HOHE TAUERN - cycle path Symphony

• Mostly flat, paved/asphalted bike paths, farm roads, quiet side roads and local thoroughfares
• Shuttle transfers to cross the two imposing pass crossings

Touring bicycle
Pedelec/E-Bike

Also for teenagers from the age of approx. 12 years (high amount of cycling enthusiasm required)

• June 1^st 2024, June 29^th 2024, July 20^th 2024, August 3^rd 2024, August 31^st 2024 (Saturdays)

• 8 days | 7 nights (incl. days of arrival and departure)

• Stretch trip - approx. 280 cycling kilometres

• Individual cycling trip

• From 2 persons (single travellers on application)

Welcome to the 3-time Olympic city of Innsbruck. Although the Alpine town is widely known as a popular winter sports destination, you will be surprised by the colourful ambience that awaits you here in the warm season. Give yourself enough time to experience and enjoy the cultural diversity of Innsbruck.

The first stage on the flat Inn cycle path promises “Glittering” experiences. Accompanied by the Karwendel Natural Park, you cycle down the river towards Hall in Tirol, the former salt mine town with its glorious coinage history, and soon reach the iconic giant in the artfully designed park of Swarovski Kristallwelten (Crystal World) in Wattens. The historically significant city of Schwaz tells the story of its heyday of the silver trade, where the most influential personalities pulled the strings of global politics in the Middle Ages. Where the Ziller river flows into the Inn and a pilgrimage church sits high up on the rock is the municipality of Strass in the Zillertal, your first stage destination.

Drawn in by the beautiful mountain scenery of the Tux and Kitzbühel Alps, your day today will take you on treelined bike paths through the Zillertal (Ziller valley) to Zell am Ziller. The upcoming 30 km mountain stage on the Gerlos Pass is an Eldorado for experienced "Bike Fanatics" not only due to its challenging nature, but also because of the spectacular views into the steeply sloping path that opens out between the Kreuzjoch and the Zillertal Alps. A shuttle transfer from Zell is available to help you master this imposing mountain road - including fantastic mountain sightseeing!
An almost mystical water world welcomes you to Krimml, a small town in the Hohe Tauern, which proudly presents its impressive waterfall.

Accompanied by the happy splashing of the Salzach, you cycle along the Tauern cycle path through the downto-earth Oberpinzgau today. In terms of landscape, the Großvenediger group, located on the southern flank, with its raised rocks and snow-covered fields contrasts uniquely with the gentle pastures and paddocks on the valley floor. The farmhouses and haystacks, which are kept in a traditional style suggest a homogeneous interplay of people and nature, and you are invited to linger and taste a regional traditional ‘Mårend’ (snack). The National Park Center Hohe Tauern in Mittersill beckons you with a variety of information before you reach the Zeller See, where you can reflect and end your impressive day.

Good morning and get on your bike, another eventful day is coming!
The few kilometers to Fusch on the Glocknerstrasse give you the time you need to get in the mood for the upcoming shuttle along the famous Großglockner High Alpine Road. The untamed alpine high mountains in the middle of the Hohe Tauern National Park with all its facets of flora and fauna can rarely be beaten in terms of diversity. As you go by you probably won’t see any ibex or other wild animals as they naturally take care to avoid the area by the road but the national park, far away from the pass road, is a habitat for numerous plants and animals that are essential for the ecological cycle.
When you stop at Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe, you suddenly dive into a surreal world of snow and ice, and Großglockner and the Pasterze glacier stand magnificently opposite you.
Heiligenblut, a mountain village with a religiously spiritual history, provides you with a constant view of the impressive Grossglockner, and the ‘Haus der Steinböcke’ will help you understand the world of these wild animal climbing enthusiasts.

Today the cycle path now leads through the narrow and tranquil Mölltal valley to Flattach, where another, spectacular natural jewel - the Raggaschlucht (an amazing waterfall with walkway) - awaits your visit. Refreshed and cooled, follow the next few kilometres, accompanied by lush meadows and impressivemountains, along the Glockner bike path to the lower Mölltal.

Back on the Drau cycle path, the route follows this path to the district capital, Spittal an der Drau, with its 16thcentury Renaissance palace Porcia. A true insider tip along the way is to visit the Museum Carantana, in the small village of Molzbichl, where sensational finds from the early Middle Ages are located. Finally, Villach, the stage of the Austrian Faschingstreibens (Fasching Carnival), invites you, with their Mediterranean influenced flair, to a wonderful stay and this is a perfect time to reflect on all the impression gained and experiences enjoyed whilst travelling.