Alpaka Route

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Salzburg, AT; Anger, DE; Teisendorf, DE; Grödig, AT; Glanegg, AT

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Seth Patla

Specialty: long beautiful rides!

101 mi.

6,754 ft.

Long route circling Salzburg featuring alpacas and superb views

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This is a long road ride circling the greater Salzburg surroudings, featuring several alpaca stops/viewpoints and stunning landscape views of meadows, farms, and mountains throughout.

Why alpacas? Because they are awesome and - as it turns out - popular around Salzburg, and a really convenient excuse to link up some amazing roads. Also, there weren't enough llamas along the way to base it on them ... If you're not interested in alpacas or llamas, feel free to skip those points of interest and just enjoy the really spectacular roads and views that don't involve cute, fluff, and 4 legs. :)

das Alpaka = German for alpaca; 
das Lama = German for llama

# Route

This route can be ridden any time of year (even winter, as long as you get a good-weather day: the @slice[Hinterwinkl/Ebenau](d,14781.8,25472.8) sections are in valleys that do stay chilly). The climb from @slice[Elsbethen to Hinterwinkl](d,9090.5,11378.7) (km 10-12) is steeper with 12% pitches, but all the other climbs are of medium steepness. The route as listed starts and ends in Glanegg, but is easily accessed pretty much any direction from Salzburg, and can be  shortened/divided up to make multiple rides. It is mainly on paved, quiet farming roads with occasional use of shared bike/pedestrian paths. 
* Sit-in dining: there are literally dozens of places to stop for real Austrian/Bavarian food: almost every town has a Gasthaus/Gaststatt/Gasthof. A couple that are definitely worthwhile (and towards the end of the route as it's shown) are: @poi[Klostenwirt Höglwörth](123539168) in Höglwörth, @poi[Goberg Anger](123539169) in Anger, and @poi[Gasthof Esterer](123539170) in Fürstenbrunn.
* On-the-go food: there are several grocery stores and bakeries on the route. Be forewarned: Austrians/Bavarians take Sundays seriously, so almost every store is closed every Sunday.
* There are multiple (like many, many) benches along the way to stop for a rest and to soak in the view. 
* An additional point of interest (and has alpacas in front, so a nice pairing for this particular route's theme!): @poi[Salzburg Schokolade Factory Outlet](123539151) in Grödig.
* Sights/highlights on this route include lots of all of the following: stunning views of the Alps and foothills; chapels and churches; alpacas and llamas; meadows; green

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# Notes

* Can be done in any season, spring/summer/fall are best
* This route can easily be split in sections if you're not interested in doing the full thing at once!
* This route can be ridden the other direction with no problem
* 700x25 road tires are fine for this route: there is about 1 km of smooth dirt path, otherwise it is all paved (the section @slice[north of Ebenau](d,21573.8,22577.4) is listed as gravel but is actually paved bike/pedestrian path)
* This route requires medium to advanced fitness due to the length and climbing
* Water and food are available in many of the towns at grocery stores and bakeries (beware of Sunday closures!): there are bike service stations that have been marked @poi[Grödig](123539165), @poi[Ebenau](123539153), @poi[Thundorf](123539164).

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