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Inn Valley Bicycle Trail
The Austrian section of the Inn Valley Bicycle Trail in the
Tyrol takes mountain-bike enthusiasts from the forbidding rock landscape of the
Upper Inn Valley to the mellow valleys of Upper Austria. The route starts in the
mountain town of Landeck, continues through the Inn Valley via Imst to
Innsbruck, then goes to the old salt-mining city of Hall in Tyrol. From there,
the trail leaves the high Alps and goes to the Kufstein on the Bavarian border.
In Innauen, you can see 280 bird species. The trail flattens out beyond Innauen
and remains mostly level until it reaches Passau, Germany where the Inn River
feeds into the Danube. For information, e-mail tirol.info@tirolwerbung.at
or visit www.tiscover.com/tirol.
Around Vorarlberg Bicycling Tour
Austria's westernmost bicycling tour starts and ends in
Hohenems. On the way, you'll pass Dornbirn, Alberschwende, Mellau, the
Hochschauber Pass, and the resort of Lech until you reach the high point of the
tour, the Flexen Pass, at 1773 meters (5,817 feet). On the return segment of the
circular route, you'll pass Stuben, Braz, Bludenz, and Rankweil.
Total length of the tour is 170 km (106 miles), and the level
ranges from medium to difficult. The route is used for the Around Vorarlberg
Cycling Marathon in mid-August.
You can obtain a free Bicycling Information in Vorarlberg
brochure that contains an overview map and detailed descriptions of 30 cycling
routes in the province. E-mail the Voralberg Tourist Board at info@vbgtour.at
or visit the board's Web site, www.vorarlberg-tourism.at.
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