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Day25 (30AUG06): Koetschach-Mauthen - Reana del Rojale

August 30th, 2006 by bambi

METRICS:

  • Start: Koetschach-Mauthen
  • Stop: Reana del Rojale
  • Distance: 95,6 km (total: 1280,6 km)
  • Time of ride: 4:42 h
  • Average speed: 20 km/h
  • Altitude difference: +769/-1351 m (total: +7183 m)

DETAILS:

  • Ploecken pass, Paluzza, Tolmezzo, Gemona
  • Ploecken pass was at the limit of my thighs an bike transmission: up to 15% inclination in a noisy gallery
  • On top I met 2 like-minded guys: cyclists from Poland, Tomasz and Krystian
  • Free camping in a small forest close to the village

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Day24 (29AUG06): Olanger Stausee - Koetschach-Mauthen

August 29th, 2006 by bambi

METRICS:

  • Start: Olanger Stausee
  • Stop: Koetschach-Mauthen
  • Distance: 90,5 km (total: 1185,0 km)
  • Time of ride: 4:55 h
  • Average speed: 15 km/h
  • Altitude difference: 1070/-1397 m (total: +6414 m)

DETAILS:

  • Pustertal (Villabassa, Dobbiaco), Silian, Karnische Dolomitenstrasse/Tyrolese Gailtal (Kartitsch, Maria Luggau, Sankt Jakob im Lesachtal)
  • The Tyrolese Gailtal is beatiful, small villages, a lot of water mills and endless turns

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Day23 (28AUG06): Varn - Olanger Stausee

August 28th, 2006 by bambi

METRICS:

  • Start: Varn
  • Stop: Olanger Stausee
  • Distance: 51,0 km (total: 1094,5 km)
  • Time of ride: 3:20 h
  • Average speed: 15 km/h
  • Altitude difference: +668/-285 m (total: +5346 m)

DETAILS:

  • Pustertal (Vintl, San Lorenzo di Sebato, Brunico, Valdaora)
  • Beautiful fishing cabin at the lake served as accomodation
  • Cold morning with 5°C

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Day22 (27AUG06): Innsbruck - Varn

August 27th, 2006 by bambi

METRICS:

  • Start: Innsbruck
  • Stop: Varn
  • Distance: 83,4 km (total: 1043,5 km)
  • Time of ride: 5:05 h
  • Average speed: 16 km/h
  • Altitude difference: +1241/-1106 m (total: +4678 m)

DETAILS:

  • Old Roman Brenner route (Vill, Patsch, Erlach, Matrei); Steinach, Brenner, Sterzing
  • First pass in the Alps and of course rain as usual
  • Nice and quit campground beside the lake

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Day21 (26AUG06): Kundl - Innsbruck

August 26th, 2006 by bambi

METRICS:

  • Start: Kundl
  • Stop: Innsbruck
  • Distance: 64,5 km (total: 950,1 km)
  • Time of ride: 3:15 h
  • Average speed: 19 km/h
  • Altitude difference: +159/-74 m (total: +3437 m)

DETAILS:

  • Following the Inntal cycle track
  • Parking the bike at the gas station while doing the last shopping in Innsbruck
  • Stayed at St. Nikolaus hostel
  • Hendl from Wienerwald was the MUST of the day…

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Day20 (25AUG06): Samerberg-Dorfen - Kundl

August 25th, 2006 by bambi

METRICS:

  • Start: Samerberg-Dorfen
  • Stop: Kundl
  • Distance: 55,7 km (total: 895,6 km)
  • Time of ride: 2:37 h
  • Average speed: 21 km/h
  • Altitude difference: +77/-365 m (total: +3278 m)

DETAILS:

  • Following the Inntal cycle track to Austria
  • Visited the Fahrtwind team in Samerberg
  • Free camping behind an allotment garden with blackberries in front of my door

Posted in Travelogues, Austria, Germany | No Comments »