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Panoramic view of Hallstatt, Austria with a historic church spire, traditional alpine buildings, and Lake Hallstatt surrounded by mountains.

10-lakes short tour

The essentials at a glance

This moderate cycling tour explores Austria's stunning lake region around Salzburg. The 5-day roundtrip covers approximately 180 km through the Salzkammergut, visiting Lake Mondsee, Lake Attersee, and Lake Wolfgangsee. Routes follow mostly flat paths along lakeshores and the Salzach River, with hilly sections in between. Highlights include the historic city of Salzburg, Bad Ischl, St. Wolfgang with its famous Weißes Rössl, and impressive natural features like the Drachenwand rock face and Strubklamm gorge.

Ten lakes, a ‘Silent Night’ and delightful days

A Christmas carol as beautiful as ‘Silent Night’ can only be composed in an equally beautiful landscape. And so it is hardly surprising that the song was composed in Oberndorf near Salzburg. The 10-Lakes Region is one of the most beautiful regions in Austria. The impressive mountains and lakes here characterise the year-round beauty of nature. Creative people still make Salzburg a centre of Austrian high culture today and lakes such as Lake Wolfgangsee awaken a longing for unspoilt idylls.

Moderate
Bike tours
5 Days / 4 Nights
Self-guided tour

Itinerary

Arrival in Salzburg. In the late afternoon, tour information and bike handover (if booked).

Today, you will cycle along the Salzach, then on the old Ischler rail trail until Eugendorf and further on to Thalgau. You cycle pass the Drachenwand which is a massive rock edge next to Lake Mondsee. Overnight stay in Mondsee (castle, smokehouse).

You cycle along the south bank of Lake Attersee through the romantic Weißenbachtal Valley into the Trauntal Valley and the Emporer’s city of Bad Ischl. Along the Ischler Ache river, there is a leisurely and short route to Lake Wolfgangsee. St. Wolfgang impresses with the Weißes Rössl, the parish church and the cog railroad up the Schafberg, Strobl, Abersee and the Zinkenbach gorge.

On the cycle path to St. Gilgen and on to the deep blue Fuschlsee. From there past the Hintersee lake and through the Strubklamm gorge into the Wiestal valley and on into the Salzachtal valley. From here you cycle the last few kilometres back to Salzburg with its numerous sights (fortress, old town).

After breakfast, individual return journey or start of your extension.

Tour character

Moderate

The cycle routes along the lake shores and the Salzach are completely flat. In between, the terrain is mostly hilly. The majority of the route leads from lake to lake on cycle paths and side roads with very little traffic. There are only a few short sections on roads with more traffic.

Tourist map showing 10 lakes tour route through Austrian Salzkammergut with cities like Salzburg, Hallstatt, Bad Ischl and lakes including Mondsee.

Prices & dates

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Prices per person in EUR

Services & extras

Services

Included

  • 4 nights in the selected category
  • breakfast
  • Detailed travel documents 1x per room
  • Digital travel documents incl. navigation app, GPS-data, route book
  • Luggage transfer
  • 7-day service hotline

 

Optional services

  • Printed route book, per person €20
  • Bike rental, including rental bike insurance

Not included

  • Arrival and departure
  • parking fees
  • Spa and local taxes where applicable
  • Optional sightseeing
  • travel insurance
  • Expenses for personal use
Extras

Parking

  • Parking: limited number of hotel parking spaces, costs approx. €15 per day
  • Public garage, costs approx. €80 to €115 per week.

Arrival / departure

  • Arrival by train to Salzburg (www.oebb.at)
  • Salzburg airport and by bus to the city center (www.salzburg-verkehr.at)
  • Munich airport and by train to Salzburg (www.bahn.de)
Hotels

Cat. A: You will stay overnight in hotels in the 3- and 4-star category. All rooms have a shower/WC or bath/WC.

Cat. B: Accommodation is in well-kept 3*** hotels, inns and guesthouses. All rooms have a shower/WC or bath/WC.

Further information

Further important information in accordance with the "Pauschalreisegesetz" (Package Travel Act) can be found here!

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Two white swans with several gray cygnets swimming near wooden posts in the clear blue waters of Lake Attersee, with mountains in background.

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