Reason enough to build the Salzkammergut local railway, known as the SKGLB or Ischlerbahn for short. From 1893 to 1957, steam locomotives puffed along the particularly scenic route from the provincial capital of Salzburg along Mondsee and Wolfgangsee to the imperial summer residence of Bad Ischl.
Today, the former railway line is a section of the Salzkammergut cycle path. With a few exceptions, the route runs entirely along the former railway line. Anyone interested in the history of the former narrow-gauge railway should plan a detour to the SKGLB Museum in Mondsee, with original steam locomotives and carriages on display in the coach house of the former railway station by the lake. If you are more in the mood for the Weißes Rössl on Lake Wolfgangsee, take a boat trip across the lake to the famous inn.
STRUCTURE:
Salzburg - Eugendorf - Thalgau - Mondsee - Scharfling - St. Gilgen am Wolfgangsee - Strobl - Wacht - Bad Ischl
COMBINATIONS with Salzkammergut cycle path (350 km), Mozart cycle path (450 km)
RAD-SERVICE:
Workshops and hire in Salzburg, Eugendorf, Mondsee, St. Gilgen and Bad Ischl, among others.
CYCLIST-HOTEL:
Landhotel Gasthof Drei Eichen in Eugendorf, http://www.dreieichen.at
Hotel Hohenstauffen in Salzburg, http://www.hotel-hohenstauffen.at
EuroThermen Resort in Bad Ischl, http://www.eurothermen.at
Hotel zur Post & Villa Ceconi in Salzburg, http://www.stadthotel-salzburg.at
MAPS/LITERATURE:
Bikeline "Radatlas Salzkammergut" 1:75.000, 152 p., 12,90 Euro.
Bikeline "Cycling map " 1:75,000, 6.90 euros
Freytag & Berndt cycle leisure map "Salzkammergut-Radweg" 1:125,000, 7.95 euros.
OUTCOME:
Upper Austria Tourism, Freistädter Straße 119, A -4041 Linz, T el. 0043-732/7277-280;
SalzburgerLand Tourismus, Wiener Bundesstraße 23, A -5300 Hallwang, Tel. 0043-662/6688-0
