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Salzburgerland

Emerald lakes, mountain pastures and gravel, an hour and a half flight or a night by train.

At a glance

Best months

May – September

Discipline

Gravel · race bike

Level

Average

Ideal duration

Long weekend

Airport

Salzburg

By train

Salzburg (NightJet)

By car

Base of operations

Salzburg · Fuschl am See · Wolfgangsee

By Sander Kolsloot

Part of Austria

Salzburgerland in Austria

For a gravel weekend, you might not immediately think of Salzburgerland. Yet, you’ll find everything here: forests, mountain meadows, emerald lakes, and peaceful trails, with the city of Salzburg as the starting point.

Salzburg

The ‘salt city’ on the Salzach is the birthplace of Mozart and in July and August hosts one of the largest classical music festivals in the world. And after a ride there’s plenty of beer and Apfelstrudel.

The lakes

  • Hintersee: via the forests of the Hengstberg to a lake so clear that you can see the bottom.
  • Fuschlsee and Wolfgangsee: classic lake route with many triathletes and good bike hotels.
  • Postalm: one of the largest mountain pastures in Austria, a beautiful climb with a view.

When are you leaving?

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GoodLessNow

May to September. In the spring and autumn the lakes are most peaceful.

How do you get there?

In an hour and a half you can fly from Schiphol to Salzburg. More sustainable: the NightJet from the Netherlands, or by car.

This is how we calculate: We calculate distances and travel times starting from Utrecht. Our flights always depart from Schiphol, Rotterdam The Hague Airport or Eindhoven Airport. Want to know how to travel from your place of residence the best way? Let us know, We are happy to help you. After all, we built this site together.

Vlieg je? Lees onze gids Flying with your bike: welke airline, wat het kost en hoe je je fiets inpakt.

Who wrote this

Sander Kolsloot

Map

All routes on the map

View the routes, climbing areas and base camps on a single map.

Where do you sleep?

Choose your base of operations

Each base has a different character. Choose what you want to drive, not the most beautiful photo.

Base 01

Base 02

Base 03

Base 04

Three rides to start with

Driving

Download the GPX file and put it on your bike computer.

Race 01

Race 02

Race 03

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