Edelweiss Epic
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Route | Entry Fee | Brochure | Register |
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| In a nutshell... | ||||
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Viena, Austria Geneva, Switzerland |
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| Countries | : | Austria, Germany,
Switzerland |
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| Stages Rest days Extra stages |
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22 5 days Salzburg, Innsbruck, St. Moritz, Andermatt, Interlaken 2 optional loops in St. Moritz and Andermatt |
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Salzburg, Grossglockner
Hochstrasse, Krimmler Wasserfälle, Innsbruck, Neuschwanstein, St.
Moritz, Splügenpass, Furkapass, Nufenenpass, Sustenpass, Interlaken,
Bern, Lake Geneva |
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| Total distance | : | 2.300 km. | 1.440 miles | ||
| Average distance | : | 95 km. | 60 miles | ||
| Total climbing | : | 35.000 m. | 115.000 ft. | ||
| Average climbing |
: | 1.500 m. | 4.900 ft. | ||
| Road condition |
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95%
paved 5% cycle route with natural surface |
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Tuesday June 2nd, 2026 Sunday June 28th, 2026 |
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| Accommodation | : | Campsites
and 11 hotel nights (total 28 nights) |
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| Price (full tour) | : | € 5.995,- | |||
| Discount | : | € 200,- for early registration | |||
| Description | |||||
| Have you
heard of the TransAlp? It's a popular mountain bike race crossing the
Alps from North to South. From Germany to Italy through Austria or
Switzerland in just a week and a few hundred kilometres. It's a fabulous
ride, but it's a pity to take a shortcut through such attractive
countries. A real TransAlp doesn't run North-South, it should run West-East, or the other way around to appreciate the diversity of the Alps and to enjoy the best of Austria and Switzerland. The journey really is the destination in this part of the world. Every day, another highlight. Austria's imperial palaces and baroque churches formed the inspiring décor for the musical masterpieces of Mozart, Strauss and Schubert. It's for Bike-Dreams the setting for the start of their masterpiece: the "Edelweiss Epic". We jump on the bike and waltz us a way through the Alps from East to West. A bicycle tour like a musical masterpiece. The road instructions form the sheet music and the elevation profiles dictate the rhythm. From low valleys with flower-freckled meadows to high Alpine passes. From slow gentle climbs along glaciers to fast breath-taking downhills. From tranquil little streams to deafening waterfalls. From graceful cathedrals in classical cities to tiny chapels on top of a mountain. From deeply carved canyons to large turquoise lakes. From straight roads between alpine pastures where cowbells chime to countless hairpins to reach the homeland of the Edelweiss. What's a better place to start a tour like this than in Vienna, known as the City of Music. The rolling hills appear soon if we leave the grandeur of Austrian's capital behind. Quiet valleys, hidden passes, mountain lakes and charming villages bring us in four days to Salzburg, the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. A wonderful city full of baroque architecture that looks back on a long history as a metropolis of arts and culture, and where classical music wafts from open windows in quiet side streets. We cycle to Bad Gastein known for its hot springs with miraculous healing properties. The resort has kept some of the charm of its 19th-century heyday, when Empress Elisabeth - better known as Sisi - came here to bathe and pen poetry. |
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