Weather you prefer easy to ride cycle paths, tours with an E-bike or adventurous mountain bike trails, Salzkammergut and the region of lake Wolfgang is a biker’s paradise.
Boasting a multitude of cycling routes, Salzkammergut offers bike trails to suit every ability, so why not explore the picturesque region by bike.
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On your marks, get set, go! Here you will find the most favourite bike tours in the holiday region of lake Wolfgang.
Around the Schafberg
Difficulty rating: 3 out of 5
Start and finish: Kirche in St.Gilgen (St.Gilgens church)
Time: 3.48 hours
Total climb: 1044m
Lowest point: 499m
Highest point: 1036m
Terrain: Tarmac, footpath
Season: Spring, Summer, Autumn
Very nice MTB tour with a few challenging passages.
St. Gilgen - Scharflingpass - down towards Mondsee to the turnoff - Eisenaualm - Mooskreuzung - Schwarzensee - Rußbach - Strobl - St. Gilgen
Zwölferhorn
Difficulty rating: 3 out of 5
Start and finish: St.Gilgen im Ortsteil Brunn
Time: 2,60 hours
Distance: 18.89km
Total climb: 1004m
Lowest point: 558m
Highest point: 1453m
Terrain: Gravel path
Season: Spring, Summer, Autumn
A diverse mountain bike tour along a forest road and over an alpine meadow trail to a single track with wonderful views over Lake Wolfgangsee.
Brunn - Illingerbergalm - Pillstein - Zwölferhorn Mountain - Stubneralm - Sausteigalm - Steingrabenalm - Brunn
For proficient cyclists - there is a short, steep section down from the Sausteigalm plateau.
Around the Breitenberg
Difficulty rating: 3 out of 5
Start and finish: St.Gilgen beim Fischerwirt
Time: 3,29hours
Distance: 35,23km
Total climb: 1090m
Lowest point: 539m
Highest point: 1279m
Terrain: Gravel path
Season: Spring, Summer, Autumn
A cracking tour! Total ascent of 1,000 metres.
Starting in St. Gilgen at the Fischerwirt (restaurant) go eastwards to Lueg, along the B 158 (on the designated cycle path) to the Gamsjaga Guesthouse. Turn right here into the hamlet of Brunn. Before the Zinkenbachbauer (farmstead) turn right again and cycle along the Breitenbergalm.
After the Rotwandalm, join the Ladenzugstraße (road) and continue on to the Königsbergalm. From here go right again to where the Hofwandstraße joins on the left. Follow the Hofwandstraße, then return to Brunn via the Steingrabenalm and from Brunn back to the starting point. The tour is signposted as MB2.
Schwarzensee-Runde
Difficulty rating: 2 out of 5
Start and finish: St.Wolfgang, Schwarzensee (carpark)
Time: 1,13 hours
Distance: 3,90 km
Total climb: 87m
Lowest point: 717m
Highest point: 763m
Terrain: Tarmac, Gravel
Season: Spring, Summer, Autumn
An easy cycle ride on a flat terrain with beautiful scenery, ideal for beginners.