Steinbeisser Tour (exhausting mountainbiketour)

Starting altitude: 482 m | Highest point: 944 m | Lowest point: 482 m | Elevation gain: 1,100 m | Total distance: 57.4 km | Riding time: 6.07 hours

The starting point is the parking lot at the Bierschmiede/sports hall in Seefeld. From there, the route follows the main road for about 1.5 km toward Steinbach am Attersee.

The route then branches off to the left onto Großalmstraße toward Altmünster. After about 9.6 km, a forest road branches off to the right toward the Langbath Lakes.

You’ll circle the Hinterer Langbathsee. The route then continues toward the Vorderer Langbathsee, which you’ll reach after about 2.3 km. The trail passes the hunting lodge and continues along the shore of the Vorderer Langbathsee. At the end of the lake, you’ll reach a fork. There, the route branches off to the right, crosses the Kaltenbach, and follows Langbathstraße, which eventually merges into Bledistraße.

Against the backdrop of the northern slopes of the Höllengebirge, the route continues out of the valley. On the left, the Langbathbach stream runs alongside the route, providing welcome relief from the heat with small artificial waterfalls.

The route continues on Langbathsee District Road toward Ebensee, past the valley station of the Feuerkogel cable car. The route then branches off to the left onto the Salzkammergut Federal Highway B145 toward Traunkirchen.

Since the construction of the road tunnels through the Sonnstein, a longer section of the old lakeside road has been reserved for cyclists and pedestrians. This allows you to fully enjoy the ride along the steep banks of Lake Traunsee.

The route follows the federal highway for about 6.3 km. It then branches off to the left toward Neukirchen/Mühlbach and leads into the town of Mitterndorf. There, the route continues straight through the railroad underpass. It then follows the right-hand curve and the course of the L1298 for about 850 m.

At the fork in the road, the route follows the main road toward Neukirchen/Mühlbach. It then crosses the Moosbach. At the next junction, the route continues along Buchbergstraße toward Steinbach am Attersee.

After about 3.6 km, the road joins the Großalm Landesstraße/Viechtau, where the route branches off to the left. After about 7 km, passing the Nadasdy-Klause among other landmarks, a small forest path branches off to the right from Großalmstraße. This forest path later rejoins Großalmstraße, which the route follows for another 3.5 km.

At the Kienklause Inn, the route branches off to the right onto Kientalstraße. The route then follows this road back to the starting point in Seefeld.

Places to stop for refreshments:

• Start/Finish: Hotel Föttinger, Bierschmiede, or the restaurant at the beach
• Along the route: Kienklause Inn, Inn at the front of Langbathsee, snack bar at Taferlklaussee.

Special features:

• Circular route around both Langbath lakes
• Vorderer Langbathsee

With support from UASC Atterse