ÁustriaTirolInnsbruckInnsbruck city center47°15’56” N 11°23’36” E
10 de setembro de 2023, Áustria ⋅ ☀️ 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 heLeia mais
ÁustriaTirolInnsbruckInnsbruck Hauptbahnhof47°15’48” N 11°24’4” E
11 de setembro de 2023, Áustria ⋅ ☀️ 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" itemLeia mais
Viajante 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. 😊
ÁustriaSalzburgMorzgAlter Bach47°45’56” N 13°4’32” E
11 de setembro de 2023, Áustria ⋅ ☀️ 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 bridgesLeia mais
ÁustriaSalzburgScheffau am TennengebirgePass Lueg47°34’33” N 13°11’41” E
11 de setembro de 2023, Áustria ⋅ ☀️ 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 weLeia mais
ÁustriaSalzburgSchwarzach im PongauWenger Bach47°19’16” N 13°9’7” E
11 de setembro de 2023, Áustria ⋅ ⛅ 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 severalLeia mais
ÁustriaSalzburgSchwarzach im PongauOberuntersbergSeebach47°18’43” N 13°8’16” E
11 de setembro de 2023, Áustria ⋅ ☁️ 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 aLeia mais
Viajante 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 😉
Viajante Was auf Euch zukam waren weitere Steigungen? Oder etwa gefährliche „Outdoorkühe“? (Ich hab’s noch nicht verstanden)
ÁustriaSalzburgLendGasteiner Ache47°17’48” N 13°3’48” E
11 de setembro de 2023, Áustria ⋅ ☁️ 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 aLeia mais
ÁustriaSalzburgLend47°17’52” N 13°3’13” E
11 de setembro de 2023, Áustria ⋅ ☁️ 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 hadLeia mais
ÁustriaSalzburgBad Gastein47°6’49” N 13°8’14” E
12 de setembro de 2023, Áustria ⋅ ☁️ 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 theLeia mais
ÁustriaSalzburgBad GasteinBöckstein47°4’52” N 13°7’47” E
12 de setembro de 2023, Áustria ⋅ ☁️ 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 forLeia mais
