Nature's Velodrome in the Salzburg Lake District
Bike Touring Collection by Salzburger Seenland
7
Tours
22:59 h
217 mi
9,925 ft
The new Velodrome in Salzburg’s lake district is the Austrian hot spot for all cycling enthusiasts. The gentle hilly landscape of the Alpine foothills with Wallersee, Mattsee, Grabensee and Obertrumer Lake offers a variety of routes at varying degrees of difficulty. Amateur, pleasure and sports cyclists can expect well-developed cycle paths stretching over a total distance of 370 miles (600 kilometers), which lead over hills with magnificent views, through thick forests and along unspoiled shorelines.
Whether you want to follow unmarked trails into the blue or follow one of the 17 prepared bike tours, you will find an ideal route here. In addition, seven rental and service stations as well as 20 e-bike charging stations are available for you to use. The Velodrome in Salzburg’s lake district is characterized by a cultural landscape that combines Mozart and Silent Night highlights as well as centuries-old brewing traditions with culinary delights inspired by herbs from lovingly cultivated gardens. So that you can really enjoy the region’s diversity, we will show you seven circular routes in this Collection which you can also combine with each other if you wish to cycle further.
On the Trumer-Seen-Runde you can cycle along the shores of the lakes and swim at the most beautiful bathing spots or lidos, on the Wallersee-Kräuter-Runde you can cycle from herb garden to herb garden whilst the baroque tour leads you to many historic churches.
The numerous excursion destinations in the Velodrome Salzburg lake district guarantee you a fun-filled holiday. The lounge chairs situated at power places and vantage points are another unique gem in the region, allowing you not just to take a break from cycling, but also a break for the soul.
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Tours & Highlights
- Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.Intermediate01:1911.6 mi8.8 mph600 ft600 ft
This approximately 18-kilometer circular trail around the Wallersee is a very special experience, especially for nature lovers, because the route leads past nature reserves, bogs and cozy bathing spots.
It starts at the beach in Seekirchen. From there you cycle on flat bike paths on the western shore…
- Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Some portions of the Tour may be unpaved and difficult to ride.Intermediate01:4417.0 mi9.8 mph825 ft825 ft
The Trumer-Seen-Rundweg takes you around three lakes: the Mattsee, the Obertrumer See and the Grabensee. On the way you can not only enjoy the beautiful view of the waters, but also the impressive natural and cultural landscape of the Salzburg Lake District.
It starts in Mattsee at the car park north…
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- Expert bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.Difficult04:4043.8 mi9.4 mph2,625 ft2,600 ft
The Baroque tour is around 70 kilometers a little longer round trip, but you can still go well in one day. Through beautiful scenery and pretty villages you cycle in the footsteps of the greatest Austrian wood carver of the Baroque period: Meinrad Guggenbichler.
The start of the round is in Michaelbeuern…
- Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.Intermediate01:1612.3 mi9.6 mph550 ft550 ft
The nice round starts in Sighartstein near Neumarkt am Wallersee. From here it goes along the shore of a small pond to Pfongau and from there in a southerly direction at the herb garden in Topf over to Wertheim. Here you follow the Steinbach and then the Aubach through the forest. As soon as the trees…
- Expert bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.Difficult08:4481.8 mi9.4 mph2,550 ft2,550 ft
This beautiful bike path takes you on a circuit from Seekirchen past four lakes over Schleedorf, Mattsee, Lamprechtshausen to Oberndorf. From there it goes along the Tauern Cycle Path to Salzburg, Hallein and on to Golling. In Golling it goes back on the other side of the Salzach to Salzburg and over…
- Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.Intermediate02:4425.9 mi9.5 mph1,325 ft1,325 ft
On this fragrant tour around the Wallersee you will pass many different herb gardens. For example, you can discover the castle garden at Seeburg in Seekirchen, the creative pavilion of fragrances in Henndorf and the herb garden in the pot in Neumarkt.
The round for pleasure cyclists starts in Seekirchen…
- Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Some portions of the Tour may be unpaved and difficult to ride.Intermediate02:3024.1 mi9.6 mph1,450 ft1,475 ft
Numerous aromatic herb gardens await you on this enjoyable herb bike tour. On the way you can visit the Trumer herb garden in Obertrum, the Bauerngartl in Seeham and the creative farm in Mattsee, for example. In addition, herb islands in Berndorf invite you to take a breather.
The starting point of the…
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Collection Stats
- Tours7
- Distance217 mi
- Duration22:59 h
- Elevation9,925 ft
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