Garmisch - Lake Garda

You ride a bike regularly, enjoy letting the landscape pass you by on river bike paths, or have little experience touring in the mountains. Even though the sporting requirements for the individual daily stages are moderate, good preparation for this trip is highly recommended in order to spend five consecutive days in the saddle. The route runs mainly on paved and unpaved bike paths as well as secondary roads. Safety and confidence in handling the e-bike are required. With the exception of a few gravel paths on the ascent and descent, such as the Via Claudia Augusta cycle route at the Fernpass, no technically challenging sections are to be expected. Stage lengths of up to 100 kilometers and the sum of the climbs up to 1,100 meters in altitude require a good basic condition despite the support of the e-drive. Your e-bike should be in a technically perfect condition. A bike check in a workshop of your confidence before the tour is recommended. Due to the easy nature of the route, e-bikes with luggage racks are also suitable, but we advise you to use studded tires suitable for off-road use.

For landscape fans: Zugspitze massif, Inn Valley, Reschen Pass, Ortler views, apple orchards in Vinschgau, Lake Kaltern, Monte Bondone and, last but not least, Lake Garda. For cult(o)urists: the romantic Fernstein Castle, the medieval Glurns, the Mediterranean Merano and the city of the Council Trento. For gourmets: A culinary journey from bacon, cheese and Schlutzkrapfen to delicious antipasti, pasta, tiramisù and cappuccino.

From Grainau near Garmisch we cycle along the Loisach river to Ehrwald in Tyrol, then along a panoramic path to Biberwier and past the Weißensee lake on the historic Roman Via Claudia Augusta trail over the Fernpass. From there we enjoy the descent to Nassereith and cycle via Imst through the Inn Valley for a short detour to the Engadine in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. Over the eleven hairpin bends of the Norbertshöhe we reach Nauders and on to the Reschenpass. With a view of the Ortler, we cross the main ridge of the Alps and roll down to Glurns in the South Tyrolean Vinschgau and on to Meran. From there we follow the Adige Valley to Trento, but make one more detour on the South Tyrolean Wine Road to Lake Kaltern. The last day takes us via Rovereto and the Passo San Giovanni to Lake Garda.

5 pm meeting for dinner together in Grainau near Garmisch. Getting to know each other, bike check, discussion of the overall tour based on maps.

After breakfast transfer back to Grainau near Garmisch.