10 lakes Jubilee tour

Tour course

Day 1: Individual arrival Salzburg
Welcome and tour information, distribution of rental bicycles, city stroll.

Day 2: Salzburg – Lake Holzoestersee/Dorfibm approx. 45 km
You start on cycle paths along river Salzach to Oberndorf, birth place of the famous Christmas carol „Silent Night“. Afterwards you cycle through river meadows to the moor lakes of Ibmer Moor, little Lake Hoellerersee and Lake Holzoestersee.

Day 3: Holzoester/Dorfibm – Burghausen – Holzoester/Dorfibm approx. 40 km
You cycle via St. Radegund back to river Salzach and to Burghausen. The largest, still inhabited fortress of Europe dominates a picturesque old town with many richly decorated town houses. Back to Holzoester on shady lanes of large Weilhart forest.

Day 4: Holzoester/Dorfibm – Trumer Lakes/Lake Wallersee approx. 35 km
Across nature reserve Ibmer Moor to Benedictine Abbey Michaelbeuern. Either around or across Haunsberg ridge you cycle to idyllic Trumer Lakes (Lake Grabensee, Lake Mattsee and Lake Obertrumersee).

Day 5: Trumer Lakes/Lake Wallersee – Lake Mondsee/Lake Attersee approx. 50-60 km
Through nature reserve of little lakes Egelseen you cycle to Schleedorf (a village that is dedicated to showing a living community with typical professions and a show-dairy) and on to idyllic Lake Irrsee. Overnight stay in Mondsee (castle, wedding scene of Sound of Music film) or further on to Lake Attersee, largest of the Salzkammergut Lakes.

Day 6: Lake Mondsee / Lake Attersee – Lake Wolfgangsee approx.  45-55 km
Along the south bank of Lake Attersee you reach idyllic valley Weißenbachtal. This connecting route to river valley Trauntal brings us to historic summer residence of Austrian Emperors, Bad Ischl. Along the rushing waters of Ischler Ache you cover the short distance to Lake Wolfgangsee. St. Wolfgang (White Horse Inn, parish church, rack-railway on Schafberg), Strobl, Abersee (Zinkenbach gorge) and St. Gilgen, the Mozart village on Lake Wolfgangsee are the places to stay overnight.

Day 7: Lake Wolfgangsee – Salzburg approx. 40 - 50 km
Today you start with a short tour on the cycle path to St. Gilgen („Mozart village“). Hike to Tiefbrunnau (bicycle transfer). On a long descent you reach Lake Hintersee and through gorge Strubklamm you reach the idyllic valley Wiestal (reservoir). Afterwards you cycle through the gorge Glasenbachklamm to the valley of river Salzach. Before entering the city of Salzburg visit the shady park of Castle Hellbrunn (Sound of Music – gazebo, park, zoo, water-games). Your destination, the festival and Mozart city Salzburg with many popular points of interest (fortress, old town with Mozart’s birth house) should be a reason to allow some extra days for sightseeing.

Day 8: Tour completed, individual departure or extra days