Innsbruck to Salzburg

Enjoy the city with some impressing attractions like the castle, old town, ski jumping station or take the cable car to 7000 feet.

You will follow the cycle trail along the Inn river out of the city. Well signed you will pass historic cities where you can visit the famous Swarovski crystal world in Wattens or take a rest in the old streets of the little cities. On one side you will see the Alps and on the other side the Karwendel mountain range. Today you will stay overnight at the entrance of the Zillertal valley.

Ascending gently you will cycle into the Zillertal valley which is famous for skiing all year round on the glacier. It offers much more wonderful scenery, alpine pastures and little villages (with a good restaurant). It is up to you if you cycle deep into the valley or only to the meeting point of the taxi in Zell am Ziller. The overnight will be in Krimml where you still have time to walk to the waterfalls.

Today you will follow the Salzach river valley almost to the source. Again impressive mountain ranges on both sides of the wide valley. There will be valleys on both sides of you as you cycle into the National Parc of Hohe Tauern – we highly recommend that you visit the information centre of the parc. The tour ends in Zell am See with a wonderful lake and a view to the highest mountain in Austria – the “Großglockner“.

You will start cycling around the lake and afterwards passing little hamlets with old farmhouses. In the morning there will be some rolling countryside and a sensational view of the so-called Stony Sea Mountain range. In the afternoon you will pass some impressive gorges (open to visit) and a huge cave.

You still follow the river Saalach passing a part of Bavaria. The mountains are not as high as the other days but they are part of the National park of Berchtesgaden. You will cycle through the spa city of Bad Reichenhall where you can visit the old salt mine, have a break in the old town or taste the beer in the brewery. Afterwards, you are almost in Salzburg and you should visit the open-air museum of Großgmain with old farmhouses. For the ones who love the movie Sound of Music, we will pass a castle with a lake where part of the movie was filmed. Welcome to Salzburg.

Depart after breakfast.