first stage- Find somewhere for breakfast. This was pretty easy, so over breakfast we tried to work out a route. Looking at the map didn't help a great deal as there were loads of options, so we had look at google maps which gave us two options which we immediately dismissed because we didn't really fancy them. We then found an itinerary from some cycle touring company which suggested a route along cycle route 8 to Frauenstein and then cycle route 10 back towards Pettenbach so we decided to give that a go.
The morning climbed up along the river Steyr, a fairly gentle climb with some short sharp sections amongst it. We were soon seeing the hills and mountains, some with snow on top, appearing ahead of us. It was surprising how quickly they appeared considering they were barely visible from the Danube yesterday. We just hoped we could find a way through them.
The cycle routes have been absolutely fantastic, it is so much easier just to follow the arrows rather than look at the map all the time.
Just after Frauenstein we found a great roadside restaurant which was packed with a variety of travellers, but we managed to squeeze ourselves in and had an excellent (large) lunch. This was just as well given the climbs which were to come.
We soon found that route 10 wasn't going our way so had to resort to maps, this resulted in us Using the main road for a wee while, it wasn't too busy but it was very hilly. After Pettenbach we found some back roads again and even along the last section of road to Gmunden we found some cycle tracks. these had some serious gradients up to 14% but even after 50 miles or so we were still feeling pretty strong. We ended with a great blast downhill to the lakeside at Gmunden. Extremely pretty.
Today's miles 59, 4360ft of climbing https://www.strava.com/activities/388606835
Total miles 488
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