Diary

Day 00 (2020-08-01)

  • daily stats: 54.4 km, 3:43, 50 km/h
  • sleeping: Beuerberg meadow (cow house nearby)
  • start into ideal weather (not cold, not too warm)
  • arrival to Munich (delayed and decomposed train)
    • talk with a local cyclist on the train

Delayed arrival to Munich

Day 01 (2022-08-02)

  • daily stats: 78.8 km, 6:24, – km/h
  • sleeping: Hubertus hiking booth (no tent, in a valley)
  • 1st climb to Walchensee (300 m), hiking road instead of hairpins (with traffic)
  • swim in Walchensee
  • partial climb to Schönberg, taking wrong turn and climbing few tens meters more
  • “downhill” to Hubertus, almost impassable (despite marked as MTB path)

Day 02 (2022-08-03)

  • daily stats: 65.4 km, 5:13, 60 km/h
  • sleeping: Buchberg meadow (no tent, corner)

Wildbad Kreuth

  • self-service bar/hut
  • flat tire
  • 2nd climb to Ackernalm (deserted place, closing day)
    • the highest point, 1338 m
  • Kufstein culture

Local culture in Kufstein

Day 03 (2022-08-04)

  • daily stats: 60.0 km, 4:35, 68 km/h
  • sleeping: Weißbach water meadow (no tent, next to road)
  • paid swim in (private) Walchsee
  • 3rd climb to Winklmoosalm (350 m)
  • dinner in Lofer

Day 04 (2022-08-05)

  • daily stats: 67.0 km, 4:21, – km/h
  • sleeping: home
  • morning 4th climb to Hirschbichl (450 m)
  • swim in Hintersee with nice views (Berschtegaden national park)
  • unnecessary profile bump (~20%)
  • racing towards Salzburg, quick pass through the center
  • caught train to Prague (eventually delayed too)

Ride to Berchstegaden

Lessons learnt

  • (unused) bread molds
  • private lake(s) in Austria
  • new sunscreen somehow works (no pimples)
  • hot phone, it is slower
  • low gears, frequency and stand pedalling
  • heart+GPS measuring watch?
  • markings of MTB trails

Unused stuff

  • most of sweets (desserts and ice creams instead)
  • pull-ons (lucky weather, not too high)
  • sweatshirt (-,,-)
  • tent (almost, also lucky weather)
  • deodorant (no accommodation)
  • 2nd jersey (washed and dried one on body during sunny day)
  • city shorts, city T-shirt (no bike-less breaks)

Misc

  • little difference between Bayern and Tyrol
    • we crossed the border several times a day without really noticing
    • this may be oversimplification
  • lots of Aus and Winkls