Cycling at Lake Wolfgang & mountain biking at Lake Wolfgang:
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Cycle tours, cycle path network and MTB trails surrounding the White Horse Inn in Austria
Cycling and MTB
Lake Wolfgang cycling map
Mountain biking at Lake Wolfgang? Leisurely cycling at Lake Wolfgang? Ideal conditions no matter whether you are a MTB downhill fan or prefer a more relaxed approach to riding a bike. Joyful cycling and mountain biking at Lake Wolfgang.
A cycle holiday at the legendary White Horse Inn will excite you. Cycle along Lake Wolfgang with the free rental bikes from your lakefront hotel for a varied and multifaceted holiday experience. Easy cycling paths for the whole family, great street cycling routes for race cycling fans and plenty of mountain bike trails can be found in your holiday region around Lake Wolfgang and the Austrian Lake District. A must try is the cycle path along Lake Wolfgang - gorgeous views of the Lake and the surrounding mountain backdrop included!
The White Horse Inn tip for leisure cyclists: free bike rental at the White Horse Inn for whole days. And at night you just return your bike: simple and straightforward!
Cycling routes and mountain biking trails around Lake Wolfgang
With the Lake Wolfgang cycling map you have a perfect overview of the cycle path network and mountain biking trails in the Salzkammergut region. Download the map free of charge and start planning your cycling holiday at the White Horse Inn at Lake Wolfgang from home.
Lake Wolfgang cycling map (PDF | 1 mb)
Cycling and MTB Tours starting in St. Gilgen:
Four Lakes Tour
St. Gilgen – Krottensee lake – Scharfling am Mondsee – Kreuzstein – Burgau am Attersee – Weißenbach am Attersee – Weißenbachtal – Mitterweißenbach – Bad Ischl – Strobl – St. Gilgen
| Route length: | 60 km |
| Altitude difference: | 300 |
| Highest point: | 604 m, Scharflingpass |
| Riding time: | 4.5 hours |
| Degree of difficulty: | cycle tour route, light, asphalt throughout |
Lake Wolfgangsee Tour
St. Gilgen – Abersee – Strobl – St. Wolfgang – Ried (Ghs. Falkenstein) by boat back to St. Gilgen
| Route length: | 21 km |
| Altitude difference: | - |
| Highest point: | - |
| Riding time: | 1.5 hours |
| Degree of difficulty: | cycle tour route, light, asphalt throughout |
Niedergaden Mountain Stretch
St. Gilgen – Abersee – Gschwendt – Niedergadenalm and back
| Route length: | 30 km |
| Altitude difference: | 700 m |
| Highest point: | 1228 m |
| Riding time: | Niedergadenalm: 2 hours, total 3.5 hours |
| Degree of difficulty: | severe, asphalt throughout, gradient to 12%, partly cycle tour route, some mountain stretches |
Abersee Tour
St. Gilgen – Schwand – Reith – Forsthub – Gschwend – Brunn – St. Gilgen
| Route length: | 17 km |
| Altitude difference: | - |
| Highest point: | - |
| Riding time: | 1.5 hours |
| Degree of difficulty: | light, asphalt almost throughout, cycle tour route |
Around the Schafberg
St. Gilgen – Scharflingpass – abwärts in Richtung Mondsee bis zur Abzweigung – Eisenau – Mooskreuzung – Schwarzensee – Rußbach – Strobl – St. Gilgen
| Route length: | 41 km |
| Altitude difference: | 580 m |
| Highest point: | 1015 m, Eisenau-Alm |
| Riding time: | 4.5 hours |
| Degree of difficulty: | Degree of difficulty: very severe, only for practised cyclists, 1/3 gravel path, MTB route |
Breitenberg Tour
St. Gilgen – Abersee – Breitenbergalm – Ladenzug – Königsbergalm – Hofwandalm – Steingrabenalm – Brunn – St. Gilgen
| Route length: | 35 km |
| Altitude difference: | 800 m |
| Highest point: | 1240 m Brennwaldhöhe |
| Riding time: | 4.5 hours |
| Degree of difficulty: | very severe, only for practised cyclists, MTB route |
Zwölferhorn Tour
St. Gilgen – Brunn – Illingbergalm – Pillstein – Zwölferhorn – Stubneralm – Sausteigalm – Steingrabenalm – Brunn – St. Gilgen
| Route length: | 30 km |
| Altitude difference: | 1070 m |
| Highest point: | 1480 m, Berghof Zwölferhorn |
| Riding time: | 4.5 hours |
| Degree of difficulty: | very severe, only for practised cyclists, 2/3 gravel paths, a short, very steep stretch on the descent from the Sausteigalm (possibly to dismount and push), MTB route |
Cycling and Mountain biking tours starting from St. Wolfgang
Through the Wolfgang Valley
| Route length: | 20 km |
| Altitude difference: | 30 m |
| Highest point: | - |
| Riding time: | 1.5 hours |
| Degree of difficulty: | cycle tour route, slightly hilly, almost asphalt throughout |
Schwarzensee and back
St. Wolfgang – Schwarzenbach – Graben – Rußbach – Schwarzensee – and back to Rußbach – Mönichsreith – Bürgl – St. Wolfgang
| Route length: | 19 km |
| Altitude difference: | 230 m |
| Highest point: | 750 m, car park Schwarzensee |
| Riding time: | 1.5 hours |
| Degree of difficulty: | medium, cycle tour route to Rußbach, then a short, steep stretch to the Schwarzensee, asphalt throughout |
Around the Lake
St. Wolfgang – Ried (Ghs. Falkenstein), then by boat to Fürberg – St. Gilgen – Abersee – Strobl – Schwarzenbach – St. Wolfgang
| Route length: | 23 km |
| Altitude difference: | - |
| Highest point: | - |
| Riding time: | 1.5 hours |
| Degree of difficulty: | flat cycle tour route, asphalt throughout |
High over St. Wolfgang
St. Wolfgang – Au – Aschau – Jausenstation Holzerbauer – Schwarzenbach – St. Wolfgang
| Route length: | 17 km |
| Altitude difference: | 150 m |
| Highest point: | 685 m, Jausenstation Holzerbauer |
| Riding time: | 1.5 hours |
| Degree of difficulty: | medium, partly mountain stretch with a 12% gradient, asphalt throughout |
Eisenau Tour
St. Wolfgang – Schwarzensee – Mooskreuzung – Eisenau – Scharflingpass – Ghs. Fürberg – by boat back to St. Wolfgang
| Route length: | 28 km |
| Altitude difference: | 600 m |
| Highest point: | 1015 m, Eisenau |
| Riding time: | 3 hours |
| Degree of difficulty: | very severe, only for practised cyclists, an initially very steep descent (dismount and push) from the Eisenau-Alm, MTB stretch, half asphalted |
Five-Lakes Tour
St. Wolfgang – Schwarzensee – Mooskreuzung – Burgau am Attersee – Mondsee – Kreuzstein – Scharflingpass – Krottensee – Fürberg, by boat back to St. Wolfgang
| Route length: | 33 km |
| Altitude difference: | 350 m |
| Highest point: | 750 m, car park Schwarzensee |
| Riding time: | 3 car park |
| Degree of difficulty: | medium to severe, MTB stretch from the Schwarzensee Lake to Burgau, otherwise asphalt throughout |
Short Wolfgangsee Tour
From St. Wolfgang by boat to Gschwendt – Strobl – Schwarzenbach – Aschau – Jausenstation Holzerbauer – Au – St. Wolfgang
| Route length: | 14 km |
| Altitude difference: | 250 m |
| Highest point: | 685 m, Jausenstation Holzerbauer |
| Riding time: | 1.5 hours |
| Degree of difficulty: | slight to medium, 3km gravel stretch, otherwise asphalt, flat with a mountain stretch (to 12%), cycle tour route |
Around the Leonsberg
St. Wolfgang – Schwarzensee – Mooskreuzung – Burgau – Weißenbach am Attersee – Weißenbachtal – Mitterweißenbach – Bad Ischl – Pfandl – Rußbach – St. Wolfgang
| Route length: | 56 km |
| Altitude difference: | 450 m |
| Highest point: | 750 m, car park Schwarzensee |
| Riding time: | 4.5 hours |
| Degree of difficulty: | medium to severe, a short, steep mountain, otherwise flat, 7km gravel stretch, otherwise asphalt, MTB route |
Nussensee Tour
St. Wolfgang – Schwarzenbach – Strobl – Aigen – Ramsau – Nussensee – Windhag –Weinbach – Mönichsreith – St. Wolfgang
| Route length: | 26 km |
| Altitude difference: | 180 m |
| Highest point: | Nussensee, 604 m |
| Riding time: | 2 hours |
| Degree of difficulty: | slight, flat stretch asphalted almost throughout, cycle tour route |
Saiherbachalm Tour
St. Wolfgang – Graben – Rußbach – Pfandl – Kreutern – Jainzen – Saiherbachalm – Trauntal – Bad Ischl – Pfandl – St. Wolfgang
| Route length: | 42 km |
| Altitude difference: | 600 m |
| Highest point: | 1031 m, Saiherbachalm |
| Riding time: | 4.5 hours |
| Degree of difficulty: | severe, partly steep MTB stretch, 10km gravel stretch, 32km asphalt |
Cycling and MTB tours starting from Strobl
Postalm Tour
Strobl – Weißenbach – Postalm and back
| Route length: | 28 km |
| Altitude difference: | 750 m |
| Highest point: | Car park Postalm 1300 m |
| Riding time: | 3 hours |
| Degree of difficulty: | medium, long mountain stretch with 10 bends, asphalt throughout, MTB route |
Laimeralm Tour
Strobl – Weißenbach – Laimeralm and back
| Route length: | 8 km |
| Altitude difference: | 240 m |
| Highest point: | 783 m, Laimeralm |
| Riding time: | 1.5 hours |
| Degree of difficulty: | medium to steep mountain road, only partly asphalted, MTB route |
Strobl – Goiserer Weißenbachtal and back
Strobl – Goiserer Weißenbach – Aigen – Lindau – Kaltenbach – Lauffen – Weißenbach bei Bad Goisern – Weißenbachtal bis Traunbachau – and back
| Route length: | 52 km |
| Altitude difference: | 400 m |
| Highest point: | 800 m, Traunbachau |
| Riding time: | 4.5 hours |
| Degree of difficulty: | long, but flat stretch, 19km gravel, 33km asphalt, MTB route |
Extensive Ischl Tour
Strobl – Rußbach – Pfandl – Bad Ischl – Reiterndorf – Perneck – Salzberg – Hinterrad – Brunnleiten – Trauntal – Lauffen – Kaltenbach – Lindau – Aigen – Strobl
| Route length: | 43 km |
| Altitude difference: | 600 m |
| Highest point: | 990 m |
| Riding time: | 4.5 hours |
| Degree of difficulty: | very severe, MTB stretch between Perneck and the Trauntal, 10km gravel stretch, 33km asphalt |
Around the Gamsfeld
Strobl – Aigen – Lindau – Kaltenbach – Lauffen – Bad Goisern – Steeg am Hallstättersee – Gosau – Paß Gschütt – Rußbach am Paß Geschütt – Voglau – Postalm – Strobl
| Route length: | 80 km |
| Altitude difference: | 1300 m |
| Highest point: | 1300 m, Lienbachsattel |
| Riding time: | 6 hours |
| Degree of difficulty: | very long and demanding circuit tour with long mountain stretches, asphalt throughout, MTB route |
Salzburger Almen-Tour
Brochure available at the tourist offices.
MTB route in three-day stages
- 1st stage: Strobl – Annaberg, 58km, 1,740 vertical metres
- 2nd stage: Annaberg – Hintersee, 52km, 1,330 vertical metres
- 3rd stage: Hintersee – Strobl, 36km, 1,100 vertical metres
Cycling at Lake Wolfgang followed by relaxing at the White Horse Inn
After a sporty day spent on your bike or mountain bike it's best not to wait until your muscles seize up. Treat yourself with relaxing massages or beauty treatments in the SPA & BEAUTY area and a soak in the all year round heated outdoor whirlpool so that you are fit for more holiday cycling adventures even the next day during your holidays at Lake Wolfgang in Austria.
Start your cycling and MTB holidays at Lake Wolfgang: send a non-binding online enquiry to the team at the White Horse Inn – or book your room online now.
