Lake Saalach – Mussbach Waterfall loop from Berchtesgaden Hauptbahnhof

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Lake Saalach – Mussbach Waterfall loop from Berchtesgaden Hauptbahnhof

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Lake Saalach – Mussbach Waterfall loop from Berchtesgaden Hauptbahnhof

05:43

78.2km

1,260m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 3 m for 40 m

After 78.2 km for 46 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

3.08 km

View of Watzmann Near Berchtesgaden

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A great view on the route to Berchtesgaden

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18.9 km

Beach

20.2 km

Lake Saalach

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You can drive all the way around the Saalachsee. On one side there is asphalt, on the other gravel. But it's all easy to drive.

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20.7 km

Saalachsee

Lake

28.9 km

Mussbach Waterfall

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It's ice cold, the water. But after a long ride in the saddle maybe even the biggest frostbite will jump over your shadow and cool off here.

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32.7 km

Viewpoint

37.3 km

Kniepass

Mountain Pass

40.0 km

Tauern Cycle Path along the Saalach River

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This stage of the Tauern Cycle Path leads through a gorge, which is why it is particularly interesting in terms of landscape.

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46.3 km

View of the Saalach River

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Bench on the gravel road for a little break

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46.5 km

Saalach Panorama Trail

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Great, the bike path winds beautifully away from the road.

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57.2 km

Bergheim Hirschbichl

Alpine Hut

60.5 km

Sensational view of the

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The mountain scenery is simply breathtaking. The cycle path is perfectly paved and the surroundings are sensational.

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63.1 km

Descent Through the Forest in Berchtesgaden National Park

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The path through the national park down to the Hintersee leads through a wonderful light forest. Great way

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78.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.8 km

21.2 km

19.6 km

7.80 km

7.43 km

234 m

109 m

Surfaces

55.9 km

11.1 km

8.01 km

2.00 km

1.05 km

163 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,270 m)

Lowest point (470 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

11°C

5°C

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Comments

July 11, 2024,🇩🇪🇦🇹🇩🇪20240711 - Tour durch den Nationalpark Berchtesgaden vorbei an Hochkalter und Litzlkogl

I'm visiting my youngest @Vinikum in Bad Reichenhall. We had agreed to do one of his favorite tours together. We set off this morning at 9:00, meeting point Luitpoldbrücke.

We were a little worried about the weather, it was 17° in the morning and cloudy. The weather held up, it stayed dry and around midday we had 26°, depending on …

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November 10, 2024,BGL Tag 2️⃣: Über Hintersee zur Bindalm nach Lofer 🇦🇹 und auf abenteuerlichen Wegen 👻🚴🏼🔦🌠 wieder zurück nach Bad Reichenhall 🥶

On Sunday I took the same route as the day before from Bad Reichenhall to the beautiful Hintersee 🤩.

From there it was completely new territory for me and I followed the Hirschbichlstraße through the Berchtesgaden National Park.
On the way I stopped off at the Klausbachtal suspension bridge, enjoyed the view of the Ramsau Dolomites ⛰️ and a little …

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