Author’s recommendation
Via Claudia Huckepack: An optional shuttle service is offered over the Fern Pass (1,215 m) and the Reschen Pass (1,450 m). Thus, the Via Claudia Augusta can also be called the easiest Alpine crossing for cyclists. From the Reschen Pass onwards, all cyclists face a continuous downhill gradient.
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Track types
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The route follows asphalted or gravel cycle paths and quiet side roads. Flat from the Danube to Schongau, gently rolling through the Allgäu. Also in Tyrol – with gentle ascents and descents – through Zwischentoren, the Gurgl and Inn valleys. Mainly downhill from the Reschen Pass to Trento. After Antino near Venice, still over one hill and 3 passes, but clearly more varied and interesting. After Verona or Ostiglia, flat except for one hill.Tips and suggestions
ARGE Hospitality of the tourism regions on the Via Claudia Augusta
Tel.: +43 664 2763555
office@viaclaudia.at
www.viaclaudia.org
Roadbook
The Via Claudia Augusta remained one of the most important north-south connections even after the Romans. The associated earning opportunities, trade, and encounters with travelers from many countries shaped the people along this route. Very different regions and cultures still meet here today, making a bike ride on the traces of the Romans so exciting.
Numerous attractions line up like shining pearls on a necklace: starting with the picturesque Donauwörth at the starting point of the route, Augsburg dating back to the Romans, and the romantic Neuschwanstein Castle. In the mountains, first at the gateway to Tyrol, in Reutte the European Castle World Ehrenberg and the picturesque Fern Pass await. In the wild romantic valley landscapes, there is the House of Carnival in Imst, the Tyrolean water world in Zams, or the Archaeological Museum in Fließ before the climb over Finstermünz to the Reschen Pass. This centuries-old mountain pass road leads further to South Tyrol, past the idyllic Reschen lake and down the southern side of the Alps to Merano and Bolzano.
From the historic city of Trento, the route continues either on the Altinate route to the former Roman harbor in Altino near Venice (more varied but with some hills, for which there hopefully will be a shuttle soon) or on the Padana route to Ostiglia on the Po. A bike hike on a route once traveled by the Romans.
Hotel Donau
Hotel Donau-Ries
Hotel Donau-Ries
Alte Brauerei Mertingen
Stadthotel Augusta ***superior
Privat Hotel Riegele
Best Hotel Zeller ***S
Rasthaus Hurlach
Hotel Rid
Stadthotel Garni Augsburger Hof
Landhotel Endhart***
Hotel Landsberger Hof***
Landhaus Restauration Blätz
Wirtshaus "zur Sonne"
Landgasthof Lustberg
Gasthof Janser
Panorama-Gasthof auf dem Auerberg
Gasthaus Zechenschenke
Landhaus Auf der Gsteig
Gasthof Holler
Via Claudia Camping Company
Landgasthof Schwägele
Ferienhaus Walk
Gasthof Sonnenhof am See & Camping Magdalena
Feriengasthof Helmer ***
Luitpoldpark-Hotel
Das ****Hotel Sommer
Hotel Hirsch Sightsleeping Hotel
Parkhotel Bad Faulenbauch ***Superior
Hotel Ruchti
Gutshof zum Schluxen ***
Gasthof Hotel Zum Mohren
Gästehaus Pension Talblick
Romantik-Krone
Hotel Moserhof ****
Pension Waldrast
Maximilian Koch KG
Europäische Burgenwelten Ehrenberg mit den Doserhaus-Ferienwohnungen a.d. Via Claudia Augusta
Heiterwangerhof
Hotel Fischer am See
Gasthof Sonne & Pension Tirol
Hotel Garni Lärchenhof ****
Ferienhaus Olympia
Hotel Hubertushof
Hotel Post & Postschlössl
Bartlhof
Gasthof Panorama
Hotel Sonnenspitze ****
Hotel-Restaurant Stern
Feriencenter Biberhof
Hotel-Gasthof Löwen
Hotel Schloss Fernsteinsee
Gaestehaus Maria
Haus Melmer
Gästehaus Kranewitter Ignaz
Gasthof Seewald
Gaestehaus Anni Kiechl
Frühstückspension Haus Selma
Hotel Gurgltalerhof
Hotel Gasthof Zum Hirschen
Hotel Gasthof Neuner
Romedihof Backpacker Hostel
Gastronomie GmbH & Trofana Erlebnisdorf
Haus Erika
Pension Silberspitze
Bergpension Gasthof Kreuz
Gasthof Kreuz
Hotel Jägerhof
Pension Haueis
Landhaus Tschuggmall
Hotel-Restaurant Thurner ***
Hotel Nußbaumhof
Hotel Enzian ****- Landeck, Tirol, österreich
Pension Thialblick
Hotel Schrofenstein
Aktiv-Camping Prutz
Hotel Post ****
Gasthof Rose
Camping Dreiländereck Blockhütten
Apart Central
Aktiv-Hotel Truyenhof
Delacher Paula
Apart Christophorus
Gasthof Inntalerhof
Gasthof Tschuppbach
Hirschen
Pension St. Lukas ***
Hotel Kreuz
Hotel Tyrol
Pension St. Antonius
Hotel-Gasthof Traube
Haus Kraft
Hotel Kajetansbrücke
Dreiländereck
Alois' Ferienglück
Pension Garni Alpenhof
Hotel Mein Almhof
Alpen-Comfort-Hotel Central
Gasthof zum Goldenen Löwen ***
Amontanara
Ferienhaus Auer
Haus Sonneck
Gästehaus Vergissmeinnicht
Haus Arina
Apart-Bauernhof Rosenhof
Haus Jung
Apartpension Anni Winkler
Hotel Post
Aktivhotel Schwarzer Adler
Alberts Heimatglück
Hotel Neue Burg
Apart Bergkastelblick
Gästeheim Sigrid
Gasthof Martha
Alpencamping Nauders
Garni Marlene**
Seehotel***
Hotel Edelweiß***
Garni Vergissmeinnicht
Pension Theiner**
Hotel Gasthof Lamm***
Vital Hotel Ortlerspitz
Hotel Greif***
Hotel Gasthof Grüner Baum*** u. Hotel Krone
Hotel Gufler
Hausergut
Hotel Villnerhof ***
Camping Kiefernhain
Garden Park Hotel
Pension Astoria
Residence & Camping Sägemühle
Biohof Schönthaler
Gasthof Schwarzer Adler**
Fohlenhof
Gasthof Zur Sonne
Radtreff Fischteich Brugg
Hotel Restaurant Goldener Löwe
Bio-Landhotel Anna und Bio-Reiterhof Vill
Pension Schweitzer
Hotel Restaurant Vischgerhof
Tannenhof
Hotel Matillhof ****S
Gasthof Pension Törggelekeller Gstirnerhof ***
Landhotel Sand
Pension Lärchenhof
Vitalpina Hotel Waldhof****
Wellness-Hotel Restaurant Edelweiss
Pension An der Linde
Garni Franz Leiter
Romantikhotel Oberwirt
Hotel Marlena ****Superior
Garni Hotel Petra
Aktivhotel Pöder
Pension Sonnheim
Garni Rebhof
Boutique Hotel Zum Rosenbaum
Hotel Schwarzer Adler***
Gasthof Wastl Speckstube
Hotel Camping Steiner ***
Frühstückspension Roter Adler***
Hotel Goldener Stern ****
Hotel Christin- Villa Vera
Parkhotel Markushof
Bio-Hotel & Residence Kaufmann
Jugendhaus Dr. Josef Noldin
Affittacamere "La Ferrata"
B&B La Masera
Hotel Centrale
Hotel Drago
B&B di Melchiori
Hotel-Garni "LaVigna"
Hotel Cantaleone
Sartori's Hotel ****
Hotel Sporting Trento
Neuschwanstein Hotels & Events
Albergo Accademia****
Castel Pergine
Albergo La Rotonda***
Albergo due Spade
Camping due Laghi
Albergo Ristorante Pizzaria Vecchia Fattoria
Hotel Lucia
Albergo Acler
Sport & Wellness Hotel Cristallo
Hotel Daniela
Agritur Montibeller
Albergo Roncegno
Albergo Vittoria
Hotel Nazionale
B&B Tomaselli
B&B Il piccolo principe
Abergo Cima D'Asta
L´affittacamere "Ai Vecchia Molini"
Taxus Hotel
Garni Coronata Haus
Albergo Ristorante Pizzaria Stella D'Oro
Stella D´Oro
B&B Al Salvanel
B&B Oltra
B&B Manarin
Antico Albergo St. Antonio
Albergo Croce d'Aune
B&B Villa Norma
B&B Casa Ester
Doriguzzi SRL
B&B Il Giardino di San Paolo
Hotel Casagrande***
Villa San Liberale
"Camp di Cielo" Bio Agriturismo Vegan
Hotel Al Cavallino Rossi
B&B El Mighelon
Hotel Castello Brandolini
B&B Efisia
Hotel Contà
Hotel Relais Barco Zonca SRL
Hotel Ristorante Dotto
Castello Roncade
Hotel Ambra
Relais Ca'Maffio
Public transport
ÖBB www.oebb.at
Directions
Since it is relatively complicated and time-consuming to reach the starting point of the route by train, there is a return bus for cyclists and bikes in the summer months from Altino/Venice or Ostiglia/Verona, which currently runs mainly on weekends but is planned to run daily in the future and be used as a luggage service in the opposite direction (current info and registration at www.viaclaudia.org)
Coordinates
Book recommendation by the author
Bike Route Via Claudia Augusta "Alinate" guide and Bike Route Via Claudia Augusta "Padana" guide for a successful bike trip: tailored GPS track, detailed descriptions, 1:50,000 maps
Recommended maps for this region:
Localization
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

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