ØstrigTirolInnsbruckInnsbruck city center47°15’56” N 11°23’36” E
10. september 2023, Østrig ⋅ ☀️ 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 heLæs mere
ØstrigTirolInnsbruckInnsbruck Hauptbahnhof47°15’48” N 11°24’4” E
11. september 2023, Østrig ⋅ ☀️ 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" itemLæs mere
Rejsende I really like the railjet but with a lot of luggage, the Westbahn has it's charm - you don't have to lift your bike up to get into the train. Maybe an option for your next adventure. 😊
ØstrigSalzburgMorzgAlter Bach47°45’56” N 13°4’32” E
11. september 2023, Østrig ⋅ ☀️ 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 bridgesLæs mere
ØstrigSalzburgScheffau am TennengebirgePass Lueg47°34’33” N 13°11’41” E
11. september 2023, Østrig ⋅ ☀️ 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 weLæs mere
ØstrigSalzburgSchwarzach im PongauWenger Bach47°19’16” N 13°9’7” E
11. september 2023, Østrig ⋅ ⛅ 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 severalLæs mere
ØstrigSalzburgSchwarzach im PongauOberuntersbergSeebach47°18’43” N 13°8’16” E
11. september 2023, Østrig ⋅ ☁️ 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 aLæs mere
Rejsende 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 😉
Rejsende Was auf Euch zukam waren weitere Steigungen? Oder etwa gefährliche „Outdoorkühe“? (Ich hab’s noch nicht verstanden)
ØstrigSalzburgLendGasteiner Ache47°17’48” N 13°3’48” E
11. september 2023, Østrig ⋅ ☁️ 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 aLæs mere
ØstrigSalzburgLend47°17’52” N 13°3’13” E
11. september 2023, Østrig ⋅ ☁️ 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 hadLæs mere
ØstrigSalzburgBad Gastein47°6’49” N 13°8’14” E
12. september 2023, Østrig ⋅ ☁️ 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 theLæs mere
ØstrigSalzburgBad GasteinBöckstein47°4’52” N 13°7’47” E
12. september 2023, Østrig ⋅ ☁️ 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 forLæs mere
