Day 13 | 356km  | Mittersill Bischofsmais, GermanyOutline for today09:00 Departure18:00 Arrival at:Hotel SchäfflerhofOrtstrasse 2,94253 Bischofsmais (DE) 

Departure 09:00
So by 09:00 we have all had breakfast, packed and are out on our bikes ready to take on todays roads.

Today, we need to get a bit of humour into our riding day, so why not visit the town of "Fucking" in Austria?

After a few childish giggles, we head north into Germany and along the German/Czechia boarder.

Fuel

As always we fuel up just before arriving at the hotel, ready for tomorrow.

Day 14 | 356km  | Bischofsmais Rödigsdorf, GermanyOutline for today09:00 Departure18:00 Arrival at:Cafe Hoyer pension und AppartememntsIlmenauerstrasse 5,99510 RödigsdorfGermany 

Departure 09:00
So by 09:00 we have all had breakfast, packed and are out on our bikes ready to take on todays roads.

Today, we are heading north along the German/Czechia boarder. Harzen looms :)

Fuel

As always we fuel up just before arriving at the hotel, ready for tomorrow.

Day 02 | 379km | Delliehausen Kelberg, Germany

Outline for today09:00 Departure18:00 Arrival at:Gästehaus RathsAuf Dem Franzen 153539 Kelberg, DE Departure 09:00
So by 09:00 we have all had breakfast, packed and are out on our bikes ready to take on todays roads.

Heading SE through the roads become more winding and the landscape more scenic. Some time during the morning when we pass a supermarket, we stop off to buy lunch to help with keeping the budget down. Its not every day that we will stop at a restaurant for lunch :)

Lunch

Between the hours of 11:00 and 13:00 we are on the look out for a nice park or grassy lay by to stop off for lunch.

A nice afternoon ride

We carry on today to reach a hotel near the famous Nurburgring.

Fuel

As always we fuel up just before arriving at the hotel, ready for tomorrow.

Day 01 |  438km  | Tappernøj, Denmark Gewissenruh, Germany

                           Outline for today05:30 Departure07:15 Ferry to Germany17:00 arrival atGasthaus Zum ReinhardswaldDorfstreasse2034399 Gewissenruh, DE 

Meeting (Martin)

We meet at Cirkle K petrol station Tappernøj services at 5:30 o'clock in the morning where we gather in anticipation with coffee until everyone arrives.

Ferry
You will need to buy a one way ticket for the 07:15 Rødby-Puttarden crossing at this link here. You can pay on site, but they put an extra 75kr surcharge for the privalige.

The ferry is scheduled to arrive at Puttgarden at 08:00.

Once in Germany, the route takes us on a short burst on the motorway and we pull in at the first German filling station 168km later. Just down the road we take the exit where we meet up with

Meeting (Krister)

We meet at the Aral petrol station in Reinfeld 09:30 and from here we won't see motorways again for the next 15 days or so. Until then its all the B-roads we can find.

Lunch

Between the hours of 11:00 and 13:00 we are on the look out for a nice cafe or similar to stop off for lunch. A fuel stop in this time period is in a town which should have ample lunch possibilities :)

A nice afternoon ride
Our goal for today is to get past the flatlands of northern Germany, so after lunch we take a nice ride in the afternoon in a general southern direction. By the time we get to 17:00 we are close to our first hotel and we refill the bikes ready for tomorrow.

Day 09 | 261km  | Valdisotto Vigo di Fassa, ItalyOutline for today09:00 Departure18:00 Arrival at:Hotel Carpe Diem
Streda Neva 338039 Vigo di Fassa (Italy) 

​Departure 09:00
So by 09:00 we have all had breakfast, packed and are out on our bikes ready to take on todays roads.

Completing the final part of Stelvio nation park, we head into yet another national park, i.e. Adamello-Brenta.  Today we continue the wonderful roads of northern alpine Italy and head towards our base hotel for three nights.

Here we can explore the area for a couple of days or just relax in the hotel and enjoy all its wellness facilities. Link to the hotel's website, and a price list over wellness services coming soon.

Fuel

As always we fuel up just before arriving at the hotel, ready for tomorrow.

Day 07 | 427km  |  Sörenberg (CH) Campodolcino, ItalyOutline for today09:00 Departure18:00 Arrival at:Casa Vacanze Ca' De ValVia Don Romeo Ballerini 1,23021 Campodolcino (I)  

Departure 09:00
So by 09:00 we have all had breakfast, packed and are out on our bikes ready to take on todays roads.

Switzerland is known for its beauty, so today we will take in the scenery, some good pictures and we take in our first four alpine passes. Furka, Nufene, San Bernardino and Spluga passes

Fuel

As always we fuel up just before arriving at the hotel, ready for tomorrow.

Day 06 | 268km  | Badenweiler (DE) Sörenberg, SwitzerlandOutline for today09:00 Departure18:00 Arrival at:Hotel SörenbergRothornstraase 19,6174 SörenbergSwitzerland 

Departure 09:00
So by 09:00 we have all had breakfast, packed and are out on our bikes ready to take on todays roads.

After a great day in the Black forest, we now head into Switzerland :)

Fuel

As always we fuel up just before arriving at the hotel, ready for tomorrow.

Day 08 | 293km  | Campodolcino, Italy Valdisotto, ItalyOutline for today09:00 Departure18:00 Arrival at:Hotel VallechiaraLocalita Ciuk23030 Valdisotto (Italy) 

Departure 09:00
So by 09:00 we have all had breakfast, packed and are out on our bikes ready to take on todays roads.

Today we will be crossing the boarder between Switzerland and Italy 5 times, even though we start and finish the day in Italy. This means that not only will we pass through the famous towns of Sankt Moritz (Switzerland) and Livigno (Italy), but we also ride over three alpine passes.

So the day today will be Saint Moritz - Forcola - Livigno - Stelvio and Unbrailpass.

Fuel

As always we fuel up just before arriving at the hotel, ready for tomorrow.

Passes: Stelvio (2757m), Umbrail (2501m), Forcola (2315m)

Day 04  |  364km  | Kelberg (DE) Baden-Baden, GermanyOutline for today09:00 Departure18:00 Arrival at:Schwarzwald Hotel Sonne,Geroldsauer str. 145,76534 Baden-Baden (DE) 

Departure 09:00
So by 09:00 we have all had breakfast, packed and are out on our bikes ready to take on todays roads.

Up until now we have been riding rural German B roads, but as from today the roads get to be more fun. we travel south through the Vognes mountains and our very short visit to France before ending at Baden-Baden, the gateway to the B500 and some spectacular biking roads.

Fuel

As always we fuel up just before arriving at the hotel, ready for tomorrow.

Day 03 |  0km  | Kelberg (DE) Kelberg, GermanyOutline for todayNurburgringen

Departure
Our first stop of the trip, so there is no departure time. The famous Nurburgring being a few kilometers away, we leave our luggage behind for today and head down to the track to see some racing :)

The track then opens for "tourists" at 17:00. For some €'s a couple of laps of Nordschleife with the bike will qualify me to put a Nurburgring Nordschleife sticker on my bike. Lets see if all that training on Gran Tourismo 6 pays off :)

Fuel

As always we fuel up just before arriving at the hotel, ready for tomorrow.

Day 16 | 497km  | Zorge Copenhagen, Denmark Outline for today09:00 Departure18:00 Arrival at: 

Departure 09:00
So by 09:00 we have all had breakfast, packed and are out on our bikes ready to take on todays roads.

And finally on our last day of our trip and we'll just get the last of Harzen out the way before we hit the autobahn to get us home. Here we will try out the bikes' top speed :)

Ferry

We found out that you cant book the ferry online 2 hours of departure. Book a ticket online for a one way Puttarden-Rødby crossing at this link here. As we left it too late, i.e. approx an hour before getting to the ferry, we had to pay on site, with an extra 75kr surcharge for the privilege.

Home again

Once in Denmark it is not long before we head our own way and say good bye and thanks for 16 brilliant days.

Day 15 | 343km  | Rödigsdorf Zorge, GermanyOutline for today09:00 Departure18:00 Arrival at:Landhotel KunzentalIm Förstergarten 7,37449 ZorgeGermany 

Departure 09:00
So by 09:00 we have all had breakfast, packed and are out on our bikes ready to take on todays roads.

So today we will be taking on Harzen before heading home.

Fuel

As always we fuel up just before arriving at the hotel, ready for tomorrow.

Day 12 | 356km  | Vigo di Fassa Mittersill, AustriaOutline for today09:00 Departure18:00 Arrival at:Gasthof HaidbachOberfelben 8,5730 Mittersill, Austria 

Departure 09:00
So by 09:00 we have all had breakfast, packed and are out on our bikes ready to take on todays roads.

Totally refreshed from our mid trip break, we head into Austria but not before taking on three more alpine passes Giau, Sella and Gardena. Once we get into Austria, we'll have a go at another pass for good measure which is the well known Grossglockner.

Our hotel tonight is located in Mittersill close to "Nicco's corner" the crash site where we lost a dear friend last year august 2018. After visiting this site, we eat, drink and remember. Rest in peace my friend.

Fuel

As always we fuel up just before arriving at the hotel, ready for tomorrow.

Day 10 & 11 | Vigo di Fassa, ItalyOutline for today??:?? Departure??:?? Arrival at:Hotel Carpe Diem
Streda Neva 338039 Vigo di Fassa (Italy)  

Departure
No departure arrival times planned for the next 2 days

You can choose from one of the route suggestions, create your own or just take advantage of the hotels' wellness facilities. We are in Dolomite country now and the roads are spectacular. Or if we just want to relax and book a massage and lounge in the wellness area of the hotel.

Fuel

As always we fuel up just before arriving at the hotel, ready for tomorrow.