3,000 Alpine trip - austria, germany and italy route advice
Discussion
I've done a euro trip like this for the last 4-5 years and know most of the first part of the route very well (french alps, nice/monaco, corsica) but I've not been any further east.
Taking an S2000 which has been suitably prepared for the job (upgraded brakes, new tyres etc)
So I'm looking for some advice on roads for days 9-11
Preference is to avoid motorways, but the run from austria back to dunkirk I think I'll use the autobahns as much as possible as it's a looooong run.
Day 1
08:00 ferry to Dunkirk – drive to the ‘ring for the afternoon, then up to Cologne for the hotel stop – 450 Miles
Day 2
Head to the ring for the tourist day (starts at 12:30pm) then drive down to Basel in Switzerland for an overnight – 340 Miles
Day 3
Drive to Grenoble, take in some Alpine roads en-route – 260 Miles plus diversions
Day 4
Grenoble to Monaco, Staying in Monaco – 215 Miles direct, but will play in the hills before getting to Monaco
Day 5
Relax at the Hotel in the morning, drive some more nearby roads including some san remo rally stages, then get the overnight ferry from Nice to Corsica at 21:00 – 0 miles other than around the hills
Day 6
Arrive in Corsica at 07:00 – plenty of time to drive around the hills before it gets warm, then check into the hotel and afternoon on the beach – 88 Miles from the ferry to the hotel
Day 7
Nothing planned, staying at the same hotel, so drive / relax on the beach
Day 8
Check out of the hotel whenever, ferry is from Bastia at 21:00 for another overnight to Savona in Italy – 90 Miles from hotel to ferry
Day 9
Arrive in Italy at 7am, Drive to Marrenello, Modena and Verona en route to Innsbruck for the over night stop – 435 Miles
Day 10
Head to Hitler’s summary retreat in Austria – the Eagles Nest for the tour at 13:15 – then drive to Stutgartt in Germany for the over night stop – 407 Miles total
Day 11
Stutgartt to the ferry at Dunkirk for the 16:00 sailing back to the UK – 525 Miles back to London!
Taking an S2000 which has been suitably prepared for the job (upgraded brakes, new tyres etc)
So I'm looking for some advice on roads for days 9-11
Preference is to avoid motorways, but the run from austria back to dunkirk I think I'll use the autobahns as much as possible as it's a looooong run.
Day 1
08:00 ferry to Dunkirk – drive to the ‘ring for the afternoon, then up to Cologne for the hotel stop – 450 Miles
Day 2
Head to the ring for the tourist day (starts at 12:30pm) then drive down to Basel in Switzerland for an overnight – 340 Miles
Day 3
Drive to Grenoble, take in some Alpine roads en-route – 260 Miles plus diversions
Day 4
Grenoble to Monaco, Staying in Monaco – 215 Miles direct, but will play in the hills before getting to Monaco
Day 5
Relax at the Hotel in the morning, drive some more nearby roads including some san remo rally stages, then get the overnight ferry from Nice to Corsica at 21:00 – 0 miles other than around the hills
Day 6
Arrive in Corsica at 07:00 – plenty of time to drive around the hills before it gets warm, then check into the hotel and afternoon on the beach – 88 Miles from the ferry to the hotel
Day 7
Nothing planned, staying at the same hotel, so drive / relax on the beach
Day 8
Check out of the hotel whenever, ferry is from Bastia at 21:00 for another overnight to Savona in Italy – 90 Miles from hotel to ferry
Day 9
Arrive in Italy at 7am, Drive to Marrenello, Modena and Verona en route to Innsbruck for the over night stop – 435 Miles
Day 10
Head to Hitler’s summary retreat in Austria – the Eagles Nest for the tour at 13:15 – then drive to Stutgartt in Germany for the over night stop – 407 Miles total
Day 11
Stutgartt to the ferry at Dunkirk for the 16:00 sailing back to the UK – 525 Miles back to London!
Sounds good. We visited the Eagle's Nest on our Euro trip a few weeks back. Didn't do the tour but still worth a visit for the views alone.
If you're stopping in Stuttgart, then the Porsche Museum is well worth visiting if you've not done it before.
We did our trip in a different direction to you, but there is some cross over with your route. Austria was fantastic for roads and scenery. We went from Stuttgart to Munich, Munich towards Salzburg, then to the Eagle's Nest, then on to Zell am See to camp by the lake overnight. Zell am See is a really nice place to stop off.
From Zell am See, we did the Grossglockner High Alpine road all the way to the visitor centre at the end, and back again (fantastic and highly recommended), then via the stunning waterfalls at Krimml (some great roads around there too) and on to the Gerlos alpine road to Zell am Ziller. From there it was less fun roads but the only option to get us in to Italy for the next day - heading towards Innsbruck and the Brenner pass towards Bolzano.
You could probably work some of that route in reverse.
We also did the Stelvio Pass in Italy, which was fun but I think it is overrated and wasn't in the same league as the Grossglockner. But, we only did the Stelvio one way, and I think it may have been better doing it in the opposite direction and going up the side that we went down. So if you wanted to do the Stelvio, you could do it from the Bormio side bringing you out at the Bolzano end you could then head up into Austria from there.
Just some ideas, hope they help. We had a fantastic time on our trip.
If you're stopping in Stuttgart, then the Porsche Museum is well worth visiting if you've not done it before.
We did our trip in a different direction to you, but there is some cross over with your route. Austria was fantastic for roads and scenery. We went from Stuttgart to Munich, Munich towards Salzburg, then to the Eagle's Nest, then on to Zell am See to camp by the lake overnight. Zell am See is a really nice place to stop off.
From Zell am See, we did the Grossglockner High Alpine road all the way to the visitor centre at the end, and back again (fantastic and highly recommended), then via the stunning waterfalls at Krimml (some great roads around there too) and on to the Gerlos alpine road to Zell am Ziller. From there it was less fun roads but the only option to get us in to Italy for the next day - heading towards Innsbruck and the Brenner pass towards Bolzano.
You could probably work some of that route in reverse.
We also did the Stelvio Pass in Italy, which was fun but I think it is overrated and wasn't in the same league as the Grossglockner. But, we only did the Stelvio one way, and I think it may have been better doing it in the opposite direction and going up the side that we went down. So if you wanted to do the Stelvio, you could do it from the Bormio side bringing you out at the Bolzano end you could then head up into Austria from there.
Just some ideas, hope they help. We had a fantastic time on our trip.
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