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VIA CLAUDIA AUGUSTA

BY BICYCLE ACROSS THE ALPS

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Underpass on the Via Claudia August, Oberinntal near Serfaus

long-distance cycle path
VIA CLAUDIA AUGUSTA:

Track length: 714 km

Start / Finish: Ingolstadt - Venice
(these stages do not run on the Via Claudia Augusta:
Ingolstadt - Gersthofen
San Vito in Valsugana - Venice)

Ascent:
ca 2.400hm

Descent: ca. 2.600hm

Best travel time: May-October
(in April, it weather is permitting, on the river valleys to Füssen and from Merano)

Profil:
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Altitude min / max: -5m / 1.513m

GPS Software: Locus Pro ((Available for Android in PlayStore)

Maps: Freie Rad und Free Bike and Hiking Map for Android based on openstreetmap
(free of charge - donations welcome)

Character: The easiest crossing of the Alps for cyclists
Route on paved or gravel bike paths or on minor roads. Just on the Danube and on the Lech, through the moraine landscape of the hilly land in front of the alps. In Austria in the Lechtal and Inntal with slight incline. Passes: Fernpass (off the road). Martinshöhe, downhill through the Vinschgau and along the Adige on paved bike paths to Trento, from Trento to Pergine by train, ascent in Valsugana, then downhill along the Brenta on paved bike paths, 20km before Bassano del Grappa to Castello the Godego on side roads, at River Muson 20km on bike paths, then again on small roads, from Mestre on bike paths

with children suitable from 12 years

Travel blog / travel diary of the stages: 1 Ingolstadt - Augsburg 92,5km
2 Augsburg - Schongau 82,4km
3 Schongau - Füssen 49,3km
4 Füssen - Zams 88,2km
5 Zams - Nauders 57,6km
6 Nauders - Gargazon 103km
7 Gargazon - Trento 80,3km
8 Pergine (Trento) - Bassano del Grappa 84,9km

9 Bassano del Grappa - Venice 72,2km

a total of 714km
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Track length:	714 km
Start / Finish:	Ingolstadt - Venice (these stages do not run on the Via Claudia Augusta: Ingolstadt - Gersthofen San Vito in Valsugana - Venice)
Ascent:	ca 2.400hm
Descent:	ca. 2.600hm
Best travel time:	May-October (in April, it weather is permitting, on the river valleys to Füssen and from Merano)
Profil:	Download JPG (Bild)
Altitude min / max:	-5m / 1.513m
GPS Software:	Locus Pro ((Available for Android in PlayStore)
Maps:	Freie Rad und Free Bike and Hiking Map for Android based on openstreetmap (free of charge - donations welcome)
Character:	The easiest crossing of the Alps for cyclists Route on paved or gravel bike paths or on minor roads. Just on the Danube and on the Lech, through the moraine landscape of the hilly land in front of the alps. In Austria in the Lechtal and Inntal with slight incline. Passes: Fernpass (off the road). Martinshöhe, downhill through the Vinschgau and along the Adige on paved bike paths to Trento, from Trento to Pergine by train, ascent in Valsugana, then downhill along the Brenta on paved bike paths, 20km before Bassano del Grappa to Castello the Godego on side roads, at River Muson 20km on bike paths, then again on small roads, from Mestre on bike paths
with children	suitable from 12 years
Travel blog / travel diary of the stages:	1 Ingolstadt - Augsburg 92,5km 2 Augsburg - Schongau 82,4km 3 Schongau - Füssen 49,3km 4 Füssen - Zams 88,2km 5 Zams - Nauders 57,6km 6 Nauders - Gargazon 103km 7 Gargazon - Trento 80,3km 8 Pergine (Trento) - Bassano del Grappa 84,9km 9 Bassano del Grappa - Venice 72,2km a total of 714km GPS Download

History

In 15 BC, the Romans began to build a fortified connection across the Alps to the borders of the Roman Empire on the Danube. Only 60 years later, under the Emperor Claudius, this huge work was completed. This created a rapid military supply and a new trade route between the Adriatic and the Danube. Today the Via Claudia Agusta is experiencing a new flowering cycle path. It is not just a piece of European history, but a fascinating, diverse nature experience.

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Multi Vision Show: By bicycle across the alps

Travel preparation :

A recommended site for getting started:

viaclaudia.org - The clubs in Germany, Austria and Italy of the Via Claudia Augusta have put together an extensive and always up-to-date page. Whether by car, bike or on foot. With interactive route planner and booking possibility over the bike shuttle over the passes.

Recommended sites on Via Claudia Augusta:

outdooractive.com - countless tour descriptions, GPS data, altitude profiles, pictures, comments

erlebnis-via-claudia-augusta.de - Private page of a cycling trip in 11 stages with numerous pictures from Donauwörth to Verona.

wikivoyage.org - Basics on the bike route of the Via Claudia Augusta.

fahrrad-tour.de - unfortunately with few pictures, but informative page

Via Claudia Augusta, by bike at the cathedral square Trento Trento, Italy

If you want to travel the Via Claudia Augusta by bike we recommend these guides :

Bikeline - Via Claudia Augusta:
Meaningful and clear supplement to the GPS map material with practical spiral binding

The Via Claudia Augusta GPS Bike Travel Guide A bicycle tour guide: A transalp from the Danube to the Adriatic

Alpenradler:- On the Via Claudia Augusta from Germany to Italy

Fernwanderweg Via Claudia Augusta: (Hikeline /Wanderführer) - In the footsteps of the Romans over the Alps 580 km

Highlights:

with children by bike over the Alps, Via Claudia Augusta, Wieskirche at Steingaden

Wieskirche, Steinkirchen (Stage 3)
Rococo in its most beautiful form adorns the church which today attracts about 1 million visitors every year.
UNESCO World Heritage since 1983

with children by bike over the Alps, Via Claudia Augusta, Neuschwanstein Castle

euschwanstein Castle, Hohenschwangau (Stage 3)
The fairytale castle of King Ludwig II

with children by bike over the Alps, Via Claudia Augusta, Ehrwald with a view of the Zugspitze

View to Zugspitze (Stage 4)
from the Ehrwalder basin before the ascent to the Fernpass (1.266m)

with children by bike over the Alps, Via Claudia Augusta, view of the Inn Valley

View into the Oberinntal (Stage 5)
fantastic views on the way up to the Norbertshöhe (1.461m)

with children by bike over the Alps, Via Claudia Augusta, sunken church tower in Reschensee

Reschensee (Stage 6)
sunken church tower in Reschensee

with children by bike over the Alps, Via Claudia Augusta, Merano, Trauttmannsdorff Castle

Meran (Stage 6)
Meran with its arcades, the Tappeinerweg and Castle Trautmannsdorf

Highlights (from Stage 7):

with children by bike over the Alps, Via Claudia Augusta, Bolzano, Ötzi in South Tyrol
Archeology Museum

Bolzano (Stage 7)
The Iceman - Ötzi in the South Tyrolean Archeology museum

with children by bike over the Alps, Via Claudia Augusta, Lago di Caldonazzo

Lago die Caldonazzo (Stage 8)
Fantastic views of the Lago di Caldonazzo and the Valsugana

with children by bike over the Alps, Via Claudia Augusta, the last hills of the Alps

Bassano del Grappa (Stage 8)
the last hills of the Alps

Storm clouds, Canale Grande, Venice, Venice, Venecia, Veneto, Italy, Italia, Italy

Venice (Stage 9)
The culmination and conclusion of our crossing of the Alps - a few days in Venice

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Via Claudia Augusta, rest on Fernpass, Tyrol, Austria

Arrival and connections:

From the north, the starting points of the Via Claudia Augusta are well connected to the German railway network. Donauwörth is an IC stop. Even with a break in the stages in Germany one is at home in Bavaria within a few hours at home again. When traveling with children, they travel free of charge with their parents until the age of 15. This also applies to the competing bike.

The return from Italy is more complicated to organize.

Flixbus has a few buses that drive the route from Verona - Munich with wheeled trailers. However, on a standard carrier for the towing hitch only max. 3 bikes are taken. Reserve early especially during the holidays.

The local trains in Italy with a bike card to 3,50 € (also necessary for children) with enough bicycles.
In Val Venosta, from May onwards, a private bike shuttle (with a truck) will transport the bicycles, while you can travel comfortably with the Vinschgau Railway. Train through the Valsugana (in July, August only 2 wheels per train are taken). From Venice, change at Bassano del Grappa to get back to Trento.
IC / Euro City trains only have space for a few bicycles. Again, please reserve in good time. Unfortunately for bicycles (03/2018) no online reservation possible. (Last Update 2018/11) no online reservation possible.

Bei If arriving by car:
Vignette obligation in Austria, toll on Italian highways. The amount of of Italian motorway tolls, gas stations, fuel prices and construction sites can be found on the pages of autostrade.it.

Overnight stay:

Booking.com
Numerous accommodations in all price categories. Often cancellable until shortly before departure. In Austria, the sports hotels often offer low prices in the summer - and are well-equipped with spa services.

Last update 2018/11.

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Downloads:

Stages:	Distance:	Download JPG (Pic):	Download KMZ/KML (Google Earth/Maps):	Download GPX (GPS Exchance Format):
1. Ingolstadt - Augsburg	92,5 km	JPG	KMZ/KML	GPX
2. Augsburg - Schongau	82,4 km	JPG	KMZ/KML	GPX
3. Schongau - Füssen	49,3 km	JPG	KMZ/KML	GPX
4. Füssen - Zams	88,2 km	JPG	KMZ/KML	GPX
5. Zams - Nauders	57,6 km	JPG	KMZ/KML	GPX
6. Nauders - Gargazon	103,0 km	JPG	KMZ/KML	GPX
7. Gargazon - Trento	80,3 km	JPG	KMZ/KML	GPX
8. Pergine (Trento) - Bassano del Grappa	84,9 km	JPG	KMZ/KML	GPX
9. Bassano del Grappa - Venedig	72,2 km	JPG	KMZ/KML	GPX

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VIA CLAUDIA AUGUSTA

BY BICYCLE ACROSS THE ALPS