By Bike

Day 25 (28th August). The Kaunertaler Glacier Road is renowned for its stunning alpine scenery and is often described as one of the most beautiful roads in the Alps. The climb by bike is in a series of steps for the first… Continue reading

Day 24 (27th August). The plan was to head over Silvretta-Hochstraße (Silvretta Scenic High Road), often called the “Dream Road of the Alps”. Unfortunately, due to recent rock falls the road was closed. So we decided to spend an extra… Continue reading

Day 20 (23rd August) – Innsbruck to Rieden Off again early. A pink glow above the towering massif announced dawn and another glorious sunny day on the bike. We wound our way into the city along a bike path overlooking… Continue reading

21st – 22nd August. A couple of relaxing days in Innsbruck the capital of Tyrol in western Austria renowned for its rich, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and modern architectural heritage. Sue and I chose three sites to wander. First stop the… Continue reading

Day 17 (20th August) – Lahn to Innsbruck. Up early and over Gerlospass (1,626m) connecting the provinces of Salzburg and Tirol. Not quite as demanding as the big climbs we’ve tackled so far, we were able to see Krimmler Wasserfälle in… Continue reading

Day 16 (19th August) – Zell am See to Lahn. In cycling parlance, “transition days” typically refer to stages in a race that are designed to move the event from one significant stage to another without being a major challenge themselves.… Continue reading

Day 13 (16th Augst) – Lienz to Zell am See. A big day today. The Großglockner Hochalpenstraße or Grossglockner High Alpine Road topping out at 2,571m. The route over the mountain has been used for over 3,500 years. The modern road,… Continue reading

Day 12 (15th August) – Lienz. Lienz is located in a stunning setting at the confluence of the Isel and Drava rivers (tributaries of the Danube). To the north is the Hohe Tauern range and national park, the largest protected area in the Alps and Großglockner,… Continue reading

Day 11 (14th August) – Bad Gastein to Lienz. Known as the “Monte Carlo of the Alps,” Bad Gastein has been a famous and fashionable spa (“Bad”) town since the Middle Ages. Particularly during the 19th century, the healing properties of the… Continue reading