Tegernsee - Lake Garda

Over the Achen Pass you will reach the shimmering turquoise Achensee, from where you will roll into the Inn Valley to today's destination: the silver city of Schwaz.

From Schwaz we follow the Inntalradweg in the direction of Innsbruck. The picturesque town of Hall invites you to take a break. Hall was a prosperous salt town in the Middle Ages. Up to Hall it is still mostly flat along the Inn River, but from now on this changes. Along the old Roman road, the route climbs steadily to Steinach am Brenner.

We quickly conquered the last meters of altitude up to the Brenner Pass. The descent is gentle and away from the transit route on an old railroad line through tunnels with a magnificent view of the surrounding mountain ranges. We stop for lunch in Sterzing. This medieval town invites you to stroll around. In the early afternoon we set off for Mühlbach on a very nice bike path tends to go downhill, but there is also the one or other counter climb to overcome. Mühlbach is a very nice little town at the beginning of the Puster Valley. An ice cream or a Spritz at the beautifully situated church square is actually a "must have".

First we head back in the direction of the Eisack Valley, then it's a speedy downhill ride to Bressanone. Here we should definitely make a short cappu stop in front of the cathedral. The cathedral square and the old town of Bressanone are certainly one of the most beautiful three squares in South Tyrol. It is not without reason that the popes have spent their summer retreats here for centuries. The departure is not easy, but we still have a long way to go and more highlights are waiting. We drive always along the Eisack Valley partly on an old railroad line to Bolzano. Here a detour into the leafy streets is absolutely recommended, there are few shopping streets as beautiful as these in the Alps. Passing Sigmundskron Castle, we ride on an old railroad line to Kaltern and continue across Lake Kaltern to Auer.

Today we have a rolling stage ahead of us. We can either go to Lake Kaltern in the morning for a swim stop or we can drive to Trento and spend the afternoon in this beautiful city. The city center of Trento is very worth seeing, especially the Roman excavations.

Initially, the day begins like Thursday: we roll briskly south along the bike path and the Adige River. However, we still have a small pass ahead of us before we have a magnificent lake view of Lake Garda. We can take our lunch break at Lake Garda and celebrate our Transalp there!