Joe Route

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Joe route
overall length 432 km
location GermanyGermany Germany Austria Switzerland Italy
AustriaAustria 
SwitzerlandSwitzerland 
ItalyItaly 
Starting point Oberstdorf
Target point Riva
Places along the way Oberstdorf , Dalaas , Ischgl , Trafoi , Dimaro , Riva
Flooring partly gravel, partly high alpine terrain, partly asphalted
Height difference 14100; highest point: Dreisprachenspitze, 2,843 m
difficulty difficult, with pushing and carrying passages, surefootedness required
Connection to Iller bike path ,
Innradweg ,
Adige bike path ,
Via Claudia Augusta

The Joe route is beside the Heckmair route one of the most important Transalp -tours that of Oberstdorf to Riva del Garda leads. The route was first driven in 1995 by Achim Zahn alias Serac Joe. The first time rider specifies a length of 432 kilometers and suggests that it be divided into seven stages. The published total travel time is 45 hours.

Characteristic

With the Schrofen Pass , the Fimber Pass , the Uina Gorge , the Montozzo Scharte and the Bocchetta di Forcola, the Joe Route offers numerous alpine highlights for mountain bikers , according to Achim Zahn "the most impressive alpine cross in the Eastern Alps".

Due to the high mountain location , the Joe Route is only accessible by mountain bike in the summer months. The best tour time for this is between the beginning of July and September. Nine passes on the route are at over 2,000 m. Three overnight stays are usually in mountain huts. The route is a mountain bike route that has not yet been specially signposted, partly in high alpine terrain with pushing and carrying passages, so that alpine experience is an advantage. Access from the north can be done on the Iller cycle path .

Route description

The Schrofenpass right at the beginning of the Joe Route.
The Uina Gorge is one of the exciting sections of the Joe Route.
Mountain bikers on the Stilfser Joch

1st stage: Oberstdorf - Dalaas

2nd stage: Dalaas - Zeinisjoch

  • Length: 43 kilometers
  • Altitude meters: 2,150
  • Route: Dalaas - Kristbergsattel - Silbertal - Verbellener Winterjöchli - Zeinisjoch

3rd stage: Zeinisjoch - Schlinig

4th stage: Schlinig - Trafoi

  • Length: 40 kilometers
  • Altitude difference: 1,350
  • Route: Schlinig - Vinschgau - Trafoi

5th stage: Trafoi - Santa Caterina

6th stage: Santa Caterina - Dimaro

  • Length: 70 kilometers
  • Altitude meters: 2,000
  • Route: Santa Caterina - Gavia Pass - Montozzo Pass - Dimaro

7th stage: Dimaro - Riva del Garda

Impressions from the Joe route

literature

  • Achim Zahn: Alpencross Ostalpen - With the mountain bike across the Alps Bruckmann Verlag, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-7654-5397-7 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. http://transalp-veranstalter.de/2011/06/18/transalp-joe-route/
  2. Joe Route, in: Achim Zahn Alpencross Ostalpen - With a mountain bike across the Alps , Bruckmann Verlag , Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-7654-5397-7 , p. 31
  3. Joe Route, in: Achim Zahn Alpencross Ostalpen - With a mountain bike across the Alps , Bruckmann Verlag, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-7654-5397-7 , p. 20