Heart of Austria Alps | Full Movie | Tour 3 | Tandem Cycling Adventure

This is our 3rd this self-guided alp cycling tour adventure through the heart of the Austrian Lakes District and into the Alps. The first part of this video you might find a little boring unless you don’t mind seeing some of our preparation and having a geography lesson so you know where we rode. Most people don’t know anything about the central part of Austria other than Salzburg. But the lakes and mountains of Austria are second only to…maybe nowhere. But we love all the Alps, so it’s hard to say. The lakes region east of Salzburg with der Mondsee, Wolfgangsee, Attersee, Traunsee and Hallstattersee (among others) is spectacular. I thought the mountains would be smaller in this region, and they are a little bit, but they are still spectacular and have enormous glacier fed lakes as perfect compliments. We should have spent more time in this region. Maybe the whole time! So next time–more time. Berchtesgaden and the lure of the Grossglockner as the highest alpine road in Austria called to us as did the climb of the glorious Tre Cime and we had to make those part of the trip. So we flew into Munich and started our adventure. Just the two of us, the tandem bicycle, 20 lbs of gear, a credit card and a cell phone.

We love everything mountains, castles, fortresses, churches, ski villages, ice cream, pizza and bread. Self-guided Austrian Alp touring from point to point with just our tandem bicycle, the bare necessities is an experience we highly recommend. Working, seeing, eating, sleeping. Come along with us as we travel through some of the most beautiful countryside on earth.