Innsbruck to Lake Garda
From the mountains to the beautiful lake shore
- 8 Days / 7 Nights
- Self-Guided
- Luggage transfers included
- Total cycling distance: approx. 330 km
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Arrival in Innsbruck
Welcome briefing and bike fitting. For the rest of the day, we recommend visiting Innsbruck’s famous old town with its city tower and its “Golden Roof”.
You will cycle on the former towpath along the river Inn, along the foot of the Martinswand (mountain face) and through little villages and market towns to Stams (baroque Cistercian convent). Then, you will continue your tour via Haiming to Imst, the so-called “Merano of North Tyrol”.
Today, you will cycle along the river Inn, past the Zams monastery to Landeck. A bus will take you to Nauders from where you will cycle just under 100 metres in altitude uphill to the mountain pass called the 'Reschenpass'. From there, you will cycle downhill to Lake Reschensee and continue on minor roads to Mals (many towers in the centre) or to Burgeis at the foot of the castle Marienburg.
Your day starts with a trip to Glurns, which has got perfectly preserved medieval city walls. Then, you will cycle via the Montani ruins, through Schlanders, down to Merano. On your way, you will come across some pretty castles (mountaineer Reinhold Messner’s castle Juval) and you will get marvellous views of the impressive mountain massif Ortlermassiv and the mountain pass Stilfserjoch. Since 2004, the Venosta train (Vinschgaubahn) has been operating again between Mals and Merano. You can almost always take this train as part of your journey.
Today’s stage will take you via Lana (Schnatterpeck Altar) and through numerous orchards and vineyards in the area of the South Tyrolean Wine Road, past many fortresses, castles, and ruins such as Hocheppan (famous frescos), to Lake Caldaro. You will stay overnight in the cosy wine town, Auer.
On the sixth day, you will mainly cycle along the river Adige. At times you will cycle through orchards to Salurn, where the German speaking South Tyrol ends. The famous Trentino vineyards are located next to the dam ways. These ways lead you to Trento, which has a lovely old town, a cathedral and Buonconsiglio castle.
Today, you will cycle on bike paths along the river Adige via the old Tyrolean border town of Rovereto to Mori. From here, the route leads westward to Lake Garda. In Mori you will taste the world-famous pistachio ice-cream in the Gelateria Bologna. After a short climb onto Passo S. Giovanni (150 metres), you will head down to the lake to Torbole or Riva.
Departure of extension
End of tour or extra nights.
Route information
You will cycle on beautiful bike paths in the river valleys of the Inn and Adige and on numerous quiet side roads between orchards and vineyards. You will be taken from the Inntal valley to the mountain pass Reschenpass. From there, you can enjoy a descent of over 1,200 metres in altitude. Sometimes small climbs will be necessary.
| Season 1 29.04.2023 - 12.05.2023 30.09.2023 - 07.10.2023 Arrival Saturday and Wednesday | Season 2 13.05.2023 - 26.05.2023 09.09.2023 - 29.09.2023 Arrival Saturday and Wednesday | Season 3 27.05.2023 - 08.09.2023 Arrival Saturday and Wednesday | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Innsbruck to Lake Garda, AT-ETRIG-08X | |||
| Base price | 1,029.00 | 1,089.00 | 1,139.00 |
| Single room surcharge | 249.00 | 249.00 | 249.00 |
- You will stay in 3*** and 4**** hotels
| Season 1 Apr 29, 2023 - May 12, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 - Oct 7, 2023 Arrival Saturday and Wednesday | Season 2 May 13, 2023 - May 26, 2023 Sep 9, 2023 - Sep 29, 2023 Arrival Saturday and Wednesday | Season 3 May 27, 2023 - Sep 8, 2023 Arrival Saturday and Wednesday | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Innsbruck | |||
| Double room p.p. | 79.00 | 79.00 | 79.00 |
| Single room surcharge | 35.00 | 35.00 | 35.00 |
| Torbole/Riva | |||
| Double room p.p. | 89.00 | 89.00 | 89.00 |
| Single room surcharge | 45.00 | 45.00 | 45.00 |
Included
- Accommodation as already mentioned
- Breakfast
- Welcome briefing (German, English)
- Luggage transfer
- Developed route
- Detailed travel documents 1x per room (German, English)
- 1 Bus transfer from Landeck - Nauders, incl. your bike
- 1 Pistachio ice cream on the way to Lake Garda
- Navigation-App and GPS-data is available
- Service hotline
Not included
- Tourist tax, if due, is not included in the price!
- Train: Innsbruck train station
- Airport: Innsbruck or Munich airport
- Parking: Garage costs approx. EUR 17/day;
- Public bus from Riva/Torbole to Rovereto, good train connections from Rovereto to Innsbruck
This is a sample hotel list. Hotels will be booked depending on availability.
Innsbruck
Austria Trend Congress ****
www.austria-trend.at/de/ hotels/congress-innsbruck
Imst
Hotel Hirschen ***
Burgeis/Mals
Zum Hirschen ***
Merano
Hotel Villa Laurus ***
www.hotelsmerano.it/de/hotel-villalaurus-meran/
Auer
Bio-Hotel&Residence Kaufmann ***
Trento
Grand Hotel Trento ****
www.grandhoteltrento.com
Torbole/Riva
Hotel Astoria Resort ****s
