the summit of the Asitz. Just a 30-minute walk from the mountain station, the nature cinema on the Sonnkogel promises great cinema. There are cosy wooden loungers and chairs on various plateaus and even a few hammocks. Once you have found your favourite spot, all you have to do is sit or lie down and enjoy the panoramic views of nature. The Leoganger Steinberge, the Steinerne Meer in Saalfelden, clouds and sky create a new, fascinating spectacle every day.

Sharpen all five senses at the middle station: Listening island, water world and barefoot path

A few metres further down, next to the middle station of the Asitzbahn, there is a real adventure paradise: the Senses Park. Here you can feel and sense, listen and taste, smell and look very closely. Visitors are guided through the world of the senses at around 30 stations. On the barefoot path, you can feel the ground with your bare feet, the scent tree is all about recognising everyday smells, in the herb garden you can learn about the numerous medicinal plants and culinary herbs and how best to use them. The listening island sharpens your sense of hearing for the sounds of the forest, the sound column lets you feel how sounds vibrate, and the rotating panels allow your eyes to react to optical phenomena. In Leo's water world, you can also walk over a small waterfall and wade through a Kneipp pool. Incidentally, the Senses Park is freely accessible and also offers interesting insights for adults.

Right next to the Sinne Park is the starting point for a real flying adventure. With a length of 1,600 metres, a height of up to 143 metres and possible top speeds of 130 kilometres per hour, the Flying Fox XXL is one of the fastest and longest steel cable slides in the world.

Calm down by the still waters of the reservoir pond

A visit to the reservoir pond above the Sinne Park is the exact opposite of the adrenalin-fuelled Flying Fox flight. The installations around the lake are called ‘Still Waters’. Loungers, viewing terraces, a floating platform and other water elements offer the perfect places to relax and enjoy nature in peace and quiet.

Hike through the open-air gallery on the art trail

The art trail leads from the middle station up to the Asitzbahn mountain station. On the forest path, you can view a new work of art every 50 metres or so. Every year, this hiking trail is dedicated to a different artist. In 2019, Leogang painter Albert Dschulnigg will be exhibiting expressive acrylic paintings, portraits and scenes from life.

Climbing, hanging, swinging - the play hiking trail for children

Below the summit of the Großer Asitz, children can really let off steam on the play trail. Along an easy path, there are various play equipment such as a climbing tree, pull-up and balancing beams, swings and even a small rope slide.

With the Saalfelden Leogang Card, which is valid all year round, you can use the Asitzbahn cable car as a pedestrian and ski down the pistes of the Skicircus and the Kitztsteinhorn with the new Ski ALPIN CARD

All summer adventure offers on the Asitz are open in autumn 2019 until 20 October and can be easily visited with the practical Saalfelden Leogang Card: The guest card offers, among other things, a free ascent and descent with the Asitzbahn cable car every day, where you can even take your bike with you. In winter, pedestrians can also use one ascent and descent a day with this card - handy if you want to go tobogganing, for example. From the 2019/2020 winter season, skiers can use the ‘Ski ALPIN CARD’ not only to ski on the 270 kilometres of pistes in the Skicircus Saalbach Hinterglemm Leogang Fieberbrunn, but also in the Schmittenhöhe ski area in Zell am See and the snow-sure Kitzsteinhorn glacier ski area in Kaprun - a total of 408 kilometres.