Italy / River Adige Cycle Route

• Total length: 275/300 km
• Terrain: 95% tarmac, 5% unpaved
• Train connection among the overnight stays: every day
• Possibility to shorten the itinerary by taking the train: every day except day 7

Mainly along flat roads with only a few rolling parts. The region of South Tyrol is provided with an excellently built cycle lanes system. You can ride almost exclusively on well planned, traffic free cycle lanes, part of which run along the Adige banks. Towards Lake Garda there is a bit more challenging climb to face.

Leisure cycling in mostly flat areas, with only a few short ups and downs. Little effort required, suitable for everyone. The longest stage, from Bolzano to Trento, can be shortened by taking the train.

Bolzano is connected with the following airports:
Innsbruck: 120 km, Verona: 150 km, Treviso: 200 km, Venice: 230 km, Bergamo: 240 km, Milan: 320 km

Trains
For information on timetables and prices you can consult the following website: www.trenitalia.com.

We personally choose all the hotels mindful of your comfort as well as the proximity to cycling paths and any relevant local sites.

You will be accommodated in 3/4* hotels.

All rooms have en suite facilities. Most hotels have air conditioning while some smaller hotels and hotels located in mountain areas of northern Italy can be without air conditioning.

When you book the tour please specify the type of room requested:

• double room is a room with one double bed
• twin room is a room with two single beds
• triple room is usually a room with one double bed and a single bed or a sofa bed.

Girolibero bikes are available in different sizes and frames:

• Touring bike 27-gear Shimano Deore
• Hybrid bike 27-gear Shimano
• E-bike 9-gear Shimano

Features:

• aluminium frame
• mudguard (not for Hybrid)
• rear rack
• comfort gel saddle www.selleroyal.com (different model for Hybrid)
• anti-puncture Schwalbe tyres
• ergonomic bicycle grips
• Speed Lifter system

Accessories
All rented adult bikes are equipped with:

• 1 cycle computer  
• 1 Ortlieb one-sided saddlebag
• 1 front bar bag per room
• 1 repair kit per room: 1 spare inner tube, glue, patch, a pump, 2 allen keys and tyre levers 
• 1 combination bike lock

At the moment of booking you can also rent helmets, suitable for head circumferences from 58 to 61. All helmets have a certification mark according to the DIN EN 1078 (CE) European norm.

Important notes:
We recommend that you bring your own reusable water bottle with you.

In order to cycle smoothly following our App, we suggest that you bring with you a holder for your mobile phone to be fixed on the handlebar, as well as a power bank (even if the App can be used offline, too).

Before your arrival, you will receive an email from us with the digital information material. It contains:

1. Link to download the App including maps, roadbook, points of interest and GPS tracks (you can use the App offline, too)

2. Link to download the tour information material in Pdf:

• Tour notes
• Final tour details

3. Digital travel documents:

• Final hotel list (due to overbooking or organizational needs your hotel list may change just before your arrival)
• Hotel vouchers to show to the hotel reception upon arrival
• Voucher for the transfer Bolzano-Resia Pass
• Garda Lake ferry-boat voucher: show this voucher to the ticket office in Riva del Garda to get your passage by ferry-boat to Peschiera or Desenzano del Garda

Staff support

In the Final Tour Details you will find the contact phone numbers you can call during the tour in case of emergency.