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Klammjoch
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pproaches From East. Sankt Jakob is a
good starting point for a ride up Klammjoch. But
the the very bottom of this approach is
really much lower, and common to Staller Sattel.
At the bottom of the Defereggental lies Huben at
819m. Looking for an even lower point to start the
day, one could also choose Lienz at 673m. From
Sankt Jakob the road to the pass heads east,
paralleled on the other side of the river by a
partly unpaved bike path. The junction to
Klammjoch is signed as Oberhaus. A narrow paved
road that can only fit cars in one direction (but
is open in two directions) climbs to the (guest
house) Oberhaus Alpengasthof - great care
required because of the narrow road and rare,
unexpected cars. Peaks above 3000m, still covered
in snow in June appear between the trees. Since
there is practically no traffic, the background of
the rushing mountain stream is the loudest noise.
F
rom Oberhaus the sharp peaks flanking the Klammjoch become visible for the first time as backdrop to the Schwarzachtal (tal=valley). Some up and down through the trees gives way to steady climbing, leading to a large cow herding complex at treeline, the Jagdhausalm. Along the way are several ingenious cow gates, that only consist of a flexible stick of sorts. You can cycle right through it without stopping, but cows are extremely unlikely to cross these barriers. At the Jagdhausalm are two conventional gates as well as stone walls and old picturesque alm buildings. From here the route climbs sharply to what looks like could be a summit. But not so fast, this false summit is a good vantage point onto another old alm (old herding vilage), but there still is more climbing to be done. Steep V shaped canyons merge into a green, yet treeless valley. Finally a few switchbacks climb to the highest visible point, and then its still another 100ft or so to the unmanned border crossing at the summit. The entire unpaved part of the route is extremely smooth. The upper part is crossed by wooden drainage channels every few hundred feet. They are easy to ride across and provide such good drainage, that even after a day of non stop rain the route can be relatively dry the next day.
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