Follow the Drau cycle path – the source in Dobbiaco to the sunny town of Lienz
Follow the Drau cycle path – the source in Dobbiaco to the sunny town of Lienz
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Follow the Drau cycle path – the source in Dobbiaco to the sunny town of Lienz
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48.6km
130m
Cycling
On this tour you ride almost entirely downhill with a slight gradient. The route repeatedly meets the railway tracks, so you can spontaneously shorten the route by taking the train. This tour is the first stage of the Drau cycle path, which skirts the source area of the Drau between Toblach and Innichen. The Drau cycle path continues for a total of 510 kilometers through Carinthia to the Croatian-Slovenian border near Varaždin.
It starts in Toblach at the train station. You ride through lush green meadows towards Innichen, the first of several beautiful towns that you will visit today. Shortly afterwards you cross the border between Italy and Austria. In terms of landscape, not much changes after the border: the entire cycle path is lined with mountains, the main Alpine ridge on the left and the Dolomites on the right.
In addition to the village and town centers, the South Tyrolean waffle factory near Silian, picnic areas by the river, the castle in Heinfels and the Galitzeklamm gorge make this tour exciting. The lavishly restored Heinfels Castle is particularly worth seeing. We recommend a guided tour, during which the halls, battlements and the castle chapel are also opened for you.
The destination of this tour is the train station in the sunny city of Lienz. The sun shines here for an average of over 2,000 hours a year. Ideal conditions for seeing the beautiful city and strolling along the rivers Drau and Isel.
by Südtirol I Alto Adige I South Tyrol
Last updated: June 5, 2024
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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44 m
Three Peaks Nature Park Visitor Center
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You can find more information and opening times here: pustertal.org/de/highlights/natur-landschaft/naturparks/drei-zinnen/naturparkhaus-drei-zinnen.
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4.95 km
San Candido (Innichen) Historic Town Center
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12.6 km
Drava/Drau Pass Border Crossing
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43.9 km
Galitzenklamm Gorge
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44.5 km
Covered wooden bridge over the Drau
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48.6 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
33.5 km
11.1 km
2.67 km
1.32 km
< 100 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
41.2 km
6.28 km
629 m
510 m
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Elevation
Highest point (1,220 m)
Lowest point (670 m)
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Friday 8 May
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Trail Reviews
The San Candido - Lienz cycle path is a route suitable for everyone immersed in the greenery of Val Pusteria and also perfect for families. Read the full story: https://www.lifeintravel.it/ciclabile-san-candido-lienz-in-bici-dolomiti.html
Explain it Where do we start from? The Val Pusteria cycle path connects Brunico with San Candido, but we decided to start from Dobbiaco, the town before San Candido The Drava cycle path starts from San Candido onwards From Dobbiaco you can leave near the train station Is the route well signposted? Yes, very well, there are signs up to Lienz It's difficult ? Not at all, it is almost completely downhill and the surface is completely asphalt Then the view is wonderful How to get back? You can go back by bike following the outward route, or as many choose by train from Lienz to Dobbiaco / San Candido. Ticket price with bike 12 euros per person
Today it went steadily uphill from Lienz in the direction of the source of the Drau. The cycle path sometimes leads along the Drau, but mostly through the forest or at the edge of the forest. It is paved and very easy to drive. There are only a few real gradients, so the engine only had to be switched on every now and then. Beautiful tour through the Dolomites.
Postponed to day 4 Vitalpinum and Lienz city tour in a separate recording from the prospectus: Day 3: Cycle tour on the Drau Cycle Path to Lienz (approx. 45 km) We start with the bikes again in San Candido and cycle today on the Drau Cycle Path to Lienz in East Tyrol. Not far from the source of the Drau we get on our bikes and after a few kilometers we reach the Austrian border. Through small villages and always along the Drau we ride on the continuously paved bike path to the Vitalpinum, a mountain pine oil distillery with a feel-good garden, medicinal herb field and stone pine power station. After the interesting tour, we continue cycling to the city center of Lienz, where we end our bike tour. We have enough time to visit the city center of the provincial capital of East Tyrol, which is well worth seeing. A typical lunchtime snack awaits us today during the bike tour. Then return by bus. Dinner.
The Drau cycle path in Carinthia, always the right decision, whether upper or lower reaches. We took the train from Lienz to Toblach in South Tyrol. I bought tickets to San Candido and then, with a somewhat uneasy feeling, sat there for another 4 minutes without tickets to Dobbiaco. The ÖBB only sells tickets to San Candido. The Italian conductor smiled mildly during the check and said the ride was on the house this time. Ugh... And then had a delicious Italian latte in the touristy Toblach on the 3 Peaks. Beautiful weather for cycling, but there was such a strong headwind that you almost always had to pedal despite the predominantly downhill gradient. The cyclists going uphill were pushed up by the wind. Wow... The cycle path is almost entirely paved and well signposted, whether on the Italian or Austrian side. You just have to do it.
There are still 2.5km left on the track. in my opinion I wouldn't do it again unless I went beyond Lienz
Rent a bike in Toblach near the train station (or directly at the Innichen train station, then you can leave the bike there after the return journey by train). It's downhill the whole time through beautiful valleys and along the river. Unfortunately, you can only use certain trains back with your bike (always those that end in Innichen), as they have a bike compartment. Sometimes they only run every 2 hours
Unfortunately we had to cancel the tour in Lienz due to heavy thunderstorms and downpours
Comments
April 17, 2024
On this tour you ride almost entirely downhill with a slight gradient. The route repeatedly meets the railway tracks, so you can spontaneously shorten the route by taking the train. This tour is the first stage of the Drau cycle path, which skirts the source area of the Drau between Toblach and Innichen
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September 8, 2024
Great (!) how komoot describes a bike tour. You've cycled 48.6 km.
And how do you get back???
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