HOHE TAUERN - cycle path Symphony

• Mostly flat, paved/asphalted bike paths, farm roads, quiet side roads and local thoroughfares
• A few shorter climbs especially on the way from Mühlbach to Innichen
• Some downhill sections spread over the complete tour.
• The climbs to the Brenner Pass and over the Iselsberg or to Heiligenblut are covered by bus transfer

Touring bicycle
Pedelec/E-Bike

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

• May 11^th 2024, June 15^th 2024, June 29^th 2024, July 20^th 2024, August 17^th 2024, September 7^th 2024 (Saturdays)

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

• Stretch trip - approx. 260 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 part on the exciting journey, towards the Grossglockner, is managed by a comfortable shuttle to the Brenner Pass. At the border crossing to Italy begins the new cycle path (created on an old railway line) towards Sterzing. Following the Eisacktal Valley, you will pass the fortress, of the same name, from the 19th century at Franzensfeste. At Brixen, you finally leave the Eisack river, to follow the South Tyrolean Pustertal Valley to your picturesque final desitination for the day, either Mühlbach or Vintl.

Directly past the Mühlbacher Klause, a medieval fortress and customs post situated on the eastern outskirts, the path continues to the episcopal city Bruneck with its beautiful old town. Accompanied along the way by the UNESCO-protected South Tyrolean Dolomites in the south and the foothills of the main Alpine ridge to the north, the cycle route continues in an interplay between easy uphill and downhill sections to the municipality of Innichen and then - after crossing the border again - to Sillian in East Tyrol.

The Drauradweg (Drau cycle path) is a truly pleasurable biking experience from Innichen or Sillian to Lienz. The constant change from flat to slightly downhill sections soon bring the rugged cliffs of the Lienz Dolomites into view. In the "sun city" Lienz there is still some time to enjoy the mediterranean flair of the city with an espresso or a glass of wine, before the journey continues by bus to Heiligenblut, at the foot of the 3,798 m high Grossglockner, the highest mountain of Austria.

Good morning in the middle of the largest national park in Austria!
The Hohe Tauern National Park, with an area of almost 2,000 km2 and with about 15,000 native animal species, is also the largest national park in Central Europe. To get even closer to this unique natural backdrop, today an included bus trip follows a panoramic drive along the Grossglockner High Alpine Road up to Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe, which is located at 2,400 m above sea level. In addition to the visitor center located here, with much interesting information on the construction and operation of the High Alpine Road and the Hohe Tauern National Park, you can see the top of the Grossglockner at close range and with a bit of luck, some playful marmots and maybe even ibexes...

Today with more natural spectacles and now with the appreciation of the efforts to preserve nature in its original form, 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 impressive mountains, 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.