Second half of the Alps crossing, and on to Munich where my 2022 European cycling trip abruptly ended. The last 30-odd kilometres of the Alpe Adria Cycleway going into Salzburg are fairly ordinary, and so are the next 30-kilometres heading out of Salzburg towards Munich, truth be told, but the other 250-odd kilometres of this…
Category: Austria
#105 Ciclovia Alpe Adria Radweg |358km:1,784m ascent|
Attention touring cyclists! You should all try to ride the FVG1, The Ciclovia Alpe Adria Cycle Path, that goes 400 km from Salzburg, Austria, to Grado on the Adriatic coast, at least once in your life. It’s fantastic! I went the other way, up from Italy, and this post is about the uphill section.
#56 The Austrian Danube
I struggle on cycling down the Danube with cracked ribs and a badly bruised thigh. The cycling is terrific and takes all the pain away, but the weather turns cold and wet.
#55 The German Danube
The Romantische Strasse (“Romantic Way”, as in the Romance architectural period from around 1750 to 1850) is not all it’s cracked up to be, to be honest. It’s just a marketing exercise! They tout it as this simply amaaa…zing cycle way, when it’s really a car route anyway, with a series of bike paths strung…
#54 Germany’s Romantic Way|
The Romantische Strasse (“Romantic Way”, as in the Romance architectural period from around 1750 to 1850) is not all it’s cracked up to be, to be honest. It’s just a marketing exercise! They tout it as this simply amaaa…zing cycle way, when it’s really a car route anyway, with a series of bike paths strung…