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Lech Valley and Bavarian Alps Tour

driving in Namlos valley
(c) Dietrich Pals 2005

 

Total tour distance: 188km/117mls

 

travel time with breaks: 5hrs 18min

 

Gaicht pass 1.093m/3,586ft., Hochtannberg pass 1.667m/5,469ft., Riedberg pass 1.420m/4,659ft., Joch pass

 

   Roadbook 6 pages, 185kb (c) by MAP&GUIDE GmbH

 

   Tour map 12 pages, 810kb (c) by MAP&GUIDE GmbH

 

Our tour starts in the Landhaus Sonnenblume in the small village Unterjoch and and leads us through the village Weissenbach down to the Lech river valley. We go across the Hochtannberg pass and enter the valley of the Bregenzerach river. From there we drive through Hittisau to the Riedberg pass. At the Mittelalpe hostel we enjoy a typical Alps lunch with local specialities. From there we return across the Joch pass back to Unterjoch.

The Lech valley Alps Tour

The Lech valley Alps
(c) Dietrich Pals 2005

 

Total tour distance: 254km/158mls

 

travel time with breaks: 6hrs 50min

 

Gaicht pass 1.093m/3,586ft., Namloser Tal 1.263m/4,144ft., Hahntennjoch 1.894m/6,214ft., Fern pass 1.212m/3,977ft.

 

   Roadbook 10 pages, 351kb (c) by MAP&GUIDE GmbH

 

   Tour map 13 pages, 861kb (c) by MAP&GUIDE GmbH

 

Our tour starts at the Landhaus Sonnenblume in the small village Unterjoch and leads us through the village Weissenbach down to the Lech river valley towards the town Reutte. From Reutte we follow the Fernpass road until we reach the village Bichlbach. We take a right into the Namloser valley across the mountains down to the Lech river valley. We follow the Lech river valley upwards until we reach the village Elmen. Just a mile after that village we take a left onto the Hahntennjoch pass road across the mountain into the Inn river valley and turn back across the Fernpass back to Unterjoch.

The Big Silvretta Tour

Silvretta High Alps Road
(c) Dietrich Pals 2005

 

Total tour distance: 388km/241mls

 

travel time without breakes: 8hrs 25min

 

Joch pass, Riedberg pass 1.420m/4,659ft., Faschinajoch 1.486m/4,876ft., Bieler Höhe 2.036m/6,680ft., Fern pass 1.212m/3,977ft., Gaicht pass 1.093m/3,586ft.

 

   Roadbook 13 pages, 397kb (c) by MAP&GUIDE GmbH

 

   Tour map 7 pages, 1.571kb (c) by MAP&GUIDE GmbH

 

We start again in the Landhaus Sonnenblume in Unterjoch. This tour is a long distance tour and requires a whole day. It covers the entire Lech valley Alps region and gives an in depth impression of these  mighty Alps of the Lech valley, the Bregenzerach valley and the Silvretta mountain chain. Nevertheless the route is planned that way, that it can be taken without hurry and does include enough time for lots of breaks, lunch and photo stops.

Around Zugspitze Mountain

Gaichtpass
(c) Dietrich Pals 2005

 

Total tour distance: 250km/155mls

 

travel time without breakes: 4hrs 53min.

 

Gaicht pass 1.093m/3,586ft., Ammersattel 1.082m/3,550ft., Leutasch valley, Fern pass

 

   Roadbook 8 pages, 230kb (c) by MAP&GUIDE GmbH

 

   Tour map 14 pages, 1.160kb (c) by MAP&GUIDE GmbH

 

We again start in the hostel Landhaus Sonnenblume in Unterjoch. We drive across Gaicht pass down into the Lech river valley. We follow the beach of the Plansee lake and enter the nature resort of the Ammergauer Alps. Passing the village Oberau and Garmisch Partenkirchen the route leads us through the village Mittenwald and the beautiful Leutasch valley down to the Inn river valley. From there we choose the road through Imst and the Fernpass back to Unterjoch.

 

 

 

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