Navis lies in a long, quiet side valley that branches east from the Wipptal, the great Brenner corridor south of Innsbruck. Down on the main valley floor the motorway and the railway carry an endless stream of traffic towards Italy; turn off at Matrei or Steinach and climb into Navis, and within minutes the noise is gone. What remains is a scattered farming village strung along the valley for several kilometres, with steep meadows, wooden barns and a church that seems to keep watch from its slope.
The road in is narrow and climbs with purpose, the kind of Tyrolean byway where you meet a tractor or a delivery van and both of you tuck in tight. Surface is generally good but patched in places, and the edges can carry gravel after storms. It is a dead-end valley for vehicles, so you are riding it for its own sake: for the climb, the views back across the Wipptal to the Stubai peaks, and the stillness at the top. Go gently through the hamlets; children, dogs and cattle all share the road.
The alpine pastures above it are still worked in summer. Hikers use Navis as a base for the Tuxer Alps, and on a fine day you will see them heading for the huts on the ridges.
Do not count on a filling station in the valley. Fill up in the Wipptal, at Matrei or Steinach, or in Innsbruck before you leave the city. The Brenner route itself has a toll on the motorway, but the old Brenner road alongside it is free and a pleasant alternative. Weather comes in quickly at this altitude, so carry a layer even in July; afternoon thunderstorms are common in high summer.