Cycling in Innsbruck and at the Inn
For bike tours around Innsbruck we have to reckon with gradients or metres in altitude.
Exceptions are the tours along the Inn, upstream to Landeck and downstream to Jenbach - Kufstein.
Innsbruck lies on the route of the Munich long-distance cycle path to Venice.
From Innsbruck to Venice the Brenner cycle path is used.
In Austria's railways, bicycles can be taken along for a fee.
In buses it cannot be guaranteed and you have to check with the driver.
In some cases, however, there are loading devices for bikes.
From Innsbruck airport to the Innsbruck train station there is a bus line F (approx. 20 minutes) - should it not work with bus and bike, there are only 4km to the train station.
Daily stages from Innsbruck
1)Innsbruck to Brenner (Suhl), approx. 38 km
2)Innsbruck to Achensee (Inn), approx. 53 km
3)Innsbruck into the Zillertal (Inn & Zeller), approx. 60-80 km depending how far to the Zillertal
4)Innsbruck to Landeck (Inn ), ca 76 km
5)Innsbruck in Brixental (Inn to Jenbach, then further to Kitzbühl approx. 100 km)
6)Innsbruck to Kufstein (Inn), approx. 84 km
Innsbruck to Munich
On this route there are several routes of different lengths
On the one hand the Inn downstream via Kufstein over the border to Germany to Passau, where the Inn flows into the Danube.
From Passau the Danube upstream to Deggendorf and from here the Isar upstream to Munich.
We can choose a shorter Inn - Isar connection from Wasserburg am Inn directly to Munich.
If you prefer to cycle up the Inn, you can leave the Inn at Mötz and reach Füssen via the Fernpass.
Follow the old Roman road Via Augusta and from Füssen along the Romantic Road or the Lech downstream to Landsberg am Lech.
From there past the Ammersee and Starnberger See to Wolfratshausen to the Isar and on to Munich city centre.
The shortest route is the route via Jenbach, then through the Achental, past the Achensee, the dammed Isar lake (Sylvensteinsee) further to the Isar - and along the Isar downstream via Bad Tölz to Munich.
Innsbruck to the Danube with all options of the Danube cycle path to Linz / Vienna / Budapest
The Inn from Innsbruck via Kufstein and then across the border to Germany.
The Inn flows into the Danube at Passau.
From Passau there is again the possibility of the Danube downstream to Linz - Vienna - Budapest.
Alternatively we can accompany the Danube upstream to Regensburg (see also options from Regensburg).
At Deggendorf there is the possibility to cycle along the Isar upstream to Munich.
Innsbruck to Zurich
The Inn upstream through the Upper Inn Valley via Landeck towards the Engadine and cross the Austrian-Swiss border.
After some time we reach Susch.
The cyclist chooses at his destination Zurich whether he prefers to take the strain of the Fluela Pass into the Prättigauer valley or whether he prefers to take a part by train to Klosters.
Through the Prättigauer Tal to Sargans and from there along the Walensee and Zürich See to Zürich.
There are other options also from Lake Constance - see Innsbruck-Bodensee
Innsbruck to Milan
The Inn upstream through the Upper Inn Valley via Landeck towards the Engadine and cross the Austrian-Swiss border.
After some time we reach Susch and can follow the Inn from Susch to St Moritz.
After St.Moritz we cross the Maloja Pass and cycle on the other side downstream along the Mera to Lago di Como.
Along the Lago di Como or a part by ferry to Lecco and from there we use the Adda, as well as the Milanese canal system (Navigli ) here the Naviglio Martesena to the Milan city centre.
From the Upper Inn Valley we can alternatively reach the Veltliner Valley via the Reschen Pass, the Stilfser Joch.
Through the Valtellina Valley to Lake Como and from there as described above.
Innsbruck to Salzburg
The Inn also offers many possibilities of the side valleys and currently Velo Europe has taken out only a few which lead us to other river valleys which lead us to other VEPs.
The Zillertal valley takes us from Jenbach in an easterly direction and further over the Gerlos high alpine road into the Salzach valley near Krimml past the big waterfalls, which we use on routes to Salzburg.
The Brixental valley from Wörgl takes us eastwards and further via Kitzbühl, then into the Salzach valley near Mittersil.
Innsbruck to Italy via Reschenpass
Another historical route from the upper Inn valley to Landeck is the route over the Reschenpass to Vinschgau. After we have driven up on the Tyrolean side there is a great descent in South Tyrol with a view of the Ortler Massif.
Here we have to decide quickly if we want to go over the 2nd highest alpine pass " the Stilfser Joch " into the Veltliner valley, which is crossed by the Adda and flows into the Comer lake ( see option Milan ), or if we want to go along the Adige or here ital. Adige through the Vinschgau via Meran to Bolzano.
In Bolzano this route meets one of the oldest trade routes through the Alps, the Brenner and Valle Isarco route.
Innsbruck to Italy via Brenner
From Innsbruck we drive in the direction of Brenner and cross the border to Italy. From the Brenner we follow the Eisack first through the Wipptal to Franzenfeste and later through the Eisacktal via Brixen to Bozen.
From Brenner via Bozen
In Bolzano this path meets the Etschweg, as the Eisack flows here into the Etsch. From Bolzano we follow the Adige to Trentino and Verona. After Verona, the Adige flows eastwards and flows into the Adriatic Sea just south of Venice.
The last section is a short stretch parallel to the Mediterranean coast.
Option via Pustertal Dolomites
On this route, from the Brenner Pass, there is also the option of choosing another route to Venice.
From Franzenfeste first in an easterly direction through the Pustertal to Toblach.
From Dobbiaco we can then return to Austria by following the river Drau downstream in eastern direction via Spittal and Villach to Klagenfurt in Carinthia (see option Innsbruck-Klagenfurt) or from Dobbiaco south through the Dolomites following an old railway line to Cortina d ' Ampezzo with connection to Belluno.
From Belluno a slightly longer path along Piave , Brenta , Bacchglione and through Bassano del Grappa , Vicenza and Padua through Venetian history to Venice.
Alternatively from Belluno the shorter way via Treviso and along the Fiume Sile to the Venetian lagoon city.
