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Link to the current weather this Salzkammergut Lake Bike Tour |
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Webcams: Mondsee - Irrsee Wolfgangsee Traunsee Attersee |
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The 4 lakes Salzkammergut Cycling in the austrian provinces of Salzburg and Upper Austria, start in Mondsee - Vöcklabruck - Hausruckviertel - Upper Austria. The first 10 kilometers along the Mondsee are very shallow. When you leave Upper Austria in Scharfling on a slight incline hill about 100 meters to get to St. Gilgen in the state of Salzburg. By the Int. Mondseer 5-Lakes Bike Marathon ( Tour - B) with start and finish in Mondsee, which is almost gone on the same course, one should concentrate on the top of this hill by Schafling. Whoever is caught a good group of cyclists can bike relaxed the next 55 kilometers along the way to Altmünster at Traunsee in Upper Austria. In Altmünster the bicycle tour goes from Traunsee on Großalm to Steinbach am Attersee. From Altmünster again each dependent on its own condition. For a total of around 450 meters altitude, this increase to the Großalm is the most demanding on this beautiful bike ride in the Salzkammergut. After the rapid departure by bike down to Steinbach, one circled on the next 30 km the Attersee in northerly direction on this scenic cycling tour in the Salzkammergut - Austria. On the way to the lake are the villages of: Steinbach am Attersee, Seefeld, Weyregg am Attersee, Schörfling am Attersee, Seewalchen am Attersee, Attersee and Nussdorf am Attersee. In Nussdorf am Attersee you leave the road that leads around the lake and have the second challenging climb with about 250 meters above Oberaschau and Innerschwand on the Mondsee retour to the lake Mondsee. The last few kilometers on the northern shore of Mondsee back to the starting point are rather flat.
The slopes of the Großalm (844m), and between Nußdorf am Attersee and Innerschwand (741m) are not difficult. Since it is a very long bike tour, definitely set beforehand some refreshment stands, take a few granola bars and eat regularly and drink.
Except for a small shortcut between Nussdorf and Innerschwand this tour is identical to the Int. Mondseer 5 Lake Marathon - Tour B. This tour cycling marathon in 2007 quite deserves the highest ranking of all bike marathons in Austria. The Tour A of the Int. Mondseer 5-Lake bike marathon differs from this bike tour. In Strobl, the tour A takes about 1300m high Postalm to Abtenau and over the pass and Gschütt Hallstatt to Bad Goisern. And from Bad Ischl the two tours of the bike marathon lead again on the same track
The market town Mondsee is located in the Upper Austrian Salzkammergut Mondsee - on the border of the province of Salzburg. In the town of 16.4 square kilometers live 3.300 inhabitants. The Mondsee occupies the largest surface portion of the total area of the market town Mondsee. The region around the Mondsee was already populated about 3000 years BC. The museum Mondseeland is one of the largest collections on stilt houses. In addition to the Pfahlbaumuseum be found in Mondsee also a farm museum, a general, historical museum and the Salzkammergut local railway museum. The first Benedictine monastery in Upper Austria was in the 8th Century built in Mondsee and also one of the first German translations of the Bible was written in the monastery of Mondsee. End of the 18th Century, the monastery was closed in Mondsee. Since 19 Century, there is on the Mondsee, a steam boat, which also increase tourism in the beautiful Salzkammergut - Region Mondsee Irrsee steadily.
Mondsee is also the start and finish of the 5 lakes Mondsee Radmarathon. Thousands of cyclists meet here annually to manage the 4 lines of 25 km to 200 km and travel by bicycle through the beautiful Salzkammergut. The 5 lakes Mondsee Radmarathon is perfectly organized, and with the beautiful landscape around the lakes of the Salzkammergut (Irrsee, Wolfgangsee, Mondsee, Traunsee, Attersee) recommend very much. |
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The Salzkammergut region is composed of the smaller regions - Inneres Salzkammergut ( Hallstatt - Dachstein World Heritage region ), Ausseerland - Salzkammergut region, and the tourist destinations: Almtal, Traunsee, Attersee, Mondsee, Mondsee - Irrsee, Bad Ischl, Fuschl, Wolfgangsee and Attergau. The Holiday Region Salzkammergut is distributed over the provinces of Styria, Salzburg and Upper Austria. There are 76 lakes in the Salzkammergut region, many prominent mountains in the Dachstein area of the Northern Limestone Alps, Dead Mountains, Sengsengebirge and Höllenbebirge. With the crystal clear waters of numerous rivers and streams in the Alps, which gives a varied and interesting tourist destination. Because of the fantastic, beautiful scenery, the entire Salzkammergut is one of the most famous regions in Austria and is also very popular among the many guests coming from all over the world to the Salzkammergut. Even in the days of the Habsburg monarchy was known to appreciate the beautiful summer resorts, and very near the imperial family and many nobles and artists spent some relaxing summer days in the Salzkammergut. For holiday guests, there are 4000 kilometers hiking trails in the lush, green forests and meadows. There are many swimming at the popular crystal clear lakes of the Salzkammergut. Attersee, Mondsee, Traunsee, Wolfgangsee, Hallstättersee, Altausseersee, Grundlsee, Fuschlsee and Irrsee. The lakes also use many surfers, sailors, fishermen and hikers lakes. Cyclists and mountain bikers can choose from a variety of tours from easy to difficult.
The many lakes also make up the special charm of the Salzkammergut. With the calm, the sun and the scenic beauty in the Salzkammergut region brings a holiday the stressed-out body and soul back into line and gives a lot of power. |
