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FVG1 Alpe Adria Cycle Route (C100)


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  • Tarvisio - Ciclovia Alpe Adria
    Tarvisio - Ciclovia Alpe Adria
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    The Alpe Adria cycle route is the main and best-known cycling route in Friuli Venezia Giulia, crossed by tens of thousands of cyclists a year. 
    moderate
    Distance 179.8 km
    13:40 h
    826 m
    1,503 m
    816 m
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    The route begins in Tarvisio, Italy, and was built partly on decommissioned railroad tracks. It traverses the entire region from north to south, thus offering a vast compendium of natural, urban and cultural environments. It begins with the valleys and peaks of the Julian and Carnic Alps, skirts the Fella and Tagliamento rivers, glides through the Moraine Hills and then faces the Friulian Plain, finally reaching the lagoon and the Adriatic Sea. It is an encyclopedic itinerary, in which the views change rapidly and likewise the cultural spaces, history, traditions and languages change. It passes through places of great historical importance such as Gemona del Friuli and Udine, the UNESCO sites of Palmanova and Aquileia; it passes through characteristic villages of medieval origin such as Malborghetto, Venzone and Strassoldo. Grado, the arrival location, welcomes you for moments of relaxation. For info on the entire Alpe Adria cycle route .

    Author’s recommendation

    In Gemona it is the crossing point of 3 cycle routes. Want to change routes? In DIRECTIONS TO FOLLOW you will find the information.

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    Difficulty
    moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

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    Safety information

    As of July 13, 2024, people will be pedaling along the old railroad trackbed to the Carnia train station, not far from Venzone. There are still a couple of kilometers left to pedal on a regional road with a wide platform before reaching the historic center of Venzone. From November to April each year the Alpe Adria cyclovia is closed from Tarvisio to Venzone.

    Tips and suggestions

    Route type: mostly downhill or flat linear route with very little cycling difficulty. Much of it on bike path or paved secondary roads with no traffic; several sections on good dirt roads.

    Public transport

    Public-transport-friendly

    Intermodal transportation with bicycle in tow:

    The Alpe Adria bikeway is very well served by intermodal transportation, both train and bus.

    TheMICOTRA trainis a special international, intermodal convoy between Udine and Villach (A) and can carry more than 70 bicycles in special cars (reservations required). It makes two daily round trips and in summer extends its run to Gorizia and Trieste.

    Free mandatory reservation on the Mi.Co.Tra Udine / Trieste - Villach train. From 2024, reservation for bicycles and simultaneous purchase of a bike ticket is mandatory, exclusively by accessing https://www.obb-italia.com/it/ or via APP. Exclusively for routes in Friuli Venezia Giulia it should be noted that, to proceed with the bicycle reservation, it is necessary to deselect the passenger, which the system enters automatically, and activate the bicycle selection only. The bicycle fare is € 1.70 in Friuli Venezia Giulia and is valid one way and not daily.

    Grado, on the other hand, is served by the BiciBus, a bus with an enclosed trolley for 40 bicycles in tow, which operates in spring and summer on the Udine-Palmanova-Cervignano-Grado route with several runs on weekends; in July and August runs daily.

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    Directions

    Tarvisio: A23 Palmanova-Tarvisio exit Tarvisio. Follow directions to the centre.
    Grado: A4 Turin-Trieste exit Palmanova. Follow SR352 to Grado.

    Parking

    In Tarvisio, Gemona del Friuli, Udine, Palmanova near the railway station. In Grado at the piazzale Azzurri d'Italia.

    Coordinates

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    46.535254, 13.639290
    DMS
    46°32'06.9"N 13°38'21.4"E
    UTM
    33T 395658 5154420
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    Get there by train, car, bike, or on foot!

    Book recommendation by the author

    Map "Ciclovia Alpe Adria FVG1 - From Salzburg to Grado by bicycle" published by PromoTurismoFVG in collaboration with Tabacco Publishing House. The map is on sale at PromoTurismoFVG Infopoints for €2.

    Author’s map recommendations

    For the complete Salzburg-Grado route:
    Radtourenbuch "Alpe Adria Radweg - Von Salzburg an die Adria" Bikeline / Ersterbauer (in German)


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    Parts of this content were machine translated using Italian as the source language

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    Difficulty
    moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

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    Distance
    179.8 km
    Duration
    13:40 h
    Ascent
    826 m
    Descent
    1,503 m
    Highest point
    816 m
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    Long distance cycling
    Stage 1 - FVG1 Tarvisio - Venzone (C101)
    recommended route Difficulty moderate Stage 1
    Distance 64.6 km
    Duration 5:50 h
    Ascent 684 m
    Descent 1,138 m

    The mountain part of the Alpe Adria FVG 1 Cycle Route, which starts at the border between Italy and Austria in Tarvisio-Coccau and ends in Venzone ...

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    Long distance cycling
    Stage 2 - FVG1 Venzone - Udine (C102)
    recommended route Difficulty moderate Stage 2
    Distance 56.7 km
    Duration 3:50 h
    Ascent 113 m
    Descent 234 m

    The FVG 1 Alpe Adria Cycle Route between Venzone and Udine follows an itinerary that is partly hilly, very pleasant and rich in scenic and ...

    from PromoTurismoFVG Bike,   Friuli Venezia Giulia
    Long distance cycling
    Stage 3 - FVG1 Tarvisio - Venzone (C103)
    recommended route Difficulty moderate Stage 3
    Distance 57.6 km
    Duration 3:50 h
    Ascent 7 m
    Descent 114 m

    The itinerary, which is totally flat, runs along cycle tracks, dirt roads and secondary streets, crossing villages, fields, waterways and ...

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