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The Alpe Adria cycling route is the best-known cycle touring route of Friuli Venezia Giulia. It starts from Salzburg (A) and after 400 km reaches Grado.
The itinerary starts in Italy at Tarvisio and was partly built on disused railway tracks. It crosses 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, follows the Fella and Tagliamento rivers, glides through the moraine hills before facing the Friulian Plain, finally reaching the lagoon and the Adriatic Sea. It is an encyclopedic itinerary, where the landscapes change quickly and cultural spaces, history, traditions, and languages also change. It passes through places of great historical importance such as Gemona del Friuli and Udine, the UNESCO sites of Palmanova and Aquileia; it goes through characteristic medieval villages like Malborghetto, Venzone, and Strassoldo. Grado, the destination, welcomes you for moments of relaxation. For information on the entire route Alpe Adria cycling route .
In Gemona is the crossing point of 3 cycling routes. Want to change route? In DIRECTIONS TO FOLLOW you will find the information.
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
From July 13, 2024, you cycle along the route of the old railway line to Carnia train station, not far from Venzone. There are still a couple of kilometers to pedal on a regional road with a wide shoulder before reaching the historic center of Venzone. From November to April each year the Alpe Adria cycling route is closed from Tarvisio to Venzone.
Type of route: mainly linear route, mostly downhill or flat, with very few cycling difficulties. Mostly on cycle paths or secondary paved roads without traffic; several sections on good gravel roads.
Public-transport-friendly
Intermodal transport with bicycle in tow:
The Alpe Adria cycling route is very well served by intermodal transport, both by train and bus.
The MICOTRA train is a special international and intermodal train between Udine and Villach (A) and can carry over 70 bicycles in dedicated wagons (reservation required). It makes two round trips daily and in summer it extends its journey to Gorizia and Trieste.
Free reservation required on the Mi.Co.Tra Udine / Trieste - Villach train. From 2024, bicycle reservation and simultaneous purchase of the bike ticket are mandatory, exclusively by accessing the site https://www.obb-italia.com/it/ or via APP. Exclusively for the 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 inserts automatically, and activate only the bicycle selection. The bicycle fare is €1.70 in Friuli Venezia Giulia and is valid per trip and not valid for the whole day.
Grado is served by the BiciBus, a bus towing a closed trailer for 40 bicycles, which operates in spring and summer on the route Udine-Palmanova-Cervignano-Grado with several services on weekends; in July and August, the services are daily.
Tarvisio: A23 Palmanova-Tarvisio Tarvisio exit. Follow signs for the center.
Grado: A4 Turin-Trieste Palmanova exit. Follow SR352 to Grado.
In Tarvisio, Gemona del Friuli, Udine, Palmanova near the train station. In Grado at Piazzale Azzurri d'Italia.
Map "Alpe Adria Cycling Route FVG1 - From Salzburg to Grado by bicycle" published by PromoTurismoFVG in collaboration with Casa Editrice Tabacco. The map is for sale at PromoTurismoFVG Infopoints for €2.
For the complete Salzburg-Grado route:
Radtourenbuch "Alpe Adria Radweg - Von Salzburg an die Adria" Bikeline / Ersterbauer (in German)
Localization
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
A route that goes from the mountains to the walled town of Venzone, passing breathtaking mountain landscapes and characteristic villages of Val ...
The Alpe Adria FVG 1 cycle path between Venzone and Udine follows a partly hilly route, very pleasant and rich in scenic and panoramic spots.
A route that takes you from Udine to Grado and its lagoon. A path that unfolds on cycle paths, dirt and secondary roads, through villages, fields, ...
