Salzkammergut & its lakes

Information on the tour and bike fitting. For guests arriving at the Trumer lakes, the subsequent daily tours are accordingly shifted in the itinerary (these guests begin the tour with the route described for the third day, cycling the Salzburg – Trumer lakes route on the final day).

Today, you will cycle along the Salzach to Oberndorf the birthplace of the Christmas carol "Silent Night", Arnsdorf with the “Silent Night” Museum, Michaelbeuern (visit the abbey before), and further on into the Trumer lakes country (Lake Obertrum, Lake Mattsee, Lake Grabensee) and partly also to Lake Wallersee. A shorter, direct version is also possible!

On the third day, the tour will take you through the nature reserve of the Egelseen lakes to Schleedorf. Later, you will continue to the idyllic Lake Irrsee. Overnight stay in Mondsee with the opportunity to visit the castle and the smokehouse.

First you cycle along the Mondsee shore to the Attersee Then either a boat trip to Attersee (only for arrivals in July and August) or by bike along the Attersee. Afterwards, you will cycle through the Aurachtal valley to Lake Traunsee with Gmunden with the famous castle Orth and the ceramics factory. Aftwerwards to Altmünster with its bicycle museum, and Traunkirchen with the "Fishermen’s Pulpit").

By train you will go from Lake Traunsee up to Obertraun at Lake Hallstatt. From here it is possible to visit the Dachstein mountainous ice caves. Later, you will continue to"the loveliest lakeside location in the world" to Hallstatt with the oldest salt mine. Your today’s destination is Bad Goisern or one of the neighbouring towns.

Visit in Bad Ischl the Emperor’s Park, Emperor’s Villa or Empress Sissi’s Teahouse. You will cycle along the Ischler Ache river to Lake Wolfgangsee: You 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.

On the seventh day, you will follow the cycle route to St. Gilgen and on to the deep blue Fuschlsee. From there past the Lake Hintersee and the Strubklamm gorge into the Wiestal valley (dam); You 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). Your destination is the festival and Mozart city of Salzburg with its numerous attractions (fortress, old town).