--- title: "The Mahler Tour - to the Composer Gustav Mahler`s retreat on lake Attersee" url: "https://www.upperaustria.com/en/oesterreich-tour/detail/430007456/the-mahler-tour-to-the-composer-gustav-mahler-s-retreat-on-lake-attersee.html" description: Gustav Mahler was one of the most important conductors and composers of the Late Romantic era. He composed most of his works in the Austrian mountains and many of these came into being on the shores of Lake Attersee. date: 2017-02-22 modified: 2026-03-18 --- # The Mahler Tour - to the Composer Gustav Mahler`s retreat on lake Attersee The Mahler Tour - to the Composer Gustav Mahler`s retreat on lake Attersee ============================================================================ **Starting place:** 5350 St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut **Destination:** 5350 Strobl ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/247748/9F70D149EAFB53EABB1E93984DFC94F81F714FD01150ABD434F57886316B6C5F/radfahren-in-bad-ischl.jpg) ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/247723/A471907E4C0914502FD562F84E753DDF0379C1376E3F4750D6F24D1DF1C64066/genuss-am-attersee.jpg) Open copyright © OOE Tourismus Hochhauser Close copyright [ ![Cycling in Bad Ischl](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/247748/9F70D149EAFB53EABB1E93984DFC94F81F714FD01150ABD434F57886316B6C5F/radfahren-in-bad-ischl.jpg "© OOE Tourismus Hochhauser") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/247748/9F70D149EAFB53EABB1E93984DFC94F81F714FD01150ABD434F57886316B6C5F/radfahren-in-bad-ischl.jpg) Open copyright © Tourismusverband Attersee-Attergau Close copyright [ ![Enjoyment on Lake Attersee](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/247723/A471907E4C0914502FD562F84E753DDF0379C1376E3F4750D6F24D1DF1C64066/genuss-am-attersee.jpg "© Tourismusverband Attersee-Attergau") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/247723/A471907E4C0914502FD562F84E753DDF0379C1376E3F4750D6F24D1DF1C64066/genuss-am-attersee.jpg) 1. 2. 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He composed most of his works in the Austrian mountains and many of these came into being on the shores of Lake Attersee. Follow the “Salzkammergut Cycle Path” from Strobl to Bad Ischl and continue in the direction of Ebensee for 5 km. At Mitterweißenbach you turn left into the Weißenbachtal (R15) leading to Lake Attersee. Continue along the shore towards Steinbach and find Mahler’s famous composing retreat in the hamlet of Seefeld. Return along the same route to Weißenbach a. Attersee and continue to Unterburgau. From here, a climb takes you up to the Eisenaualm and Lake Schwarzensee. From Lake Schwarzensee continue to Russbach and to Strobl. [ Tour and route information ](#ttgCollapseTourdetails) --------------------------------------------------------- **Starting place:** 5350 St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut **Destination:** 5350 Strobl **duration:** 4h 19m **length:** 61,6 km **Altitude difference (uphill):** 690m **Altitude difference (downhill):** 690m **Lowest point:** 456m **Highest point:** 821m **difficulty:** medium **condition:** medium **panoramic view:** Great panorama **Paths covering:** Asphalt, Gravel **Starting point:** Tourist Office Strobl **Destination:** Tourist Office Strobl **further information:** - culinary interesting - culturally interesting - Possible accommodation - Board possible **details mountainbike**- Riding technique: medium [ ![Altitude profile The Mahler Tour - to the Composer Gustav Mahler`s retreat on lake Attersee](//static.et4.de/ElevationProfileChart/Go.ashx?Experience=hoehenprofil-meta&Server=meta.tourdata.at&AddElevations=true&AddOfftrackWaypoints=false&AddSurfaces=true&AddWaypoints=false&globalid=tourdata_tour_430007456&width=355&height=250&FontSize=12&mkt=en) ![Altitude profile The Mahler Tour - to the Composer Gustav Mahler`s retreat on lake Attersee](//static.et4.de/ElevationProfileChart/Go.ashx?Experience=hoehenprofil-meta&Server=meta.tourdata.at&AddElevations=true&AddOfftrackWaypoints=false&AddSurfaces=true&AddWaypoints=false&globalid=tourdata_tour_430007456&width=450&height=350&mkt=en) ](#ttgHoehenprofilModal "The Mahler Tour - to the Composer Gustav Mahler`s retreat on lake Attersee") [ Arrival ](#ttgCollapseAnreise) ---------------------------------- **Accessibility / arrival**On the main road No. 158 you leave in Strobl and the tourist office Strobl is located directly in the center of Strobl. 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