Photo report: Bosch (e)MTB Scavenger Hunt 2026

We searched, we found, and we sent two winners off into a pretty relaxed Trophy weekend. Who, what, and how exactly, you ask?

Together with Bosch and the Salzkammergut Trophy, back in May we went looking for two "photo models" willing to throw themselves into the Bosch (e)MTB Scavenger Hunt with us on 19 July. Up for grabs, though, wasn't just a Sunday in front of our camera, but an entire Trophy weekend from 17 to 19 July – including accommodation, a rental bike fitted with Bosch's current Performance Line CX Gen 5, a VIP tour with e-MTB world champion Anna Spielmann on Saturday, and the Sunday (e)MTB Scavenger Hunt alongside us.

Press-ups, the aforementioned rucksack challenge, a memory task, and both mini-crossbow and archery shooting: the mix demanded strength, accuracy, coordination and, now and then, a steady hand. Above all, though, the tasks kept the mood at the stations upbeat. There was certainly some ambition on show, but it rarely turned into a serious grind.

In between, some of the best-known views and stretches around Bad Goisern were waiting. The Dachstein view from the Rossmoos and Haller alms, the ride right through the Ewige Wand with a view down into the Goisern valley and across Lake Hallstatt, or the crossing of the Wilder Lauffen via the Windensteg, meant the routes between the tasks were part of the programme too.

As is tradition, the route planning for the Bosch (e)MTB Scavenger Hunt runs on cultivated laissez-faire. You even choose your own start time. Flexitime, if you will, with a "start of work" any time between 09:00 and 11:00. You can start either at the Bosch arch on the festival grounds or directly at one of the stations. The order of the checkpoints, too, is essentially up to you.

On top of that, the organiser provides three suggested routes, whose length directly determines which medal is up for grabs. In practice, the majority of participants stuck to these prepared routes. They weren't compulsory, though.

Free spirits and individualists could really go to town here, tackling the stations in any order they liked and finding their own connections via cycle paths, forest roads and trails. In the end, only the checkpoints themselves were fixed. The way there was left entirely up to the participants.

A cannonball run without the cannonball, in other words: barely any rules, no hectic rush, and considerably more time spent riding together than the chase for seconds during the Trophy races the day before.

Anyone who chose the shortest of the three route options, around 20 kilometres with 280 metres of climbing, and scored at least at one station qualified for bronze. For silver, you either had to complete Variant B, roughly ten kilometres longer, or rack up enough points at the checkpoints on the shorter route. Gold was reserved for those participants who took on Variant C's roughly 37 kilometres and 1,080 metres of climbing and also scored at least half of the total possible points across the eight tasks.

So the route ridden alone didn't decide the colour of your medal. A steady shot, a good memory, or a surprisingly strong showing with the rucksack could all make the difference in the end.

Nina and Alex, at any rate, brought their Trophy weekend to a successful close. After a varied weekend, a photo shoot and eight more or less unusual challenges, they finished in 28th place (Nina) and 108th place (Alex). Though at the Bosch (e)MTB Scavenger Hunt, the placing is really – if it matters at all – a side note. A good day on the bike, varied challenges away from the everyday, and the odd culinary treat were, once again in 2026, what the scavenger hunt was really about.

You'll find the results of the Bosch (e)MTB Scavenger Hunt 2026 here.

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All events and results of the Salzkammergut Trophy can be found at trophy.at