View of historic Bad Gastein – Gastein Waterfall loop from Schwarzach-St. Veit

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Austria

Salzburg

Schwarzach im Pongau

View of historic Bad Gastein – Gastein Waterfall loop from Schwarzach-St. Veit

Hard

4.6

(90)

530

riders

View of historic Bad Gastein – Gastein Waterfall loop from Schwarzach-St. Veit

04:29

69.4km

950m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 7, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 34.1 km for 56 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.11 km

Tauern Cycle Path

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Nice to drive

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2.22 km

View of Meiselsteinalm and the Surrounding Mountains

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Super beautiful landscape, highly recommended

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3.17 km

Ausgleichbecken Brandstatt

Lake

3.78 km

Tauern Cycle Path

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It is a beautiful high plateau with a good bike path and little traffic. When you come down in Schwarzach, you can go straight to the Bräustüberl.

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12.1 km

Burg Klammstein

Castle

25.4 km

Bad Hofgastein town square

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Bad Gastein may have the better-known name, but Bad Hofgastein is also a very sophisticated place.

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33.7 km

View of historic Bad Gastein

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The imposing Bad Gastein looks beautiful from a distance, but the plaster is crumbling. Most of the large buildings are over 100 years old and unfortunately have long been empty. …

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34.0 km

Scenic view of Bad Gastein

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Architecture at the highest level

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34.3 km

Gastein Waterfall

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Bad Gastein's waterfall has several levels and a total drop of 340 meters. The Gasteiner Ache flows through the center of Bad Gastein and offers wonderful photo opportunities. A path …

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34.7 km

Bad Gastein Waterfall

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Steep up to Bad Gastein. There, the waterfall is an attraction. Otherwise, the spa would have certainly times better times. Up to Böckstein comfortably on bike path. Then by train …

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69.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.4 km

21.5 km

14.2 km

6.74 km

1.53 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

58.7 km

5.77 km

2.32 km

1.50 km

684 m

482 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,030 m)

Lowest point (590 m)

Weather

Wednesday 21 October

9°C

0°C

94 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 7.0 km/h

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Comments

May 3, 2024,2. Etappe Ciclovia Alpe Adria 🌧

Garmin gave up after 7 km from Bischofshofen!😵‍💫 From then on I recorded it directly with Komoot. So it was 52 km in total. It was quite a wet affair today. 🌧🌧

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July 19, 2024,Alpe Adria - II. Von Ober-Alpendorf nach Bad Gastein

After a quiet night above St. Johann in the Hotel Der Alpenblick, we rolled downhill back to the route. After a worthwhile detour to the Liechtensteinklamm, we continued along the Salzach to Schwarzach. There we missed the signpost and got lost for a moment. Back on the trek, we then went uphill. On a beautiful mountain path past farms and …

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June 29, 2023,Alpe Adria | Etappe 02 | St. Johann - Bad Gastein

Stage number two, with fewer kilometers but significantly more elevation gain than yesterday, was characterized by spectacularly beautiful landscapes and equally spectacular climbs, ending in Bad Gastein with gradients of up to 20% at times.
In Bad Gastein, formerly the "Monte Carlo of the Alps," the sophisticated paintwork of its heyday has already partially peeled off, but the charm is …

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August 20, 2023,2 tappa AA

The last part from the Badgastein waterfalls to the station is not feasible by bike due to very steep slopes. Depending on the route followed, it is shortened but only by pushing the bike by hand

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