Day 1: Arrival in Innsbruck
Famous old city with city tower and golden roof. Welcome briefing and handing out of rental bikes.
Day 2: Innsbruck – Imst approx. 65 km
You cycle on the former Treidelweg (Treidel Path) along the Inn and through the small villages (churches worth seeing, old aristocratic houses, fortress ruins) to Stams (baroque Cistercian convent, convent museum) on through Haiming to Imst.
Day 3: Imst – Mals/Burgeis approx. 50 km + 40 km by bus
Along the Inn you pass the monastery of Zams to Landeck. Afterwards a bus transfer to Nauders. Few steps more (100 metres of altitude) up to Reschen pass. Downhill to Lake Reschensee and on side paths on to Mals (town centre has many towers) or Burgeis at the foot of fortress Marienburg.
Day 4: Mals/Burgeis – Meran approx. 65 km
First to Glurns (fully preserved mediaeval city walls). Via Montani ruins and through Schlanders to Meran. Many fortresses and castles (e.g. Reinhold Messner Castle Juval) are located on the or above the route. Enjoy the views onto impressing Ortler massif and Stilfserjoch while you are cycling. Since 2004 the Vinschgaubahn (train) is activated again, so there is quite often the possibility to shorten the route.
Day 5: Valley Passeiertal/Meran approx. 40 km
You have the possibility to do a bike ride to Valley Passeiertal and Sandwirt (birthplace of Andreas Hofer), to walk along famous Trappeinerweg or to go on a shopping tour in Meran.
Day 6: Meran – Kaltern/ Tramin/ Auer approx. 45-50 km
From or via Lana (Schnatterpeck-Altar) and through numerous vineyards and orchards in the region of the South Tyrol wine Street past many fortresses, castles and ruins as for example Hocheppan (famous frescoes). We recommend spending some time in the beautiful village of St. Pauls at Kalterer Lake. Overnight stay is in Kaltern, Tramin or Auer.
Day 7: Kaltern/Tramin/Auer – Bolzano approx. 35 km
Flat through the Àdige Valley or with a beautiful landscape and an ascent, through the Montiggler Lakes, past the Ruin Sigmundskron, into Bolzano (Ötzi museum).
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