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Hvar cycling, day 2

Date:
15.07.2005
Characteristic:
Bike trip
Duration:
4:00h
Distance:
28.4km

After one (very nice!) day of in and around Sveta Nedjelja, including a visit to the impressive caves, high about the village, we got back onto our bikes. The plan had been made already in Split, when we informed ourselves about cycling on Hvar, and received a map, which very clearly described a round, continuing from Sveta Nedjelja along the southern shore of island Hvar further towards the west, all the way to the settlement of Hvar. After some short investigation, also asking some locals, it quickly became clear that there was absolutely no way to continue cycling into the given direction (there simply was no road at all, not even a gravel road). Thus, we had no other choice than to go back the way which he had taken to Sveta Nedjelja two days ago, including the tunnel! We quickly got >>>

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Hvar cycling, day 1

Date:
13.07.2005
Characteristic:
Bike trip
Duration:
6:00h
Distance:
28.9km

We had taken the ferry from Split to Starigrad on Hvar (just taking our bikes with us) and the first thing we did on Hvar was to actually visit Starigrad, not far from where the ferry stops. Starigrad has a nice harbor and and old town which is clearly worth a visit! In Split, we had informed ourselves about biking opportunities on Hvar and we were motivated by a map that outlined a nice biking path around the island. Accordingly, it was our plan to follow this route and thus we started from Starigrad, heading eastwards. The map told that there should be a nice connection to the east a bit north of the main road. Finding this connection, we had to understand that it was not, as assumed, a paved road, but a "gravel" road with all-too-large rocks all over the path, making it almost >>>

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From Schafberg down to St. Wolfgang

Date:
06.07.2005
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
6:00h
Distance:
10.5km

We first took the mountain rail up to the top of Schafberg with the plan to walk down from there to St. Wolfgang. From the top, we then descended first towards the nearby Himmelspforte (in northwestern direction). There, we then started the real descent, which indeed is quite steep on the northern side of Schafberg, at least in the beginning. We followed the Himmelspfortenweg downwards, passing by Suissensee, and rounding another ridge to get to Mittersee, a nice little lake underneath the majestic Schafberg. From there, we continued further along this path, getting very close to Mönichsee, before we eventually got (back) to the southwestern side of Schafberg, heading down towards St. Wolfgang. We quickly arrived at the Auerriesenweg, which we then followed down until we basically were >>>

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From Weissenbach to the Haleswiessee and back

Date:
04.07.2005
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
4:00h
Distance:
6.2km

We started from the Waldsiedlung in Weissenbach am Attersee and ascended on the southern side of the valley until we came to an intermediate height, almost meeting Loidlbach, which nearby takes a turn to the left and towards the Burgaubach further down (west of Weissenbach). Instead of continuing further up to one of the nearby mountains, we instead crossed a saddle to get further towards Haleswiessee, a nice little lake, surrounded by the mountains around it. We enjoyed some time up there, before we returned, basically along the same path that we had taken up first. See also the related FB-page Hiking around Bergen, Norway .

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Kleiner Schoberstein from Weissenbach

Date:
02.07.2005
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
3:00h
Distance:
4.4km

We started from Weissenbach am Attersee and ascended via the western ridge of the Höllengebirge up to Schober (Kleiner Schoberstein). Clearly, this is a nice (and not so long) hill-walk for those, who are enjoying some good time at lake Attersee! See also the related FB-page Hiking around Bergen, Norway .

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Höllengebirge with Alberfeldkogel

Date:
27.06.2005
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
5:00h
Distance:
5.1km

We took the car to Ebensee at the lake Traunsee and then the cable car, which swiftly lifted us up to Feuerkogel 1575mosl! From there, we first walked "along the edge" (Höllengebirge falls off quite steeply in northern direction there, offering amazing views of the beautiful Salzkammergut, in particular with Traunsee etc.). This way, we made it to Alberfeldkogel, from which we enjoyed a wonderful view (mostly in northern direction). The weather was just so and so and due to the height it clearly was not very warm. We then made a round back to the cable car, hiking a little more "inlands". It was fun to also explore the still remaining patches of old snow (in end of June!). More about related information on the web page of the cable car to Feuerkogel . See also the related FB-page Hiking around Bergen, Norway .

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Steinwandklamm and Rudolf Decker Steig

Date:
15.05.2005
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
4:00h
Distance:
2.6km

We took the car via Weissenbach an der Triesting and Schromenau into the Ruschhofbach-valley and in there to the very end of the road, where one can enter the impressive Steinwandklamm at its lowest point. We then stepped through the wild gorge until we came to the point, where the Rudolf Decker Steig leaves to the left. In order to follow this quite wild track, one needs to choose between to ladders to start with. If you are afraid of heights, then likely it is better to continue through the gorge and ascend to the top from further behind. The higher of these two ladders brings on up to a point in the cliff wall, where one enters a cave in the rock, through which the track continues. Following more ladders, stairs, and caves (among them the Türkenloch), one eventually gets out of the gorge and to >>>

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Visiting Die Wüste Mannersdorf

Date:
03.04.2005
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
4:00h
Distance:
4.4km

We took the car to the northwestern edge of Leithagebirge, between Mannersdorf and Hof am Leithaberge, where one find the entry point for the Wüste , a nice place to visit, in particular also with kids. We first walked into the area along the Arbach, finding the alley, which leads up to St. Anna in der Wüste, previously a monestary. After some good time there, we continued (again along the Arbach) to a point, from which we then ascended to Schlossberg with its impressive Ruine Scharfeneck on top. After exploring these ruins, we continued along the height in southern direction, before we turned right (back towards St. Anna). On the way back, we also came by the Joachim Eremitage. Eventually, we returned to the car, passing by St. Anna in der Wüste once again. This place, Die Wüste Mannersdorf , really is recommended >>>

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Biking through the Alps 6: Pens-Innsbruck

Date:
30.08.1998
Characteristic:
Bike trip
Duration:
7:30h
Distance:
81.7km

The last, sixth day of this one-week bike-trip through the Alps in Südtirol should bring us over the impressive Penserjoch (at 2200mosl) and then, via Sterzing and the Brenner, to Innsbruck, where we had planned to conclude our trip. We first cycled the roughly 800 height-meters up to Penserjoch in a little less than two hours, enjoying our last pass over 2000mosl, before continuing further northwards. What followed, was a long and fast descent down to Sterzing (at about 930mosl), from where we headed further towards the Brenner (minor pass at about 1365mosl). This brought us also back to Austria. From there, we basically "just" did a long descent towards Innsbruck (about 40km), where we arrived at about 4pm in the afternoon. All in all, this six days long bike trip through >>>

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Biking through the Alps 5: Kastelruth-Pens

Date:
28.08.1998
Characteristic:
Bike trip
Duration:
8:15h
Distance:
68.4km

Day 5 of this multi-day bike-trip through the Alps in Südtirol should bring us first to Bozen and then, from there, northwards into the vicinity of the Penserjoch, another big goal on this trip. Cycling mostly downwards, we rapidly approached Bozen from Kastelruth and found ourselves as low as 275mosl there! :-) Clearly, we had no plans to stay in the low-lands for long, so we continued towards the north after a short break. Due to a little mishap, reading the map, we first took a road, however, which did not really bring us into the right valley! In fact, we really had to get down (almost all the way), again, before we could change to the right route, "dropping" about one hour for this detour. Then, however, everything was clear and we started a long ascent (not so very steep, >>>

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