Why this ride
A cross-border pass from Solden, Austria to Merano, Italy, via Obergurgl. Key character: high Alps; switchbacks; motorcycle museum. Surface: paved.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Timmelsjoch High Alpine Road
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 78 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 18
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Scenic road chapters
Timmelsjoch High Alpine Road
Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For 11 km this is Timmelsjoch High Alpine Road, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Rider note
Check the pass is open before you commit to it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 11 km
- Named road
- Timmelsjoch High Alpine Road
- Pass
- Timmelsjoch
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Sölden
Sölden lies at about thirteen hundred metres in the Ötztal, a long Tyrolean valley that runs south from the Inn into the high, glaciated mountains on the Italian border. In winter it is one of Austria's big ski resorts, and in summer it is a base for hikers, cyclists and riders heading for the Timmelsjoch. The village is a bit loud and a bit brash, with large hotels and plenty of apres-ski, but the setting is genuinely impressive, with peaks above three thousand metres on all sides and a river running clear and fast below.
Read the complete Near Sölden write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Timmelsjoch High Alpine Road point 1 sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Timmelsjoch High Alpine Road point 2.
2. Near Sölden
Sölden lies at about thirteen hundred metres in the Ötztal, a long Tyrolean valley that runs south from the Inn into the high, glaciated mountains on the Italian border. In winter it is one of Austria's big ski resorts, and in summer it is a base for hikers, cyclists and riders heading for the Timmelsjoch. The village is a bit loud and a bit brash, with large hotels and plenty of apres-ski, but the setting is genuinely impressive, with peaks above three thousand metres on all sides and a river running clear and fast below.
Read the complete Near Sölden write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Timmelsjoch High Alpine Road point 2 comes up 15 km in. Next is Timmelsjoch High Alpine Road point 3.
3. Near Moso in Passiria
Planning note
29 km in you reach Timmelsjoch High Alpine Road point 3. Next is Timmelsjoch High Alpine Road point 4.
4. Merano
Merano has a climate that surprises people. Sheltered by high mountains on three sides, it has mild winters and warm summers, and palm trees, cypresses and even a few vines grow in the town, which sits at about three hundred metres where the Passer river joins the Adige.
Read the complete Merano write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Timmelsjoch High Alpine Road point 4, late in the day.