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Austria’s Official Cycle Routes

There are some wonderful bike routes in Austria; these are mostly off the main roads
along specially built routes and agricultural roads.

http://www.radtouren.at/alias/en/radtouren This site lists all the major cycle routes in

Austria. All the routes are well sign posted.

This is a typical sign from the Tauern bike route, coloured green
and white. There are some other bike routes shown on the bottom.
This could be confusing! If you see a red and white signed bike
route, it’s a mountain bike route.

Some bike routes pass through towns and villages and have the
most wonderful bathing facilities - ideal if you like to sunbathe or
swim at the end of the day or just want a day off from being in the
saddle.

There are also bike friendly hotels all the way along the routes with
signs outside. (See image below)

The local tourist offices in the villages and towns that

you pass through will help with accommodation
information. Camping is generally very good along the
routes. Transport is also most user-friendly and a lot of
these routes follow railway lines. So if you are in need of
getting to the start or finishing early you can load your
bike onto the train to get you to where you need to be.
The train staff are very helpful.

Here is a list of Austria’s principal cycle routes:

1. Innradweg – length 517Kms

Start St.Moritz –Switzerland. Going through Engadin, Tyrol, Bavaria, Upper Austria.
Finish Passau on the Danube.
http://www.tirolwest.at/en/start.php?site=rad&head=radfahren

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2. Ennsradweg - length 930Kms
Start Gasthofalm. Follows the river Enns to the Danube at Enns.
http://www.ennsradweg.at/radkarte/ennsradweg.htm
http://www.ennsradweg.at/deutsch/ennsradweg.php

3. Neusiedler See Radweg length 133kms, 38kms are in Hungary.

http://www.radtouren.at/sixcms/detail.php?id=174994 http://www.neusiedlersee.com/
Start anywhere as it is a circular ride but Neusiedl am see has its own station and
youth hostel so may be a good starting point. Flat terrain on asphalt bike roads, very
easy riding and excellent for children, bathing in the lake, with beaches also the
National parks, http://www.naturparke.at/index_e.html and http://www.nationalparks.at

4. Murradweg length 365kms

http://www.radtouren.at/sixcms/detail.php?id=174999&_menu=2&_sprache=en
http://www.steiermark.com/upload/26136_mur-radweg.pdf
Start Tamsweg to Bad Radkersburg via Graz along the Mur River. Light to middle in
difficulty.

5. Drauradweg Length 366kms

From Toblach in Italy to Marburg/Maribor in Slovenia. Along the river Drau.
The route is easy. Some asphalt and some compacted surface.
http://www.drauradweg.com/?siid=2

6. Taurenradweg Length 280kms (Krimml-Bruck-Salzburg-Bruck/Zell am See).

http://www.tauernradweg.com/ Start at Krimml Waterfalls the highest in Europe which
plunge into the Salzach river valley. The route follows either the Salzach all the way to
Salzburg or one can choose the Saalach route through Germany , the rivers converge
below Salzburg joining the Innradweg to the Danube. This site is comprehensive with
no less than 1500 kms of cycling along the valley bottoms and mountain bikes trails.
http://www.bike-pinzgau.at/index2.html the Pinzgau area.

7. Donauradweg Length 365Kms

This route is very flat and had asphalt surface all the way in Austria. Follows the river
Danube through famous cities such as Passau, Linz, Melk, St.Polten, Tulln, Vienna and
on to Bratislava.
http://cms.ttg.at/sixcms/media.php/2302/Donauradwegfolder_2007_72dpi.pdf?backend
_call=true

8. Salzkammergut Radweg Length 345kms

The Salzkammergut Cycle Trail is perfect for leisurely peddling through most lovely
countryside. The exceptional feature of this cycle route is that it stretches across three
Austrian Provinces, namely Upper Austria, Salzburg and Styria, with lakes all around.
http://www.salzkammergut.at/alias/salzkammergut/en/Sommerwelt/radwelt

Why not stay at the Chalet Anna!

Situated close to Salzburg, it’s the ideal spot.
http://www.chalet-anna.com/

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