Mountain biking at the Dachstein

Families with young children will also find the Salzkammergut appealing thanks to the easier mountain bike tours on the flatlands and lake areas. E-bikes are also a great way to explore Hallstatt and its immediate surroundings.

 

Tips for mountain biking in the Salzkammergut

 

Around Lake Hallstatt

The eastern shore hiking trail includes a mountain bike cycle route for families with children. Well signposted paths following the lake’s shoreline lead past lush meadows, forests and picturesque houses. We recommend starting your cycling trip in Obersee or Obertraun. Our tip: Combine your cycling outing with a ship crossing on Lake Hallstatt.

 

Trans-Salzkammergut Grand Tour & Trans-Salzkammergut Circle Tour

294 kilometres long and covering 7,000 metres of elevation – the Trans-Salzkammergut Grand Tour isn’t a quick and casual holiday cycling trip. In four legs, the tour takes you from Bad Mittendorf to Gmunden and includes overnight stays in lodges, a total of nine lake crossings – and spectacular views. The Trans-Salzkammergut Circle Tour is considered the ‘slim’ version, but don’t let that mislead you. It’s still more than 200 kilometres and more than 4,500 metres in elevation to tackle from Bad Mittendorf to the Viehbergalm hut to Gosau and back to Bad Mittendorf.

 

Ausseerland circle tour

Slightly less challenging, although still not recommended for beginners, the Ausseerland circle tour takes you along 112 kilometres of cycling. It does, however, offer the option to break it down into two separate tours for two separate days: The first leg is 67 kilometres long, taking you from Bad Aussee to Bad Ischl and back again. Leg two also starts off in Bad Aussee to pass through Bad Mittendorf and then back again (45 kilometres). What makes this mountain bike tour such a great one is that it takes you past several lakes: Lake Hallstatt, Grundlsee Lake and Lake Altaussee.

 

Around the Sarstein

Roughly 36 kilometres long and covering less than 900 metres in elevation, this tour qualifies as an easier one. It’s best started off (and travelled to) at Bad Aussee station, where you’ll also be able to park your car. As the tour's name implies, it circles the Sarstein ridge. A major section of the trail follows Lake Hallstatt’s eastern shoreline, providing a lovely variety of scenery along the tour.