{"id":414,"date":"2023-06-26T12:30:57","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T11:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikeride.bigmight.com\/blog\/?p=414"},"modified":"2023-07-07T11:08:05","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T10:08:05","slug":"bishopshofen-to-zauchensee-austria-the-last-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikeride.bigmight.com\/blog\/2023\/06\/26\/bishopshofen-to-zauchensee-austria-the-last-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Bishopshofen to Zauchensee (Austria) – The last day.."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Having stayed in Altenmarkt im Pongau, Simone (my wife) drove us to Bishopshofen to set off at 8pm. The plan was to climb to Wagrain, then Flachau, Altenmarkt (for coffee and Cakes) and then attempt to climb to the Sattelbauer<\/a> and cross over to the Zauchensee valley to climb to the top for the finish. We were unable to reach the Gamskogel as the paths were completely unsuitable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Setting off with boots on bike for rough terrain the initial 480 metre climb to Wagrain was knocked off early.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Climb from St. Johan in Pongau to Wagrain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Climb from St. Johan im Pongau to Wagrain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We reached Altenmarkt by 10:30am. After a hefty cake and a few coffee’s we set off to climb tp the Sattelbauer<\/a>, a nasty 400+ metre climb up steep gradients on a road with switchbacks, we attached boots to our biking attire before proceeding..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Simons recharging, boots ready for the rough path to Zauchensee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ride from Altenmarkt to Falchau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Start of climb to Sattelbauer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Path climbing from Flachau to Sattelbauer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Here we go again…. winge… wheeze… groan…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Slowly up we go…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Sattelbauer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On reaching the top we assessed the path down and decided it was possible to descend, but after a few hundred meters had to remove cycling shoes, put on the boots and carry the bikes…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Boot removal to descent from Sattelbauer to Zauchensee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Boots on chaps….<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Simon ready for a downhill ride…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Path down to Zauchensee road from Sattelbauer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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View from Sattelbauer of Dachstein mountains and Altenmarkt in valley below<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Dachstein mountains..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

By 1:30pm we reached the road to Zauchesee, ready for the final 420m climb to Zauchensee<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Time to remove boots and put cycling shoes back on to climb to Zauchensee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n