The starting lap of the Drau Cycle Path takes you from Toblach to Lienz, crossing Sillian. Always a little downhill, cycling along the wild part of the Drau will become a pleasure.
Hosts alongside the path will readily invite you to take a rest. During your family tour, it is also worth your while to pay a visit in the surroundings: the “Galitzenklamm”, the historical town centre of Lienz or Schloß Bruck (Bruck Castle).
Cycling Adventures in East Tyrol
It’s easy to assume that cycling was invented in East Tyrol: nowhere else can you find such a diverse range of terrain in such a small area as in this region of the Alps. Therefore it’s no surprise that many of Europe’s major cycling events are held in East Tyrol: the Giro d‘Italia includes a stage that runs through the region’s picturesque mountains and the most challenging part of the Tour of Austria (Internationale Österreich Radrundfahrt) runs through the village of Prägraten – famous for mountaineering – in the heart of the Hohe Tauern National Park.
