Getting up at 3am was hard. However the sunrise and the fog at the beautiful Pillersee really made up for the struggle. It felt so good to finally get out again.

Excited and pumped I cycled towards Saalbach. It finally warmed up, I was blessed with perfect weather. After a short break for food at Hacklbergalm I started the first hike-a-bike to the Pinzgauer Höhenweg. The scenery was stunning and although it was very rough terrain I really enjoyed this trail.

Finally I went into the final climb of the day conquering the 30 Switchbacks from lake Hintersee up to a height of more than 2000m altitude. The rest of the way was mostly hike-a-bike again. I didn't expect so much snow left up there from the winter.

The struggle was worth it with a beautiful sunset and some hearty food on St. Pöltener hut. I can highly recommend visiting Reinhold and his family who run this hut with a lot of passion and attention to details.