Cycling in Salzburg & surroundings

• Starting point: Wals-Siezenheim
• Homepage: Wals-Siezenheim to the city of Mozart - Cycling in Salzburger Land - bergfex
• Difficulty: easy
• Length: 28 km
• Elevation gain: 40
• Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes

• Starting point: Wals-Siezenheim
• Homepage: Wals - Hammerau - Freilassing - Rott - Cycling Salzburger Land - bergfex
• Difficulty: easy
• Length: 20.6 km
• Elevation gain: 16
• Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes

• Starting point: Wals-Siezenheim
• Homepage: Teisenberg-Runde - Cycling Bavaria - bergfex
• Difficulty: medium
• Length: 45.3 km
• Elevation gain: 299
• Duration: 3 hours 50 minutes

• Starting point: Salzburger Straße, 5020 Salzburg
• Homepage: Tour to the local Salzburg mountain | ride | Komoot
• Difficulty: medium
• Length: 29.8 km
• Elevation gain: 110
• Duration: 2 hours

• Starting point: Scheiterstraße, 83454 Anger
• Homepage: La Marca Gioiosa - Anger - Wolfertsau - Inzeller Kreuz - Mountainbike Bavaria - bergfex
• Difficulty: medium
• Length: 19 km
• Altitude: 450meters
• Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes

• Starting point: Piding town center
• Homepage: Piding - Steiner Alm - Wenger Chapel - Anger - Mountainbike Bavaria - bergfex
• Difficulty: medium
• Length: 28.5 km
• Elevation gain: 661
• Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes

• Starting point: Parking lot on the B311, 5090 Lofer
• Homepage: Steinbergrunde - Mountain biking in Salzburger Land - bergfex
• Difficulty: medium-difficult
• Length: 68.7 km
• Elevation gain: 566
• Duration: 3 hours 40 minutes

• Starting point: Wolfgangseestraße 35, 5023 Guggenthal
• Homepage: Laschensky Gaisberg - Return via Aigen | Road trip | Komoot
• Difficulty: difficult
• Length: 49.5 km
• Elevation gain: 960
• Duration: 3 hours

E-bikes are becoming increasingly popular in Salzburg and the surrounding area, as they make cycling more accessible for all age groups and fitness levels. An e-bike makes it easy to tackle the hilly landscape as well as longer distances, making it ideal for the many cycle paths in Salzburg and Wals-Siezenheim. Especially for excursions into the mountains or extended bike tours along the Salzach, the e-bike offers the opportunity to enjoy nature in a relaxed manner while still being active. Numerous e-bike rental stations in Salzburg and the surrounding area offer them, so you can spontaneously switch to this environmentally friendly and flexible mode of transportation.

The area around Wals-Siezenheim is characterized by rolling hills, forests and wide fields, which is ideal for mountain bikers looking for leisurely mountain bike tours. In the direction of Untersberg and Berchtesgadener Land, you will find demanding and steeper trails that are a challenge for more experienced mountain bikers. The well-maintained trails around Wals-Siezenheim offer both beginners and experienced riders a variety of tours through the countryside. Those who enjoy riding in the mountains can also quickly reach the surrounding Alps and explore more challenging routes there.

The area around Salzburg offers numerous cycle tours that are suitable for both leisure cyclists and sporty riders. From leisurely excursions along the Salzach and Saalach rivers to more challenging tours in the mountains - the region offers something for everyone. Cycling tours in the Salzkammergut are particularly popular, with its idyllic lakes and rolling hills providing a dreamlike backdrop. Cycling tours in the Salzburg region also lead through picturesque landscapes, historic villages and past impressive sights. Many routes are well signposted and offer a mixture of nature experiences and cultural highlights.

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If you want to cross the border into Germany, which is just a stone's throw from Wals-Siezenheim, you can combine cycling in Bavaria with a trip to Berchtesgadener Land. This region offers spectacular mountain scenery and numerous well-developed cycle paths. The tours along Lake Königssee or through the Berchtesgaden nature reserve are particularly attractive here. Cycling in Bavaria can be ideally combined with a cycle tour in Salzburg, as the two regions are linked by a short distance and good cycle connections. These cross-border cycle tours offer a great opportunity to enjoy both Austrian and Bavarian nature to the full.

Cycling in Wals-Siezenheim offers numerous cycle paths and cycle routes through picturesque landscapes, past fields, meadows and small villages. Wals-Siezenheim is excellently connected to the cycle path network of the Salzburg region, so you can easily make excursions into the city of Salzburg. Our tip: Take a leisurely cycle tour along the Saalach cycle path, which runs through the region and offers a relaxing way to enjoy nature.

Salzburg is a bicycle-friendly city that offers cyclists many opportunities to explore the city and its surroundings. The city offers a well-developed infrastructure with marked cycle paths, bicycle parking spaces and bicycle rentals. Cycling tours along the Salzach river, which runs through the city and offers a picturesque route, are particularly popular.