The easiest alpine crossing for cyclists
The following pages contain all the information you need to ride the Via Claudia Augusta by bike
- General information on the cycle route
- Cycle tour books, cycle maps (may be ordered)
- Cycle shuttle over the Tyrolean Alpine passes (book well in advance!)
- Overnight accommodation in Via Claudia guest-houses/hotels:
- New! Luggage service from one Via Claudia guest-house/hotel to the next
- Convenient bus + bike service for cyclists and cycle from Italy
- Other questions
Emperor Claudius hat the Via Claudia Augusta extended to creat the first real road through the Alps that connected the Adriatic port of Altinum with the Danube. Along the Via Claudia Augusta cyle route, the ancient cultural and trade passage of the Roman Empire is brought back to life with diverity being its trump card. Cyclists can look forward to an unforgettable combination of landscapes, lively small towns, laid-back villages and hundrets of testimonies to an eventful history and the cultures shaped by it. Not forgetting all the tempting delicacies from kitchen and cellar along the way.
General information on the cycle route:
Section: Approx. 700km from Donauwörth over the Alps to Altino near Venice or Ostiglia on the River Po.
Logistics: Cycle shuttle over the Tyrolean passes; train or bus Trento _ Pergine; regular return transfer by coach for you and your cycle from the end of your tour in Italy; luggage service from one Via Claudia guest-house/hotel to next.
Profile: Along asphalt or gravel cycleways and low-traffic side roads. Mainly flat to gentle slopes in Bavaria. Only a few easy climbs in Tyrol thanks to the two bike shuttle services. Mostly downhill from the Reschen Pass. On the main road between Trento and the Adriatic, there are two passes without cycle shuttle, but these can be bypassed without a long detour. A branch of the route goes on even further to Ostiglia.
Cycle tour books, cycle maps (only in German an Italian!):
- Bikeline cycling tour book in German "Via Claudia Augusta - von der Donau an die Adria", 3rd edition, Verlag Esterbauer, 199 pages, 1:75000, ISBN 978-3-85000-131-131-1, EUR 12.90 + postage costs
- Kompass cycle tour guidebook in German "Via Claudia Augusta - Donauwörth > Venedig - Radlen auf den Spuren der Römer", 1st edition, Kompass-Verlag, 127 pages, 1:50000, ISB 978-3-85026-067-1, EUR 14.95 + postage costs
- Kompass cycling maps "Via Claudia Augusta - Donauwörth > Venedig/Venezia - Radlen auf den Spuren der Römer", 1st edition, Kompass-Verlag, 2 double-sided maps, tear- and water-resistant, 1:50000, ISB 978-3-85026-146_3, EUR 12.95 + postage costs
Package tours offers for example ...
INNTOUR, Leopoldstrasse 4, 6020 Innsbruck/Austria
Tel: +43 (0)699 - 101 28 730
Mail: info@inntour.com
Web: www.inntour.com
8 days tour from Augsburg across the Alpen to Bozen download Info
5 days culinary tour ViaClaudiaAugusta across the Tirol download Info
Cycle shuttle over the Tyrolean Alpine passes (book well in advance!):
- Cycle shuttle over the Fern Pass (between Biberwier and Nassereith) download info
- Cycle shuttle over the Reschen Pass (Landeck - Fliess - Prutz - Ried - Tösens - Pfunds - Nauders am Reschenpass) download info
Overnight accommodation in Via Claudia guest-houses/hotels:
There are currently 170 guest-houses/hotels geared towards meeting the needs of Via Claudia travellers. They market themselves under the banner "2000 years of hospitality". You will find all Via Claudia guest-houses/hotels under the headings for the various regions (Bavaria, Tyrol, Etschtal/Val d'Adige, Valsugana-Feltre-Altino and Verona-Ostiglia) and in the full list of hosts, which can be downloaded here.
New! Luggage service from one Via Claudia guest-house/hotel to the next
New from 2010. Now you can leave you luggage with your host when you leave in the morning and then collect it as you arrive at your accommodation that evening. The service is available from July to August. Morevoer during other months, if there are at least 40 suitcases on the way at the same time. Download information
More information and registration (at least 16 days before departure) with ...
Mother tongue German:
Mother tongue Italian:
Convenient bus + bike service for cyclists and cycle from Italy:
Daily bus + bike service from Venice or Ostiglia on the River Po / Verona on the northbound route from July to August (other months on request, if there are at least 6 people). Download information
Mother tongue German:
Mother tongue Italian:
It is also possible to return from the end of your journey by Italian state railways (cycle transport only on regional trains) and both the Austrian and German Bundesbahn.
Other questions:
Via Claudia Info ++43 664 27 63 555
office@viaclaudia.at
