Curated by Salzkammergut
Bad Ischl
The imperial spa town at the meeting of the Traun and Ischl rivers in the heart of the Salzkammergut, Franz Josef's summer seat and a European Capital of Culture in 2024.
- 3Highlights
- 7Routes
Highlights
12 from neighbouring places
EurothermenResort Bad Ischl
A thermal spa resort in Bad Ischl with indoor and outdoor pools and a sauna landscape, open year-round.
Katrin Seilbahn
The cable car from Bad Ischl to the Katrin, where paths run on to the Elferkogel, Hainzen and Rinnerkogel.
Naturwelten
7.2 km away, in Ebensee am Traunsee
A natural history exhibition in Ebensee, with guided tours for groups.
Rieder Hütte
9.3 km away, in Ebensee am Traunsee
A hut at 1,765 m in the Höllengebirge on the European long-distance path E4, close to the Großer Höllkogel.
Schwarzensee
11.4 km away, in St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut
A forest lake in the hills above St. Wolfgang, a walking destination from the village.
Berggasthof Kranabethhütte
11.5 km away, in Ebensee am Traunsee
A hut on the Feuerkogel above Ebensee, reopened in 2012 after refurbishment, with two parlours and a large sun terrace.
Berggasthof Edelweiss
11.7 km away, in Ebensee am Traunsee
A mountain inn on the Feuerkogel, reached only by the cable car from Ebensee.
Berggasthof Feuerkogelhaus
11.8 km away, in Ebensee am Traunsee
A mountain inn on the Feuerkogel above Ebensee, with a panelled parlour and rooms looking out over the plateau.
Berggasthof Christophorushütte
11.8 km away, in Ebensee am Traunsee
A mountain inn on the Feuerkogel above Ebensee; rooms by telephone or email.
Spielplatz und Freizeitpark St. Wolfgang
11.9 km away, in St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut
A playground and leisure park in St. Wolfgang.
Langbathsee Stüberl
12.8 km away, in Ebensee am Traunsee
A snack station at the Langbathsee above Ebensee, at the car park for the two lakes.
Naturpark Attersee-Traunsee
13.8 km away, in Steinbach am Attersee
A nature park between the Attersee and the Traunsee, known for its variety of rare old plum cultivars.
Museum.Ebensee
14 km away, in Ebensee am Traunsee
The local museum of Ebensee, with a large section on the salt works and the brine pipeline from Hallstatt.
Wallfahrtskirche St. Wolfgang
14.7 km away, in St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut
The pilgrimage church of St. Wolfgang, holding the late-Gothic winged altar carved by Michael Pacher.
Cable car
Mountain hut
Nothing of this kind in Bad Ischl.
Routes
13 from neighbouring places
BergeSeen Trail 11: Strobl
A short stage on side roads, wide tracks and forest paths through the valley near Strobl, without any serious gradient.
- 15.9 km
- Distance
- 297 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 31 min
- Duration
Rettenkogel über Laufenbergalm
A steep ascent by way of the Laufenbergalm to the Rettenkogel, gaining well over a thousand metres in a short distance.
- 6.6 km
- Distance
- 1 280 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 51 min
- Duration
3-Seen Tour / Radmarathon Tour C
The shortest of the Mondsee five-lake marathon courses, laid out for road bikes in the Salzkammergut.
- 76.3 km
- Distance
- 862 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 35 min
- Duration
Bad Goisern
A road route from Bad Goisern on the Hallstätter See out to Strobl and back again.
- 48.1 km
- Distance
- 419 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 40 min
- Duration
Die 3-Seentour
A gravel route along the shores of three Salzkammergut lakes, the Wolfgangsee, Attersee and Mondsee.
- 63.4 km
- Distance
- 609 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 12 min
- Duration
Mit dem Rennrad über die Postalm
A long road-bike day out of Gosau in the Salzkammergut, built around the climb up onto the Postalm plateau and the descent back.
- 82.0 km
- Distance
- 1 784 m
- Ascent
- 8 h 57 min
- Duration
Salzkammergut Radweg
A gentle valley stage of the lake-country cycle route, starting from Sankt Gilgen on the Wolfgangsee with very little climbing along the way.
- 26.1 km
- Distance
- 183 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 31 min
- Duration
Zum Halleswiessee
9.4 km away, in St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut
A half-day walk from St. Wolfgang up to a small mountain lake, on a steady climb that is never severe.
- 11.1 km
- Distance
- 359 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 29 min
- Duration
BergeSeen 04 mit dem eMTB von Strobl über die Postalm nach Gosau
12 km away, in Strobl
A long BergeSeen stage from the centre of Strobl over the Postalm to Gosau, on sealed and unsealed roads with a swing through the Tennengau.
- 70.4 km
- Distance
- 1 890 m
- Ascent
- 8 h 2 min
- Duration
Brustwand Übungsklettersteig / Brustwand / C
12.1 km away, in Strobl
A very short practice via ferrata on the rock face above Strobl, graded C and used for learning the moves close to the valley.
- 131 m
- Distance
- 35 m
- Ascent
- 10 min
- Duration
Radtour zu den Langbathseen
13.9 km away, in Ebensee am Traunsee
A gentle ride from Ebensee following the Langbathbach upstream to the Vorderer and Hinterer Langbathsee, west of the Traunsee.
- 8.4 km
- Distance
- 100 m
- Ascent
- 51 min
- Duration
Golfrundweg
6.7 km away, in St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut
An easy circuit around the golf course above St. Wolfgang, level enough for a short evening walk.
- 5.1 km
- Distance
- 100 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 26 min
- Duration
BergeSeen Trail H2: Rieder Hütte
9.3 km away, in Ebensee am Traunsee
A long, mostly level stage on the heights above Ebensee am Traunsee, one leg of the Salzkammergut BergeSeen route.
- 15.4 km
- Distance
- 337 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 27 min
- Duration
Die Schafberg Tour
14.3 km away, in St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut
A gravel climb toward the Schafberg above St. Gilgen, taking in the dark water of the Schwarzensee.
- 47.2 km
- Distance
- 1 783 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 52 min
- Duration
BergeSeen Trail S3: Hochkogelhaus
10.9 km away, in Ebensee am Traunsee
A short, steadily climbing stage on the slopes above Ebensee am Traunsee, one of the BergeSeen legs in the Salzkammergut.
- 8.3 km
- Distance
- 616 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 12 min
- Duration
Radtour zum Offensee
14 km away, in Ebensee am Traunsee
A steady valley ride from Ebensee am Traunsee up to the Offensee, climbing gently for most of its length on quiet road.
- 14.4 km
- Distance
- 250 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 26 min
- Duration
Schwarzenseerunde
10.7 km away, in St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut
A short and easy round at the Schwarzensee, the lake in the hills behind St. Wolfgang.
- 3.9 km
- Distance
- 90 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 9 min
- Duration
Leonsberg
9.5 km away, in St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut
A steep climb to a summit above the Wolfgangsee, with well over a thousand metres of ascent in under eight kilometres.
- 7.8 km
- Distance
- 1 188 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 38 min
- Duration
Bürglstein Runde
14.3 km away, in St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut
A low circuit on the hill between St. Wolfgang and the Wolfgangsee, long enough for a half day but with little climbing.
- 8.8 km
- Distance
- 134 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 23 min
- Duration
Schwarzenbach Runde
11.9 km away, in St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut
An easy, nearly flat circuit along the stream near St. Wolfgang, suitable for an unhurried hour on foot.
- 5.4 km
- Distance
- 75 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 27 min
- Duration
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