A nice route featured in latest issue of Motorrad.
We are sitting at the breakfast table in "Beim Erich", a modern, cozy inn in Oberhofen am Irrsee, where our journey along the Austrian Romantic Road begins. where they live"? Caro asks. Living proof that she could be right with her suspicion is senior boss Erich Baumgartner, born in 1941. His latest toy: Puch 250 TF, built in 1952, twelve two-stroke horses, shot at extremely cheap for 2500 euros. Press the antiquated "starting nail" into the top of the lamp housing, a kick and the air-cooled double-piston engine rattles, conjuring up a smile on the face of the vital vehicle driver. Until Erich says goodbye to us to peel off another deer. What vegetarians, well, maybe don't find it all that romantic.
We start our motorbikes and soon turn right off the B 154 to Fischhof, take the gondola along a narrow Schnubbi street along the west bank of the Irrsee. The dew-moist slopes are still slightly shrouded in morning fog, the lake is already full of sunny glitter - just incredibly beautiful. Who cares that this branch line runs off the Austrian Romantic Road? We only come across them in Mondsee - what a pretty name, from where it goes to Thalgau. At the latest when the vertical shaft of the W 800 gains a few more teeth and the Kawasaki drives up the serpentine path from the valley of the Fuschler Ache up to Ellmau, with an unobstructed view of the Wilder Kaiser - you have to stop for a moment to process all this, per Cell phone photo for Instagram or a euphoric "On days like these" under the helmet. The next song fits like a fist on the eardrum as the road rises from the crest
Either way, it's a bit early for the end of the day, so the "Green Horse" can continue trotting along, past Bad Ischl and over the Weißenbacher saddle, one of the top motorcycle routes here in the Salzkammergut, to the east bank of Lake Attersee, where there is a cross-connection in Steinbach through the Höllengebirge mountains and over the Taferlhöhe to the next lake, the Traunsee. Gmunden is a paradise for friends of atmospheric chimes there, and we prick up our ears in anticipation at its ceramic glockenspiel high up in the Renaissance town hall. Unfortunately, in vain. Because If you arrive late, i.e. after 7 p.m., when the 24 ceramic bells ring for the last time of the day, all you can hear is the squeaking of the historic tram.
And it doesn't end with fine patches of the world in front of us, as if made for leaning back a bit and to look - whether in the deep blue of the sky or at the twin towers of the Basilica of St. Michael in the pretty center of Mondsee, which is particularly popular with bridal couples, whether, albeit very farsightedly, in a catalog of wedding and event shipping at the Seecafé or, completely in the here and now, on the water landscape on the shore of the beautiful south-eastern Mondsee tip. And even the calorie refill on the terrace of the "Gasthof See" lets the eye feast, with pumpkin seed soup, artistically garnished with Crema di Balsamico in the manner of a red sauce calligraphy.
What exactly is romantic?" We're sitting at the breakfast table, today in the Landhotel Grünberg am See", surfing a bit And what does the map graphic say? Also delicious. Stomach and Motor- on the web and find answers like: emotional, swarming bikes again properly to the left and right, up and down, filled with strong, often unrealistic imagination and imaginative power when riding over the Scharflingerhöhe and past; idealizing reality. "One more canoe on the tiny Krotensee to Sankt Gilgen, then via Strobl to little hot coffee please" - and in addition, so much time must be, in Sankt Wolfgang on the lake of the same name. Heilig's Blechle felt- the appropriate sled along with larger bills designed his own way, feigning an artistic value; touching, found there with the operetta-like "Romantic Hotel in the blissful-sentimental, in a false way emotional. Aha. But back White Horse Inn" a superb Quarters including a pool area to the Traunsee, which, still a bit sleepy and completely in, is right on the lake. Quasi as a cheaper alternative, and packed with foggy cotton wool, spreads out in front of the hotel terrace; behind it, if already immortalized on film in a comedy from 1961, which can only be seen dimly in the distance is the silhouette of Gmunden with its most famous sight, the
Hotel "Schwarzes Rössl" in the center of Sankt Wolfgang.
Oh, how beautiful it is - the Almtal. First it starts very slowly at the junction of the B 120 near Scharnstein, but then Das Chtal without through traffic can enchant you right in the heart of Efen, the mind. Kitschy? romantic? Better words fit this gem on Mother Nature's bosom anyway, and it's less the football anthem to roar by Mickie Krause or the party hit by the tschuss brothers, but the bolero. Like Maurice Ravel's masterpiece, the course of the Almtal also descends into ecstasy, with the scenic highlight at the end of the valley, the Almsee:
Rewind to Scharnstein, where the local beauty makes you shudder at the historic Folt Kriminal- und Gendarmeriemuseum. Let me out - but only during opening hours. But what does the sleuth discover on the road? A seductive meandering over the Ziehber at the Krems and further via Oberschlierenbach to The opportunity to rob! And even if you certainly don't stamp it as the ideal getaway vehicle, the W 800 a is quick as a flash in the Winkelwerk
classic, almost romantic", that it blends into the lovely landscape as if it has always belonged to work and tractors on lush green slopes, to sheep and deer, yes even to that bee that during a small panorama enjoying a break trustingly strolled over Caro's sunglasses.
Final sprint to Steyr. There our journey along the Austrian Romantic Road ends with a night watchman tour. The romantic overkill. Equipped with light earth and lantern, black slouch hat and cape, ms Gerda Wimmer leads through the alleys of the more than 1000-year-old trinket at the confluence of the Enns and Steyr. Why did rt women become night watchmen? Because the men have become addicted, we women then take over the service
The Austrian Romantic Road, founded in 1989, is a so-called adventure road for tourism in landscapes and cities between Salzburg and Vienna. The total of 380 kilometers run roughly in a south-west (or north-east) direction, including a few dead-end roads. The density of places particularly worth seeing is greatest on the section presented here between Mondsee and Steyr. Despite all the culture: the specified route, marked on many road maps, is often quite curvy and suitable for motorbikes, but can also be pimped with small detours if necessary.
Overnight stays: In Austria as a holiday destination, there are accommodations of all kinds, from campsites by the lake to luxury hostels. We were well accommodated in Oberhofen am Irrsee in the family inn & hotel Beim Erich" (rooms from 86 euros, www.beimerich.at), on the shore of Lake Traunsee with a view of Gmunden in the country hotel Grünberg am See" ( Rooms from 80 euros, www.gruenberg.at) and in Steyr, directly at the confluence of the Enns and Steyr, in the historic "Hotel Minichmayr" (rooms from 89 euros, www.hotel-minichmayr.at).
Recommended links: www.oberoesterreich.at www.salzkammergut at www.steyr-nationalpark.at www.ferienstrassen.info
We are sitting at the breakfast table in "Beim Erich", a modern, cozy inn in Oberhofen am Irrsee, where our journey along the Austrian Romantic Road begins. where they live"? Caro asks. Living proof that she could be right with her suspicion is senior boss Erich Baumgartner, born in 1941. His latest toy: Puch 250 TF, built in 1952, twelve two-stroke horses, shot at extremely cheap for 2500 euros. Press the antiquated "starting nail" into the top of the lamp housing, a kick and the air-cooled double-piston engine rattles, conjuring up a smile on the face of the vital vehicle driver. Until Erich says goodbye to us to peel off another deer. What vegetarians, well, maybe don't find it all that romantic.
We start our motorbikes and soon turn right off the B 154 to Fischhof, take the gondola along a narrow Schnubbi street along the west bank of the Irrsee. The dew-moist slopes are still slightly shrouded in morning fog, the lake is already full of sunny glitter - just incredibly beautiful. Who cares that this branch line runs off the Austrian Romantic Road? We only come across them in Mondsee - what a pretty name, from where it goes to Thalgau. At the latest when the vertical shaft of the W 800 gains a few more teeth and the Kawasaki drives up the serpentine path from the valley of the Fuschler Ache up to Ellmau, with an unobstructed view of the Wilder Kaiser - you have to stop for a moment to process all this, per Cell phone photo for Instagram or a euphoric "On days like these" under the helmet. The next song fits like a fist on the eardrum as the road rises from the crest
Either way, it's a bit early for the end of the day, so the "Green Horse" can continue trotting along, past Bad Ischl and over the Weißenbacher saddle, one of the top motorcycle routes here in the Salzkammergut, to the east bank of Lake Attersee, where there is a cross-connection in Steinbach through the Höllengebirge mountains and over the Taferlhöhe to the next lake, the Traunsee. Gmunden is a paradise for friends of atmospheric chimes there, and we prick up our ears in anticipation at its ceramic glockenspiel high up in the Renaissance town hall. Unfortunately, in vain. Because If you arrive late, i.e. after 7 p.m., when the 24 ceramic bells ring for the last time of the day, all you can hear is the squeaking of the historic tram.
And it doesn't end with fine patches of the world in front of us, as if made for leaning back a bit and to look - whether in the deep blue of the sky or at the twin towers of the Basilica of St. Michael in the pretty center of Mondsee, which is particularly popular with bridal couples, whether, albeit very farsightedly, in a catalog of wedding and event shipping at the Seecafé or, completely in the here and now, on the water landscape on the shore of the beautiful south-eastern Mondsee tip. And even the calorie refill on the terrace of the "Gasthof See" lets the eye feast, with pumpkin seed soup, artistically garnished with Crema di Balsamico in the manner of a red sauce calligraphy.
What exactly is romantic?" We're sitting at the breakfast table, today in the Landhotel Grünberg am See", surfing a bit And what does the map graphic say? Also delicious. Stomach and Motor- on the web and find answers like: emotional, swarming bikes again properly to the left and right, up and down, filled with strong, often unrealistic imagination and imaginative power when riding over the Scharflingerhöhe and past; idealizing reality. "One more canoe on the tiny Krotensee to Sankt Gilgen, then via Strobl to little hot coffee please" - and in addition, so much time must be, in Sankt Wolfgang on the lake of the same name. Heilig's Blechle felt- the appropriate sled along with larger bills designed his own way, feigning an artistic value; touching, found there with the operetta-like "Romantic Hotel in the blissful-sentimental, in a false way emotional. Aha. But back White Horse Inn" a superb Quarters including a pool area to the Traunsee, which, still a bit sleepy and completely in, is right on the lake. Quasi as a cheaper alternative, and packed with foggy cotton wool, spreads out in front of the hotel terrace; behind it, if already immortalized on film in a comedy from 1961, which can only be seen dimly in the distance is the silhouette of Gmunden with its most famous sight, the
Hotel "Schwarzes Rössl" in the center of Sankt Wolfgang.
Oh, how beautiful it is - the Almtal. First it starts very slowly at the junction of the B 120 near Scharnstein, but then Das Chtal without through traffic can enchant you right in the heart of Efen, the mind. Kitschy? romantic? Better words fit this gem on Mother Nature's bosom anyway, and it's less the football anthem to roar by Mickie Krause or the party hit by the tschuss brothers, but the bolero. Like Maurice Ravel's masterpiece, the course of the Almtal also descends into ecstasy, with the scenic highlight at the end of the valley, the Almsee:
Rewind to Scharnstein, where the local beauty makes you shudder at the historic Folt Kriminal- und Gendarmeriemuseum. Let me out - but only during opening hours. But what does the sleuth discover on the road? A seductive meandering over the Ziehber at the Krems and further via Oberschlierenbach to The opportunity to rob! And even if you certainly don't stamp it as the ideal getaway vehicle, the W 800 a is quick as a flash in the Winkelwerk
classic, almost romantic", that it blends into the lovely landscape as if it has always belonged to work and tractors on lush green slopes, to sheep and deer, yes even to that bee that during a small panorama enjoying a break trustingly strolled over Caro's sunglasses.
Final sprint to Steyr. There our journey along the Austrian Romantic Road ends with a night watchman tour. The romantic overkill. Equipped with light earth and lantern, black slouch hat and cape, ms Gerda Wimmer leads through the alleys of the more than 1000-year-old trinket at the confluence of the Enns and Steyr. Why did rt women become night watchmen? Because the men have become addicted, we women then take over the service
The Austrian Romantic Road, founded in 1989, is a so-called adventure road for tourism in landscapes and cities between Salzburg and Vienna. The total of 380 kilometers run roughly in a south-west (or north-east) direction, including a few dead-end roads. The density of places particularly worth seeing is greatest on the section presented here between Mondsee and Steyr. Despite all the culture: the specified route, marked on many road maps, is often quite curvy and suitable for motorbikes, but can also be pimped with small detours if necessary.
Overnight stays: In Austria as a holiday destination, there are accommodations of all kinds, from campsites by the lake to luxury hostels. We were well accommodated in Oberhofen am Irrsee in the family inn & hotel Beim Erich" (rooms from 86 euros, www.beimerich.at), on the shore of Lake Traunsee with a view of Gmunden in the country hotel Grünberg am See" ( Rooms from 80 euros, www.gruenberg.at) and in Steyr, directly at the confluence of the Enns and Steyr, in the historic "Hotel Minichmayr" (rooms from 89 euros, www.hotel-minichmayr.at).
Recommended links: www.oberoesterreich.at www.salzkammergut at www.steyr-nationalpark.at www.ferienstrassen.info
