Road biking tours in the Salzkammergut
Various racing bicycle tours in the Salzkammergut region
Reel off uncountable kilometres, feel the wind in your helmet and test your physical boundaries: many sportspeople just cannot resist the temptation of the narrow wheels.
Go to new places with your road bike: in the road biking region Salzkammergut you go through wonderful lake and mountain landscapes of a unique variety during your road biking tours.
Bad Goisern – road biking tour to the Attersee variant 1
This beautiful tour takes you to the most beautiful Salzkammergut lakes.
Starting from Landhotel Agathawirt in Bad Goisern you take the main road B145 to the emperor’s town Bad Ischl. At the junction Bad Ischl Nord you take the road to Ebensee / Gmunden. Before reaching Ebensee you turn left into the Weißenbachtal valley (B153) and reach Weißenbach am Attersee. Via Strobl and Bad Ischl you finally go back to Bad Goisern.
Bad Goisern – Attersee with the racing bike variant II - long
The first part of this variant is the same as variant I until Weißenbach am Attersee. Then you cycle anti-clockwise around the Attersee and pass the villages Steinbach, Weyregg, Schörfling and Seewalchen, Attersee, Nussdorf and finally Unterach. Here you take the road to Mondsee. Just as in variant I you then go via Wiesenau and Schafling to St. Gilgen, then on to Strobl and Bad Ischl until you reach Landhotel Agathawirt in Bad Goisern.
Bad Goisern – Strobl on the racing bike
A beautiful and easy racing bike tour from Bad Goisern to Lake Wolfgang and through the emperor’s town Bad Ischl. Along the main road B145 you go slightly downhill to Bad Ischl. On a parallel path to the main road you cross the emperor’s town before you bike on a short stretch of the main road B158 to Pfandl. There you turn right at the traffic lights to the “Alte Wolfgangseestraße” L546. Via Wirling and Radau the road goes to Strobl and from here along the B158 back to the starting point in Bad Goisern.
Obertraun – Bad Aussee road biking tour
This tour leads you through the picturesque Koppental valley.
From the hotel you take the east shore hiking and biking path to Obertraun. There you make a turn to the road leading into the Koppental valley before you conquer the steepest part, the Koppenpass with a challenging gradient of max. 23%. On you go to Bad Aussee and then on the main road B145 towards Bad Goisern. At the traffic junction Bad Goisern Süd you turn to the main road B153 towards Gosaumühle. Here you turn at the junction and go via Hallstatt and Obertraun back to Hotel Agathawirt.
Road bike holidays in Landhotel Agathawirt
Have we wetted your appetite to explore the unique natural landscape of the Dachstein-Salzkammergut with the road bike? Bikers will be very well cared for in Landhotel Agathawirt and will always receive valuable tips for their bike tours by the hosts themselves. Send us a no-obligation enquiry for your holidays in Landhotel Agathawirt in Bad Goisern!
Selected road bike routes around Bad Goisern
Traunviertel Tour - Stage 2
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Description: On the Trans National Park route between Haslersgatter, Steyrsteg and Windischgarsten (stage 2) the path is partially washed out by storms, please take care!
Description: Due to necessary renovation measures, the Marienbrücke will be closed from 21.07.2025 to 14.08.2025 from Monday 07:00 to Friday 20:00 during the entire construction period. The bridge will be freely accessible at weekends.
diversion information: In the direction of Gmunden center from Laakirchen, take the cycle path along the Herzogmauer from the Marienbrücke bridge, then follow the multi-purpose lane to Kliemsteinstraße, turn right into Linzerstraße to the Traunbrücke bridge, turn right over the bridge and then left in front of the Trauntor gate back onto the cycle path towards Rathausplatz Gmunden or continue in the direction of R2 Salzkammergutradweg.
In the opposite direction, we recommend a small, cycle-friendly loop over the Traunbrücke bridge, then right into Schiffslände, then right into Traunsteinstraße, and immediately left again into Hochmüllergasse, then left into Annastraße (be careful, the Traunseetram level crossing is secured with traffic lights), to the crossroads, briefly left and then immediately right again to the traffic circle, 3 exits and along the multi-purpose lane on Mühlwang- resp. Linzerstraße, along the Herzogmauer we recommend the cycle path again to the junction Marienbrücke, continue on the multi-purpose lane in the direction of Laakirchen.
E-bike pleasure tour in 7 daily stages with approx. 460 km and approx. 5,000 m ascentThe route is well marked, mostly on state cycle paths along rivers and waterways from the Steyrtal via the Kremstal and the Almtal to Gmunden, on at the transition to the Alpine foothills to Bad Hall, via Wolfern and Steyr into the Ennstal and over the Reichraminger Hintergebirge to the Pyhrn-Priel region and back to Steyr.
Recommended season:
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
- November
Stage 2
The 2nd stage leads on back roads from Schlierbach via Inzersdorf towards Pettenbach. Passing the pilgrimage churches of Magdalenaberg and Heiligenleithen you come to the R11 cycle path and follow it through Viechtwang and Grünau to Almsee in the picturesque valley head of the Almtal at the foot of the Dead Mountains. The tour leads back on the same route to the Scharnstein airfield. From here you continue via St. Konrad, Kranichsteg, then through the Laudachtal via "Franzl im Holz" to the stage destination Gmunden.
Bike-friendly businesses in the Traunviertel cycling regionThe destinations Steyr and the National Park Region, Bad Hall, Traunsee-Almtal and Pyhrn-Priel have come together under the name “Radregion Traunviertel”. Numerous qualified and labeled "bicycle-friendly businesses" offer special overnight accommodations with tools for minor repairs, lockable bicycle rooms and sufficient information material on the subject of cycling in the Traunviertel cycling region.
Under MY RECOMMENDATIONS you can find our BIKE-FRIENDLY ACCOMMODATION OPERATIONS on the tour.
Bike shuttle bus
The route between Steyr and Spital am Pyhrn can also be comfortably covered with the bike shuttle bus! In this way, the sights along the route can be enjoyed particularly comfortably - and there is also enough time for one or the other cultural or culinary excursion. The bike shuttle runs from the end of May to the end of September on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays (mornings). You can find the current departure times and stops at www.steyr-nationalpark.at. Attention: This service must be booked in advance via the website!
Nostalgia insider tip!
Cycle part of the Steyrtal cycle route R 8 (20 km) from Grünburg to Steyr with the Steyrtal museum train! The old steam locomotive runs on the weekends from June to September - bike transport is free!
E-bike rental
You can rent e-bikes in Steyr, Grünburg, Reichraming, Windischgarsten, Spital / Pyhrn, Hinterstoder, Roßleithen, Bad Hall, Grünau and Gmunden. You can get more information from your "bicycle-friendly accommodation company" and our guest relations staff at the tourist information points, who will also be happy to reveal some of the "secret spots" and are at your side with advice and action.
www.steyr-nationalpark.at / www.traunsee-almtal.at / www.badhall.at / www.urlaubsregion-pyhrn-priel.at / www.oberoesterreich.at
Tip:Nature pleasure
The Almsee is a small natural jewel, nestled in the majestic mountain scenery of the Tote Gebirge.
Safety guidelines:Please inquire about any construction or renovation work along the bike path before beginning your bike tours. Equipment:
We recommend to bring sun and rain protection and to think of up-to-date maps!Additional information:
www.steyr-nationalpark.at
further information:
- Possible accommodation
- Suitable for groups
- Suitable for seniors
- Suitable for single travelers
- Suitable for friends
- Suitable for couples
- Spring
- Summer
- Autumn
- Early winter
Please get in touch for more information.
Traunviertel Tour - Stage 2 Tourismusverband Steyr und die Nationalpark Region
Stadtplatz 27
4400 Steyr
Phone +43 7252 53229 - 0
mobile +43 7616 8268
E-Mailinfo@steyr-nationalpark.at
Webwww.steyr-nationalpark.at/
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