Cycling tours Europe can include a visit to the Salzkammergut (Lakes) region of Austria near Salzburg. The video below shows you some of the highlights of the area.
First on your cycling tours Europe, you need to take along a copy of Salzkammergut Radatlas with excellent maps showing the various bike routes. Although it is in German, the index is also in English.
Cycling Tours Europe, the Salzkammergut
There are a variety of very scenic series of routes circling the lakes of the Salzkammergut in Austria/a> which are framed by high mountains. Much of the movie, The Sound of Music was filmed in this region and it is also a popular recreation area for Austrians all year round.
Do take a day ride to scenic Hallstatt, your third lake and a town now famous on many calandars. This is a pedestrian only town so lock your bike and go exploring.
The Salzkammergut bike route continue north along the Traun River to Gmunden, located on another lake and a great place to stay.
From here cycle along the bike route to the west into Steinbach on the Attersee before heading back to Salzburg along one of several options.
Others who are bicycle touring head north to join other cycling tours Europe and connect with the Danube Bike Route.
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