Pushing bikes up hill paid off

May 12, 2019

1400 steps and counting....

Rock fall ahead, detour by train to Werfen (it wasn’t because it was cold, freezing and raining). Ice cave on tap for today. To get there we used multiple modes of transport which all worked together smoothly. Train to Werfen, bus to ice cave parking lot, feet for 20 minute walk up hill, cable for 3 minute ride up cliff face, feet for 20 min walk in alpine winter wonderland to the cave entrance. Then in the cave we walked up 744 steps and down 744 steps.

Eisreisenwelt, the largest ice cave in the world.

The winter wonderland that greeted us when getting off the cable car

The winding way we walked up the mountain.

Have oil lamp will climb 744 steps or 40 stories.

Inside the ice cave there was no electricity so about every third person was carrying an oil lamp,

No photos allowed inside the cave. These are from their Facebook page but show a sampling of what we saw.

Werfen castle, we could see this castle as we wound up and down the mountain.

Today's ride: 1 mile (2 km)
Total: 1,328 miles (2,137 km)

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Sandy OsteenWow, how cool, literally!
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