1 month bikepacking trip in europe - (germany austria italy) looking for partner

[slaviktkach]

I'm planning to travel by bike from September to October. Start point and finish point at munich and I'm looking for partners to join me to part of the trip or all of it.I want to ride from munich - salzburg - garda lake in italy - munich through garmisch , and maybe somone can give me some information about this route or give me a gps track file ? I'm looking for something that does not require technical skills because I will have panniers on my bike and equipment.

Thank you Slava !

[wunnspeed]

Hi Slava, I might be able to help and ride some. It just depends on what and when. I live between Munich and Salzburg by Rosenheim. I know the area quite well as I ride, run and hike all over. Let me know how I can help.

[MartinFarrent]

A lot of people ride the Via Claudia from Garmisch to Lago di Garda with hybrid bikes. So it would seem suited, if you are using panniers.

Here's a page with a track:

http://www.outdooractive.com/de/fernradweg/bayerisch-schwaben/via-claudia-augusta/2810096/

(No idea how good it is.)

If you can read German, check out this forum and post additional questions there:

http://www.mtb-news.de/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=11

[schiffschaukelbremser]

I went from Garmisch to Riva last year. It was fun. If you want I'll check for my GPS record. Munich would be one more day...  The Via Claudia is a standard route - some guys call it "smooth"...

Just check for "Heckmayr Route" or "Albrecht Route"... 

Another website worth checking is: www.gpsies.com.

For return we used one of the shuttle services that are available at the Lago di Garda...

Consider staying a few days at that lake. The trails are incredible!

I've been there several times for racing - and vacation...

Bernhard