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Biking in the Austrian Alps
ABOVE: If you're confronted by a cow on a
cycling trail, speak to it quietly and don't show fear. Or, better yet, shift
into high gear and pedal away.
Over the past several decades, Austria
has made a massive investment in bicycle paths while providing services to the
cyclists with the existing tourist infrastructure. Today, there are roughly
10,000 km (6,213 miles) of marked bicycle trails throughout the country, and the
Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) makes it easy to bicycle from place to place
without backtracking--and, for that matter, without bringing your own bicycle.
Some 120 train stations across Austria rent bicycles at nominal rates, with a 50% discount if you present a rail ticket for the
day that you're renting the bike. Not only that, but you can return the bicycle
at any manned Austrian train station, and you can transport the rented bike or
your own bicycle on Austrian trains for a low fee.
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