Across Austria's 10 lakes

What is lovelier than being out and about, cycling along the banks of lakes, and just letting your spirit soar in a marvelous natural landscape?

The cycle tour through the Salzkammergut and the Trumer Lakes area is wonderfully suited for this. Only a few kilometres beyond Salzburg, you will be greeted by the luxury of a unique natural panorama. The gentle, hilly landscape of Salzburg’s alpine foothills has a charm all of its own.

We will cycle through meadows and moorlands to Oberndorf - the place associated with the Christmas carol ´Silent Night´ - and also to the old imperial town of Bad Ischl. In a way, we will be traveling through a whole world of clichés transformed into realities.

The ten lakes round tour is active recreation, experiencing nature and enjoying many attractions, such as the Schafberg mountain and the Orth castle.

Nas margens dos lagos e no rio Salzach, as rotas são completamente planas. No meio, o terreno é principalmente acidentado.

On the banks of the lakes and at the river Salzach, the routes are completely flat. In between, the terrain is mainly hilly. Depending on the option chosen, approximately one third of the route is on cycle paths and almost all the rest is through fields and on forest paths, farm roads, and quiet side roads.

There are only a few short sections on roads with more traffic.

 

Date

agosto de 2024

BASIC INFORMATION

a partir de 2980

Countries

Austria
Italy

Departure

Innsbruck

Arrival

Trento

Total Distance

295 km

Nº of Days

8 days
7 nights

Participants

8 - 16

  • 1º dia: –
  • Day 2: 60 km
  • Day 3: 50 km
  • Day 4: 65 km
  • Day 5: optional
  • Day 6: 40 km
  • Day 7: 30 km
  • Day 8: 50 km
  • 9º dia: –
  • 7 noites em hotéis 3* e 4* (ou similares)
  • 7 breakfasts
  • 3 dinners 
  • 1 degustações de vinhos
  • 3 lunches or picnics
  • Accompanying guide on bicycle
  • 2 x wine tasting
  • Bicycle technical assistance
  • Luggage transport
  • Transfers 
  • Walking city tours 
  • Guided tours in villages along our route
  • Tourist tax
  • Mineral water and fruit during the bike excursions
  • Additional tour escort for groups with more than 10 participants

Price per person:

2980 € em quarto duplo
acréscimo em quarto individual: 390 €

*minimum of participants for these prices: 10 persons

normal bike: 190 €
E-bike: 290 €

Day 1: Arrival to Salzburg, Áustria

Information on the tour and bike fitting. In the evening guided city walk through Salzburg, and afterwards welcome dinner and get together.

 

Day 2: Salzburg – Trumer Lakes

Today, we will cycle along the Salzach to Oberndorf (birthplace of the Christmas carol ´Silent Night´), Arnsdorf (the ´Silent Night´ Museum), Michaelbeuern (abbey), and further on into the Trumer Seen lakes country (Lake Obertrumer See, Lake Mattsee, Lake Grabensee) and partly also to Lake Wallersee.

A shorter, direct version is also possible.

 

Day 3: Trumer Lakes – Lake Mondsee,

On our third day, the tour will take us through the nature reserve of the Egelseen lakes to Schleedorf.

Later, we will continue to the idyllic Lake Irrsee.

Overnight stay in Mondsee (castle, smokehouse).

 

Day 4: Lake Mondsee – Lake Attersee – Lake Traunsee

The day begins with a boat trip to Attersee for arrivals in July and August, in the other months we cycle along lake Attersee.

Afterwards, we will cycle through the Aurachtal valley to Lake Traunsee with Gmunden (castle Orth, ceramics factory), Altmünster (bicycle museum), and Traunkirchen (´Fishermen’s Pulpit´).

 

Day 5: Lake Traunsee – Lake Hallstatt – Bad Goisern

By train we will go from Lake Traunsee up to Obertraun at Lake Hallstättersee (Dachstein mountainous ice caves). Later, we will continue along the lake to Hallstatt (´the loveliest lakeside location in the world´, the oldest salt mine).

Our today’s destination is Bad Goisern or one of the neighboring towns.

 

Day 6: Bad Goisern – Bad Ischl – Lake Wolfgangsee

Via Bad Ischl (Emperor’s Park, Emperor’s Villa, Empress Sissi’s Teahouse) we will cycle along the Ischler Ache river to Lake Wolfgangsee: We will cycle through places such as St. Wolfgang (White Horse Inn, parish church, cog railway on to the Schafberg), Strobl, Lake Abersee (Zinkenbachklamm gorge) and St. Gilgen - the Mozart village on Lake Wolfgangsee.

Day 7: Lake Wolfgangsee – Salzburg

On the seventh day, we will follow the cycle route to St. Gilgen (´Mozart Village´), and on to the deep blue Fuschlsee. From there past the Hintersee lake, and the Strubklamm gorge into the Wiestal valley (dam).

We will come through the Glasenbachklamm into the Salzachtal valley. Shortly before reaching Salzburg, it is worth visiting the castle Schloss Hellbrunn (park, zoo, water games).

Our destination is the festival and Mozart city of Salzburg with its numerous attractions (fortress, old town).

 

Day 8: Departure from Salzburg

After breakfast our tour ends. With lots of impressive memories your departure takes place.

 

This trip, as described above, is subject to changes without prior notice, if necessary, for various reasons.