Explanation
Pleasing tour along the river Adige/Etsch, till you reach the thermal city Merano/Meran.
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
The tour starts in Laives/Leifers from where you will cycle along the river Adige/Etsch in the direction of Bolzano/Bozen. Before getting to Bolzano/Bozen you have to turn towards Merano/Meran and follow the signposts. As you cycle along the river Adige/Etsch, you will get past the villages Terlano/Terlan, Vilpiano/Vilpian and Gargazzone/Gargazon and after 40 km you will arrive at the thermal city of Merano/Meran. Following the signposts, the cycle rout will take you in about 20 minutes to the Passerpromenade, the ideal place to relax before going shopping under the shopping arcades of Merano/Merano. The return trip can be made by train.
Arrival by public transport from Bolzano/Bozen: by bus with the lines 110, 111 or 112 until the bus stop "Laives Centro/Leifers Zentrum" (approx. 30 min.).
Arrival by public transport from the south: take bus line 120 to the bus stop "Laives Centro/Leifers Zentrum".
There are several parking possibilities in Laives/Leifers: there are free parking spaces in Via Andreas-Hofer and Via Galizia. Further car parks are available in Via Pietralba, Via Stazione, Via Montessori, Via Marconi and Via Sottomonte.