Alps2Adria

Tour description

In the footsteps of the Romans! Your cycle tour across the Alps begins on the ancient route of the Via Claudia Augusta across the Forggen Reservoir. After a brief intermezzo with King Ludwig's visions in his Neuschwanstein Castle, the cycle route continues along the Lech river into the Tyrolean Alps. From Reutte, an organized transfer takes you to Fernsteinsee Castle and the cycle path takes you through the picturesque Gurgltal valley to the fountain town of Imst and on to Landeck. A transfer takes you uphill to Nauders on the Reschen Pass. From Lake Reschen in South Tyrol, the Adige Cycle Path takes you along the river through lush orchards and cultivated landscapes until the Vinschgau Valley merges into the Burggrafenamt Meran near Töll, at the former Roman customs station of the Via Claudia Augusta. Southern flair is exuded by the vineyards that nestle in sweeping lines around Lake Kaltern and seamlessly transition from the South Tyrolean lowlands to Trentino. Flanked by rugged porphyry walls to the left and gentle olive groves to the right, the Adige cycle path makes its way purposefully to Verona, the city that resembles a cultural picture book and has already served as a magical stage for Shakespeare's myth of Romeo and Juliet.

Character of the route

The route is mostly on asphalted cycle paths and farm tracks as well as little-used side roads and through-town roads, some sections on gravel. Transfers over the Fernpass (Reutte - Fernsteinsee) and onto the Reschenpass (Landeck - Nauders). From Lake Reschen to Merano there are some longer downhill sections. Suitable for families with children aged 12 and over.

Duration

9 days | 8 nights

Distance

approx. 365 km

Included services

• Overnight stay in hotels of the 3*** category
• Breakfast buffet or extended breakfast
• Luggage transfer from hotel to hotel
• Transfers as per program (Reutte > Fernsteinsee, Landeck > Nauders)
• Well-prepared route guidance
• Detailed travel documents (route maps / description, sights, important telephone numbers, GPS data available on request)
• Telephone service hotline for the duration of the cycle tour
• Local tax in all accommodation locations

DATES 

ARRIVAL: Every Tuesday and Saturday

between May 1 and September 25, 2025

This tour is organized by INNTOUR active holidays | Leopoldstraße 4 | A-6020 Innsbruck