The over 750 km long Outside arises in Dobbiaco in the South Tyrolean Dolomites. over East Tyrol, Carinthia and Slovenia reaches the meanwhile stately river Croatia. Here it flows into the Danube.
Today's Drau cycle path leads as a well signposted cycle path from Dobbiaco until after Maribor in Slovenia. An expansion in the lower part is planned.
Route profile
- Length: 366 km
- Signposting: in A as R1, in SLO as D-3, intermediate signposts are preferred.
- Slopes: Initially steep gradient, from Lienz significantly flatter, in Slovenia supposedly hilly.
- Path condition: changing
- Traffic load: Low in A, as the tour is mostly traffic-free
- Suitable bike: Touring bike with gear shift
- Family suitability:
- Inline suitability: No
background
In Slovenia and Italy the Drava is called Drava.
preparation
getting there
Public transportation
- Arrival by train: You can travel by train to Toblach (train route Bozen - Brixen - Sillian - Lienz).
By bicycle
In the street
Route description with sights
Corner points of the route
From Toblach to San Candido, the route is still comparatively flat, it goes slightly downhill. It then falls down to about 650 m and then flattens out to Slovenia.
- Dobbiaco (I)
- Sillian - (A) - still at 1100 m above sea level. NN
- High traffic on the Innichen-Lienz section:
- There are many organized bike groups on the 42 km long section with a difference in altitude of 600 m. Most of them come from Italy. Since many of these day cyclists are untrained (in terms of cycling and fitness), accidents often occur (according to press releases on the Internet 09-2006).
- For cyclists, it is therefore advisable to cover the corresponding section of the route in the early morning.
- → Connection to the Alpe Adria cycle path with parallel guidance to Villach.
- Ferndorf
- Feistritz
- Villach
- Völkermarkt - is located on the reservoir of the same name
- There are steeper gradients in the cycle path below Völkermarkt. Between Ruden and Lavamünd z. Partly busy roads used. Obermitterdorf and Untermitterdorf belong to the municipality of Ruden and lie well above the Drau.
- Lavamünd (A) - at 348 m above sea level NN the deepest place in Carinthia
- In Slovenia the route runs on hilly back roads.
- Dravograd
- Maribor
- Ormož - lies on the Drava, which forms the border with Croatia here. It is not known whether traces of the route can still be found here.
Note: If you are familiar with the route, remove the heading "Corner points of the route" and replace this section with a detailed route description with stages. It is best to simply work the place names into the stages. You can find instructions on how to do this here .
An example of a fully developed cycle route with stages is here to find.
Other places to stay
security
trips
References to literature and maps
- Bikeline guide "Drau cycle path: From the source to Maribor", Verlag Esterbauer, 1: 75,000, 112 pages, ISBN 978-3-85000-071-0 - please refer Esterbauer publishing house
- Bikeline guide "Radatlas Kärnten" (with section of the Drau in Carinthia) - see Esterbauer publishing house
Web links
- Drau cycle path - officially Austria
- Radreise-Wiki Drau Cycle Path
- Kaspressknoedel.com Drau Cycle Path - Travel report
- Kerstin on tour - Travel report