Over 1.000 km routes of all grades, well signed, a dreamlike mountain world, a healthy natural landscape and the typical sunny weather of the South side of the Alps speak for the country between Großglockner and the Dolomites. A tour that has become “spicy” in the last years starts from St. Jakob in the valley Defereggental, the highest Austrian holiday village with wellness treatment centres. You can really feel your calves when you cycle uphill to the Klammljoch (Passo di Gola) 2.288 m. You follow downhill to South Tyrol, via Kematen on your way to Toblach (Dobbiaco). Another great experience in East Tyrol is a climb of 900 m of altitude in 30 minutes, if you ride in the National Park Region ascending from the village of Kals am Großglockner to the Lucknerhütte (Luckner refuge).
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.
