Salzburg to Kransjka Gora through the Alps (Austria, Italy and Slovenia)

After finishing the Bodensee to Köningsee cycling route we decided to spend a few days in Salzburg. It's always good to have a few days of the bicycles and we had a great stay at a&o hostels from where we discovered the city. In the first two files in this collection you can see how we spent our days in/around beautiful Salzburg. On the first day we decided to do a day trip to the Eagle's Nest and on a second day we did a self guided hike around the city.The mountains around Salzburg are really amazing and following the Ciclovia Alpe Adria Radweg will give a great introduction to the Austrian Alps. We mainly stuck to this route and did a few relatively short detours from it, but nothing major. This route goes all the way from Salzburg (Austria) to Kransjka Gora (Slovenia). On the last day you will even find yourself in Italy for about an hour to see some of the steepest and roughest mountains tops on this route. We loved the views from the Alps but were left a little bit disappointed about the cycling route itself. Compared to crossing the Swiss Alps three years ago, you will find yourself alongside busy roads much more often, luckily on safe cycling paths 95% of the time. It's also a very popular route and you will be overtaken by a dozen electric bicycles on a daily basis. Nothing wrong with that of course, but we still prefer the more quiet mountain roads.You can do this route on every kind of bicycle and probably a standard touring setup with thinner tyres are the fastest way to go. Our 2.8" setup was definitely overkill on the steepest parts. There are plenty of restock options along the route, hotels if you want more comfort (very expensive) and also campsites. In St Johann im Pongau and Mallnitz we stayed in two beautifully maintained campsites with some of the best facilities we have ever encountered (better than some hotels). There are however also plenty of wildcamping possibilities along the route, but a combination of thunderstorms and the fact we wanted to do day hikes made us choose for campsites.Highlights along the route? The hike to Eagle's Nest, day hike to Schwussnerhütte from Mallnitz, the view from Bad Gastein and definitely the last day of cycling into the Julian Alps in Slovenia. Enjoy!