Yes, finally we made it and managed to get on the bikes… As this was not the first attempt, we decided wisely and properly on time, where to go. Several sites say, the most beautiful mountain bike tracks of Carinthia are around Weissensee, so we had a point to prove.
For our stay we booked a room at the OptimaMed place, which is not a typical hotel for sure, but for a reasonable price it offers a swimming pool and several saunas, great for regeneration.
The first track on Saturday 18th of May was called “Weiße Wand – Alm hinterm Brunn” and with its 22km was suppose to take about 2 hours. Maybe with an e-bike 😅 or in a dream. Those 800 uphill meters with White Wall and wonderful views on Weissensee took us 3 hours, 42 minutes. I was wasted already.
The second track on Sunday 19th of May was something like “Grosse Weisensee Runde” and with 34km it was really quite big. It has also more than 1000 uphill meters and we have stretched it to over 6 hours, with some longer breaks, because it was so beautiful. Afterwards we were truly wasted, but could retrieve some energy in OptimaMed wellness 😉
For the last day – Monday we did not cycle uphill anymore, but ride by the lake shore and took a rest on a small secret beach, somewhere opposite to Weisser Baum im Weissense 😊 For the conclusion, we say it’s possibly true, these tracks are really nice!