AustriaTyrolInnsbruckInnsbruck city center47°15’56” N 11°23’36” E
September 10, 2023 in Austria ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
In the afternoon Giacomo arrived by train in Innsbruck, where we made last preparations like buying our "return ticket" from Trieste or checking the route again. After a very short sightseeing tour heRead more
AustriaTyrolInnsbruckcentral station Innsbruck47°15’48” N 11°24’4” E
September 11, 2023 in Austria ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Today's the day - we are going to Salzburg by train and from there set out to reach the sea in Trieste by bike.
After breakfast and last minute packing (one thing that was a "just in case" itemRead more
AustriaSalzburgMorzgAlter Bach47°45’56” N 13°4’32” E
September 11, 2023 in Austria ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
In Salzburg, Austrian landscape was showing itself from it's best side - mountains under an (almost) cloudless blue sky, green meadows and the river Salzach with a stunning color - and more bridgesRead more
AustriaSalzburgScheffau am TennengebirgePass Lueg47°34’33” N 13°11’41” E
September 11, 2023 in Austria ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
After completing our first climbs (which Giacomo managed without any visible difficulty but really challenged me), we rested and enjoyed our sandwiches, which we had prepared beforehand - and weRead more
AustriaSalzburgSchwarzach im PongauWenger Bach47°19’16” N 13°9’7” E
September 11, 2023 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Before tackling the toughest climb of the day - dubbed by us as "The Monster" - with 13% incline we gathered our strength in Schwarzach and refreshed us with an Iced Coffee. After riding severalRead more
AustriaSalzburgSchwarzach im PongauOberuntersbergSeebach47°18’43” N 13°8’16” E
September 11, 2023 in Austria ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
After attacking the incline "The Monster" with everything we had, we finally reached the highest point - and were awarded with a truly spectacular scene, as the Golden Hour had come upon us! We had aRead more
Traveler Spoiler: trotz aller Widrigkeiten haben wir es dann doch noch ans Ziel geschafft - vlt war es eh besser, dass wir nicht gewusst haben, was da alles noch auf uns zukommt, so konnten wir unseren Moment besser genießen 😉
Traveler Was auf Euch zukam waren weitere Steigungen? Oder etwa gefährliche „Outdoorkühe“? (Ich hab’s noch nicht verstanden)
AustriaSalzburgLendGasteiner Ache47°17’48” N 13°3’48” E
September 11, 2023 in Austria ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Our apartment for the night was situated in Lend, not directly on the Alpe Adria Cycle Path but on the bottom of the valley - so we had to give up a good portion of our elevation gains. There, just aRead more
AustriaSalzburgLend47°17’52” N 13°3’13” E
September 11, 2023 in Austria ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Finally we reached our accommodation - the kitchen was designed weirdly, as there were shelves for giants, yet the handle for the fridge was on the very bottom...
However, we didn't care, as we hadRead more
AustriaSalzburgBad Gastein47°6’49” N 13°8’14” E
September 12, 2023 in Austria ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
The first thing we had to tackle the next morning was to get up to the cycle path again - a pitch of 15% that we had gone down just the evening before. But first, we had breakfast, prepared by theRead more
AustriaSalzburgBad GasteinBöckstein47°4’52” N 13°7’47” E
September 12, 2023 in Austria ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Our next stop was the so called "Tauernschleuse", a train that would take us from Böckstein to Mallnitz and thus spare us many meters in altitude - it is actually meant for cars, but very popular forRead more
