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Two tours, thousands of kilometres, four countries: the Dolomites Tour 2003 and the D–A–CH–I Tour 2010 — both on the Harley-Davidson, both unforgettable.
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Tour 1 · 16–25 July 2003 · 10 days · 1,698 km
Dolomites Tour 2003
From Neerach through Vorarlberg via the Silvretta into the Vinschgau, then 10 days through the Dolomites — Sella Pass, Gardena Pass, Passo di Giau, Stelvio Pass — to the Scuol adventure pool. Return via the Flüela Pass and Oberalp Pass.
| Day | km | Hrs. | Route | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 324 | 5:50 | Neerach → Winterthur (motorway) → Wil → Wattwil → Ebnat-Kappel → Feldkirch (customs) → Bludenz → Schruns → Silvretta High Alpine Road (Bieler Höhe) → Landeck → Oetz → Sölden → Obergurgl | Silvretta toll €10 — Hotel Olympia Obergurgl, €40 half board |
| 2 | 207 | 5:45 | Obergurgl → Hochgurgl → Timmelsjoch (SS446) → St. Leonhard (SS44) → Jaufen Pass → Sterzing (SS508) → Penser Joch → Samtheim → Bolzano → Eggental (SS241) → Karer Pass (SS48) → Canazei | Timmelsjoch toll €8 — Eggental: very rustic and romantic — Hotel Croce Bianca, €76 |
| 3 | 156 | 4:50 | Canazei (SS48) → Moena → Predazzo → Passo Rolle (SS50) → Passo Cereda (SS247) → Gosaldo → Forc Aruine → Agondo (SS203) → Cencenighe → Alleghe → Caprile → Passo di Fedaia (SS641) → Canazei | From Gosaldo to Parechi: wild and romantic road with winter damage |
| 4 | 163 | 4:50 | Canazei (SS242) → Sella Pass → Grödner Joch (SS243) → Passo Campo Lungo → Arabba (SS48) → Digonera turn-off → Caprile → Passo di Giau (SS638) → Belvedere (SS48) → Passo di Falzarego → Col di Lana → Arabba → Passo Pordoi → Canazei | Stunning mountains — Passo di Giau is a must!!! |
| 5 | 66 | 2:00 | Rest day — Canazei → Passo Pordoi → Excursion by cable car to Sas Pordoi → Arabba → Digonera → Passo di Fedaia → Canazei | Sas Pordoi cable car: €10 |
| 6 | 237 | 5:50 | Canazei → Moena → Predazzo → Castello → Auer/Ora → Tramin → Kurtatsch → Mezzocorona → Molveno → Ponte Arche → Tione → Dimarò → Malé → Revo → Cloz → Fondo → St. Felix | Alternative via Kaltern (shorter) — Pension Greti: affordable and cosy |
| 7 | 223 | 5:50 | St. Felix → Fondo (SS42) → Donato → Malé → Passo Tonale → Passo di Gavia → Bormio → Stelvio Pass → Umbrail Pass → St. Maria → Ofen Pass → Zernez → Scuol | Passo di Gavia: beautiful but narrow — Umbrail: approx. 6 km gravel road |
| 8 | 223 | — | Rainy day — Walking tour & Scuol adventure pool incl. massage | Crusch Alba, CHF 76 — Scuol adventure pool CHF 25, worth it! Irish/Roman bath (advance booking recommended) |
| 9 | 223 | — | Rain — Walking tour to Tarasp via Vulpera, return by postbus | Bad Vulpera thermal springs |
| 10 | 325 | 6:00 | Scuol → Flüela Pass → Davos → Landquart → Chur → Reichenau → Flims/Laax → Disentis → Oberalp Pass → Andermatt → Altdorf → Brunnen → Arth → Zug → Cham → Affoltern am Albis → Neerach | Slightly long stage (Oberalp Pass) |
| Total | 1698 km | 10 days — and the next holiday can already be planned. |
Tour 2 · 11–18 July 2010 · 8 days · approx. 1,630 km
D–A–CH–I Tour 2010
Germany, Austria, South Tyrol, Switzerland — a week-long tour through four countries. From Steinmaur via the Friedrichshafen ferry, through Bavaria (Wieskirche, Zugspitze, Tegernsee), Salzburg, Salzkammergut, Zillertal, Arlberg, Timmelsjoch to Scuol — return via the Flüela Pass.
| Day | km | Hrs. | Route | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 198 | 4:00 | Steinmaur → Bülach → Winterthur (motorway) → Gossau → Amriswil → Romanshorn → Ferry Friedrichshafen → Lindau → Scheidegg → Oberstaufen → Immenstadt → Bad Hindelang → Unterjoch Pass → Wertach → Nesselwang → Füssen → Rosshaupten | Avoid motorways! — Cosy accommodation with traditional cuisine |
| 2 | 215 | 4:30 | Rosshaupten → Lechbrugg (excursion to Wieskirche) → Bad Bayersoien → Saulgrub → Oberammergau → Linderhof Palace → Ammersattel → Plansee → Lermoos → Zugspitze → Garmisch-Partenkirchen → Walchensee → Wallgau → Aspen Pass → Kreuth → Bad Wiessee at Tegernsee | Wallgau toll road: approx. €3.50 |
| 3 | 175 | 3:15 | Bad Wiessee → Schliersee → Sudelfeld → Nussdorf → Herrenchiemsee → Rimsting → Traunstein → Freilassing → Salzburg (Note: vignette required!) → St. Gilgen at Wolfgangsee | 5-star hotel St. Gilgen — Bypass Salzburg without vignette or castle visit |
| 4 | 163 | 3:50 | St. Gilgen → Mondsee → Burgau (Attersee) → back to St. Gilgen → Strobl → Postalm → Pass Lueg → Eisriesenwelt (Hohenwerfen Castle) → Bischofshofen → Hochkönig → Saalfelden → Zell am See | Postalm toll: €6 — Postalm: very romantic! |
| 5 | 220 | 3:30 | Zell am See → Piesendorf → Burk → Gerlos Pass → Aschau i.Z. → Fügen → Maurach (Achensee) → Achen Pass → Lenggries → Bad Tölz → Heilbrunn → Habach → Murnau → Bad Kohlgrub | |
| 6 | 255 | 4:30 | Bad Kohlgrub → Füssen (town visit) → Grän → Graicht Pass → Stanzach → Lech → St. Anton → Arlberg Pass → Landeck → Oetz → Sölden → Hochgurgl | Overnight stay Hochgurgl |
| 7 | 177 | 3:00 | Hochgurgl → Timmelsjoch → Merano → Reschen Pass → Glurns → Müstair → Ofen Pass → Zernez → Scuol | Belvair Irish/Roman bath: advance booking recommended! |
| 8 | 225 | 6:00 | Scuol → Flüela Pass → Davos → Landquart → Chur → Horgen (Lake Zurich ferry) → Uster → along Greifensee → Dübendorf → Regensdorf → Niederglatt | Slightly long stage (especially Oberalp Pass) |
| Total | 1628 km | Wonderful week-long tour through 4 countries — with detours to sights. |
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