Help needed: dream alpine routes?

**roadrunner** · May 6th, 2009, 16:10

Update:

We optimized

our day 1 route:

As an easy starter

1. pass: Fernpass * (A)

distance: 22 Km / 13.67 Miles
max. altitude: 1.212 m / 3.967 feet

http://www.alpentourer.com/alpine_pa.../fernpass.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fern_Pass

Größere Kartenansicht

2. pass: Timmelsjoch **** (A/I)

distance: 52 Km / 32.31 Miles
max. altitude: 2.509 m / 8.232 ft

http://www.alpentourer.com/alpine_pa...mmelsjoch.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timmelsjoch
http://www.timmelsjoch-hochalpenstrasse.at/en/home.html

Größere Kartenansicht

3. pass: Jaufenpass *** (I)

distance: 38 Km / 24 miles
max. altitude: 2.094 m / 6.887 ft
further info - some posts above

**roadrunner** · June 3rd, 2009, 18:16

Time flies by... less than 2 weeks till "take off"

Update on the route:

Day 2: Lake Grado loop, but maybe we will find a pass on the way

Day 3:

1. Stilfser Joch

distance: 49 Km / 30,45 Miles
max. altitude: 2.758 m / 9.048 feet

2. San Bernardino

distance: 32 Km / 20 Miles
max. altitude: 2.065 m / 6.775 feet

**roadrunner** · June 10th, 2009, 22:14

Hey gang,

I did not come around to post the rest of the route, but who cares right now, when i can give you the following teasers

Yes, this is ours for the next few days

1st Alpine passes crossed

And yes, it is not as good as i imagined - it is much better

We were laughing so often - out of joy

Try te keep you posted, promise to give you more details after a save return.

roadrunner (current location: Audi Driving Heaven)

**The RS6** · June 10th, 2009, 22:53

Niceee...enjoy your trip, keep us posted and drive safely (that does not meen slow)

**roadrunner** · June 17th, 2009, 10:20

After a safe return - some more teasers - won't come around to put the "report" together before weekend:

Plenty of luggage room

You won't stay alone for long

The scenery

Met a "small" brother

Passo Sella

Time to say goodbye

V10

**gdavison** · June 18th, 2009, 05:20

Roadrunner... looks amazing

Considering taking the RS6 over from the UK to Germany for a week, doing the same as you.. sightseeing and fun drives, bit of walking, some geocaching etc etc ..

Wondered how you went about booking the hotels / picking the routes

Some one advised my that the "romantic road" was worth driving .. Wife would love to see the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang castle etc etc Any comments from folks ?

**roadrunner** · June 18th, 2009, 09:30

Gdavison - it was more than amazing

How we went about to plan it:

1. googled for alpine passes
2. put them on google maps to see where they are located
3. planned daily routes
4. planned stay over places
5. looked for hotel recommendations (e.g. tripadvisos.com)
6. boooked hotels online

When i put my report together, i can give you some more details - but if you have some more questions right away, feel free to aks.

One thing i would do differently in your position compared to our route - do less than we did. Your wife will thank you and the experience will be not smaller

Before i forget - i highly recommed that you do the trip with your beast

**Erik** · June 18th, 2009, 10:12

Wow, some (like all of them...) of those roads are just crazy.

I wouldn't like to be the passenger, but I'd love to drive!

**roadrunner** · June 18th, 2009, 10:50

Originally Posted by Erik

Wow, some (like all of them...) of those roads are just crazy.

I wouldn't like to be the passenger, but I'd love to drive!

Erik, we had a good "time sharing" concept: most of the passes - i was the uphill guy and my friend the down hill driver.

And it is not that bad as a co-driver - you just have to find something to hold on to

And you HAVE TO drive them one day - it is unforgetable (either with a RUF or an R(S) Audi)

mr · June 19th, 2009, 14:44

wow - seems like you had a REALLY great time.

just a question - have you been to LIENZ, when driving to the italian mountain roads?

**roadrunner** · June 19th, 2009, 14:52

Originally Posted by mr

wow - seems like you had a REALLY great time.

just a question - have you been to LIENZ, when driving to the italian mountain roads?

Yes, we have for one night, but that was actually the last stop of our "tour de force"

Took the Staller Sattel en route, if you know what i mean

mr · June 22nd, 2009, 17:27

well i think I saw the R8 then - it was parked just beside my favorite bar that i visit frequently, when I'm at home - I was born and lived just a few kms outside Lienz.
would have been great if we would have met.

wow Staller Sattel with an R8 V10 - man that must be great.
but also all the other alpine passes you went over must have been ......... wonderfull.

**Trebor** · June 22nd, 2009, 19:35

Fantastic set of roads
Will plan a summer trip & 4 sure will be doing a few of these

Many tks for the post

mr · June 22nd, 2009, 20:07

Trebor: when doing that route / alternative route - I would be plesased, when we could meet somewhere in the west of Austria and I could give you some tips for wonderfull alpine routs here in the west.

rgds
mr

**Trebor** · June 23rd, 2009, 07:42

Originally Posted by mr

Trebor: when doing that route / alternative route - I would be plesased, when we could meet somewhere in the west of Austria and I could give you some tips for wonderfull alpine routs here in the west.

rgds
mr

Hi Mr
Not sure of dates or duration yet, however would be happy to get your input

Any heads up guidance would be appreciated, so I can check it out before hand
As for a meet sounds like a good idea, perhaps we should consider extending this to a broader group, (states can't have all the fun)
A meet or a run

now there's a germ of an idea

Take care

Trebor

**roadrunner** · June 23rd, 2009, 09:01

Originally Posted by Trebor

Hi Mr
Not sure of dates or duration yet, however would be happy to get your input

Any heads up guidance would be appreciated, so I can check it out before hand
As for a meet sounds like a good idea, perhaps we should consider extending this to a broader group, (states can't have all the fun)
A meet or a run

now there's a germ of an idea

Take care

Trebor

If it fits: i will be in the Wörgl / Kufstein area end of July for a week with family.

Did not come aroud yet putting THE REPORT together - job and family come 1st.

So therefore some more teaser pics:

3 pass of day1:

Lake Garda

Water, snow and "rocks"

Around St. Moritz

And our beloved garage at Audi Forum Ingostadt

More comming soon

**roadrunner** · June 23rd, 2009, 09:07

Originally Posted by mr

well i think I saw the R8 then - it was parked just beside my favorite bar that i visit frequently ...would have been great if we would have met.

wow Staller Sattel with an R8 V10 - man that must be great.
but also all the other alpine passes you went over must have been ......... wonderfull.

If it was outside Traube, than it was us. Would have been really nice if we could have met. But as we are at least once a year near Wörgl, maybe we can arrange something next time (i will be with an Audi, but not with that beaty & beast)

Staller was just insane - for all that don't know it - the last "few" Kilometers are ONE WAY with traffic light regulation = NO oncomming traffic, just what is in front of you, if anything

mr · June 23rd, 2009, 10:13

@roadrunner - yes, outsind Hotel Traube :-) I was looking at the R8 quite a few minutes - well ... it's really a pity, that we hadn't met there ......... anyway.
would really be great, when we could arrange a meeting.

for trebor's trip - well when I can give you input - you can contact me anytime - for my mobile phone nr. or so just pm me - or when we could arrange a get together or sth. like that - count me in.

rgds
mr

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