A bike tour in the Alps

In Austria and South Tyrol (Italy), from Vienna to Lienz via Bludenz, in July 2005. These are the photos I made. Click on the pictures to get an 8 times larger version (1024x768 and about 100KB for normal photos). Below the km numbers indicate the distance traveled and the Hm indicate the vertical meters climbed during that day. Overall I travelled 1347km and climbed 23418Hm.

I avoided Styria (mostly) and Carynthia (completely), because there are too many bike paths there (which not just slow me down tremendously and eliminate the enjoyment of cycling, but are also more dangerous).

2005-07-03
146.84km 1960Hm B17, Ma. Enzersdorf, Moedling, B11, Alland, Klausen-Leopoldsdorf, Laaben, Brand, Stollberg, Durlass, Rohrbach a. d. Goelsen, B18, Traisen, B20, B214, B21, Gschaid, Terz, Maria Zell, St. Sebastian

View from Forsthof towards Laaben and Brand

2005-07-04
129.64km 1046Hm Erlaufsee, B71, Zellerrain, Lunz, B25, Göstling, B31, Waidhofen a.d. Ybbs, Maria Neustift, Klein-Raming-Tal, Steyr

Erlaufsee

Zellerrain (89.5km/h on descent:-)

Steyr

2005-07-05
Rest day in Steyr (rain)

Steyr has a history of gun production

2005-07-06
127.03km 2159Hm Christkindl, Saaß, Aschach a. d. Steyr, Grünberg, Oberschlierbach, Kirchdorf, Micheldorf, Steinbach am Ziehberg, B120, Gmunden, Neukirchen, Steinbach am Attersee, B152, Weissenbach, B153, B154, Bad Ischl

Later in the day I passed one of the mountains looming in the background

Traunsee

Attersee

One of the punishments for using a bike path (I didn't): "Get off your bike and push for 100m" (Bad Ischl)

2005-07-07
96.80km 1710Hm Wirling, Radau, Russbach, Weissenbach, Postalm, Lammertal, Nebenstrassen entlang der Lammer, B166, B99, B159, Bischofshofen, Mühlbach am Hochkönig

Postalmstraße

2005-07-08
98.31 1338Hm Dienten, Saalfelden, B164, St. Johann in Tirol, Kitzbuehel, B170, Westendorf

Saalfelden

Note the broken glass bottle on the entry to the bike path

Kitzbühel

Views from Westendorf

2005-07-09
91.09km 1063Hm Hopfgarten, Wildschönau, Thierbach, Saulueg, Kundl, B171, Innsbruck

Rattenberg

Schwaz

Entrance to Kristallwelten (near Wattens)

2005-07-10
Rest day in Innsbruck (uncertain weather, and Innsbruck is a nicer place to spend in bad wheather than some others).

Alpenzoo

Inner city

2005-07-11
Rest day in Innsbruck (Rain)
2005-07-12
101.30km 2492Hm Voels, Kematen, Sellrain, Kuethai, Oetz, B171, Pitztal, Arzl, Wenns, Piller, Pillerhoehe, Fliess, Landeck

Sellraintal

Kühtai and the descent towards Oetz

Views from Pillerhöhe down on the Inn valley

Landeck

2005-07-13
111.33km 1821Hm B171?, B188 (Paznauntal), Silvretta Hochalpenstraße, B188, Bludenz, B190, B193, Ludesch, Großes Walsertal, Raggal

Silvretta Hochalpenstraße

Bieler Höhe

On the descent from Bieler Höhe

Großes Walsertal, views from Raggal

2005-07-14
114.75km 2705Hm Garsella, Fontanella, Faschinajoch, B193, Au, B200, Hochtannberg, Lechtal, Hahntennjoch, Imst

On the ascent to Hochtannberg

On the ascent to Hahntennjoch

Descent towards Imst

2005-07-15
114.61km 2723Hm B171, Oetztal, B186, Timmelsjoch, St. Leonhard, S44 (Richtung Jaufenpass), Walten

On the descent from Timmelsjoch

2005-07-16
103.53km 2461Hm Jaufenpass, Sterzing, Brixen, Milland, Sankt Andrä, Afers, Würzjoch, St. Martin

View from Walten

Brixen

The Dolomites

Mountains near St. Martin

2005-07-17
111.37km 1925Hm Zwischenwasser, St. Vigil, Furkelpass, Pustertal, Antholzertal, Staller Sattel, Defereggental, B108, Lienz

View over the Pustertal into the Antholzertal (in the descent from Furkelpass).

Ascent towards Staller Sattel

Finish


Anton Ertl