Bike Riding R61 "Ausseer cycle path - Touren-Impression #1 | © Salzkammergut - Katrin Kerschbaumer Bike Riding R61 "Ausseer cycle path - Touren-Impression #1 | © Salzkammergut - Katrin Kerschbaumer

R61 "Ausseer cycle path

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A bike tour through one of the most beautiful regions in the Alps, the Ausseerland. Past Grundlsee and Altausseer See, this sporty bike path leaves nothing to be desired. 
To also pay a visit to the spa town of Bad Aussee, drive straight ahead on Radlingstraße (Alte Salzstraße), past the Kalvarienberg Church of St. Leonhard and down to the center.The second option opens up at the entrance to Grundlsee, where you can turn left and head down the Traun River to Bad Aussee.

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness
Experience
Scenery

Best season

January
February
March
April
November
December

The tour in numbers

medium
Level of difficulty
18,9 km
Route
2:00 h
Time
930 hm
Uphill
1240 hm
Downhill
900 m
Highest point
710 m
Lowest point

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More information

 

The journey to Pichl-Kainisch is best planned with google.at/maps

The tour starts at the train station in Kainisch and branches off from the well-known Salzkammergutradweg >R19<. Over the Radlingpass you reach the direction of Grundlsee, the largest bathing lake in Styria. The descent from Radling to Grundlsee is certainly one of the centerpieces of this bike route.

In Grundlsee you turn sharply left in front of the Seehotel and cycle via Obertressen to Altaussee. Before that, there are magnificent views of the Dachstein from a wayside shrine on the side of the road, significantly named "Dachsteinblick".

Altaussee, the charming village with its numerous villas, invites you to take a break. Always in the face of the Loser, the road climbs a bit again to the Blaa-Alm, which delights every visitor, especially during the daffodil bloom. In the cozy alpine hut you can then get your well-deserved refreshment.

If you wish, you can continue on to Bad Ischl. There you continue on the gravel road. After a right-left combination you descend into the Rettenbach valley.

Attention steep step with coarse gravel! Please enjoy the narrow Rettenbach valley with caution, unclear curves and possibly oncoming traffic, also encounters with cars and little space to avoid!

After the narrow valley and a sinister tunnel, the country opens up and the Rettenbachalm is in front of you. Then it's just briskly out of the valley, until finally the imperial city of Bad Ischl is reached.

 

Salzkammergut Shuttle Ausseerland - individual call taxi
On five routes between Sandling and Grimming daily from 07:00 to 22:00.
Call at least 1 hour in advance at +43 50 422 422

Parking is available at the train station in Pichl-Kainisch.
Tourist office Ausseerland Salzkammergut
Information office Grundlsee
Mosern 25
8993 Grundlsee
+43 3622 86 66
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What the weather will be like

Altaussee (727m)

Morning
very sunny
2°C
0%
5 km/h
Noon
sunny
16°C
0%
10 km/h
Night
slightly cloudy
13°C
0%
10 km/h
The day starts sunny, but will be partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Morning
slightly cloudy
7°C
0%
5 km/h
Noon
sunny
20°C
0%
15 km/h
Night
very sunny
15°C
0%
10 km/h
Early clouds will clear to leave the region with a dry and sunny day.
31.03.2024
sunny
7°C 19°C
01.04.2024
cloudy
4°C 15°C
02.04.2024
slightly cloudy
2°C 12°C

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