AustriaTirolInnsbruckInnsbruck city center47°15’56” N 11°23’36” E
10 settembre 2023, 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 heLeggi altro
AustriaTirolInnsbruckInnsbruck Hauptbahnhof47°15’48” N 11°24’4” E
11 settembre 2023, 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" itemLeggi altro
Viaggiatore 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. 😊
Viaggiatore Actually I have not yet taken the westbahn, so I didn't even think about it - so yes, for the next trip it's certainly an option to consider!
AustriaSalzburgMorzgAlter Bach47°45’56” N 13°4’32” E
11 settembre 2023, 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 bridgesLeggi altro
AustriaSalzburgScheffau am TennengebirgePass Lueg47°34’33” N 13°11’41” E
11 settembre 2023, 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 weLeggi altro
AustriaSalzburgSchwarzach im PongauWenger Bach47°19’16” N 13°9’7” E
11 settembre 2023, 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 severalLeggi altro
AustriaSalzburgSchwarzach im PongauOberuntersbergSeebach47°18’43” N 13°8’16” E
11 settembre 2023, 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 aLeggi altro
Viaggiatore 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 😉
Viaggiatore Was auf Euch zukam waren weitere Steigungen? Oder etwa gefährliche „Outdoorkühe“? (Ich hab’s noch nicht verstanden)
Viaggiatore Ah, habe eben gesehen, dass ich "Unpleasant surprise" noch nicht hochgeladen hatte - da steht es drin😉
AustriaSalzburgLendGasteiner Ache47°17’48” N 13°3’48” E
11 settembre 2023, 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 aLeggi altro
AustriaSalzburgLend47°17’52” N 13°3’13” E
11 settembre 2023, 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 hadLeggi altro
Viaggiatore Wow congrats on finishing that hard day! I can imagine you were very tired!
AustriaSalzburgBad Gastein47°6’49” N 13°8’14” E
12 settembre 2023, 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 theLeggi altro
AustriaSalzburgBad GasteinBöckstein47°4’52” N 13°7’47” E
12 settembre 2023, 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 forLeggi altro
