Salzkammergut Lakes Loop
Three lakes, two ferries and a cheese dairy on the way to St. Gilgen.
- Distance
- 58 km
- Elevation gain
- 620 m
- Est. duration
- 4–5 h
- Difficulty
- Moderate
Mondsee → St. Gilgen
Elevation profile
Stops along the route (3)
Seecafe Mondsee
A café directly on Mondsee's lakeside promenade, beside the Meindl boat dock.
- Secure bike parking
- Cyclist-friendly
- Bottle refill
Mondseeland Käserei
An alpine cheese dairy at Oberhofen am Irrsee, in the lake country between Mondsee and Irrsee.
- Secure bike parking
- Cyclist-friendly
- Bottle refill
Gasthof & Hotel Fürberg
A lakeside inn on the Wolfgangsee near St. Gilgen, cooking with natural rock salt, organic produce and fish from its own fishery.
- Secure bike parking
- Cyclist-friendly
- Quick service
About this route
The Salzkammergut rides like a series of doors opening: Mondsee's reed banks give way to a short climb through orchard meadows, then the water appears again, darker and deeper, at Wolfgangsee. Locals have been rowing bread and cheese across these lakes for centuries, and the route still leans on the ferries where the shore road runs out. Ride it slowly, in the order the lakes want, and finish with Salzburger Nockerl on a terrace where the Schafberg is doing all the work.