View of the Zugspitze – Weissensee (Fernpass) loop from Tarrenz

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View of the Zugspitze – Weissensee (Fernpass) loop from Tarrenz

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View of the Zugspitze – Weissensee (Fernpass) loop from Tarrenz

05:46

73.7km

1,310m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 17.1 km for 297 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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15.9 km

Roman path near Fernsteinsee Castle

Highlight • Trail

The Fernpass with its gravel and washed out sections is a real challenge. Once at the top, one highlight after another pours out, which you never see as a car driver. just lovely.

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17.5 km

Schanzlsee

Lake

19.7 km

Fernpass

Mountain Pass

31.5 km

View of the Zugspitze

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Absolute top view of the Zugspitze massif

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36.8 km

Weissensee (Fernpass)

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A paradise even for cows, simply beautifully located right on the cycle path.

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37.1 km

Weissensee (Tyrol)

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Beautiful lake in the middle of the mountains.

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40.4 km

View of Fernpass and Fernpassstraße

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You are at the highest point of the Via Claudia Augusta cycle route between Ehrwald and the Inn Valley. From now on it's (almost) all downhill.

The route to Fernstein …

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40.7 km

Via Claudia Augusta

Archaeological Site

44.8 km

Descent on the Roman Road Wooden Walkway

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

I imagined it would be worse. Is everything possible?

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52.5 km

View of the Gurgltal valley from the Via Claudia Augusta

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The views in the Gurgltal are simply wonderful: the valley floor is almost flat and is idyllic with meadows and rustic huts. All around, the mountains rise steeply, which are crowned by rocky peaks.

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55.2 km

Forest Path on the Via Claudia Augusta

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A quiet forest path with fine gravel and cows along the way: This beautiful section of the Via Claudia Augusta will certainly make your gravel biker's heart beat faster.

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73.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

33.8 km

12.5 km

9.49 km

7.39 km

5.62 km

4.63 km

338 m

Surfaces

40.3 km

17.4 km

14.4 km

1.30 km

297 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,270 m)

Lowest point (740 m)

Weather

Tuesday 6 October

21°C

7°C

3 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 3.0 km/h

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Comments

August 22, 2024,Der zweifache Fernpass

Another special tour of mine.
It was my long-held goal to ride the Fernpass in both directions.
It certainly wasn't easy.
The steep climbs and descents were on gravel.
Some of them were very rough and well-developed.
It wasn't easy for me without luggage either.
Respect for the cyclists who struggle up and down here.
Many were on the road …

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June 9, 2024,Tag 1 auf der Via Claudia Augusta von Ehrwald nach Imst

After some initial rain in Ehrwald, which only lasted a short time, it slowly dried out again. In Bieberwir the sun broke through here and there.
Now we entered the Fernpass and slowly wound our way up the mountain on a gravel path that was easy to navigate. The reward was a beautiful panorama of the Zugspitze.
Then we continued …

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May 26, 2022,Von Bichlbach nach Imst

ℹ If you start the Via Claudia Augusta cycle path here, you should save the tour beforehand. No notice, no signage, many cyclists wandered around here looking for the right bike path to the Fernpass. 🤔💬
You don't need to take the main road through Ehrwald. In Leermos, at the end of the town, a beautiful bike path begins on …

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August 8, 2024,Farchant bei Garmisch - Kaltern am See II. Lermoos,Fernpass bis Zams

Great tour over mountain paths over the Fernpass. Unfortunately, the steepest climb of the tour was at the end, with the crowning glory that it is a monastic property with prayer rooms and bedrooms with names like ours, moderation... No TV, instead with texts where you should think about your excesses. Mind you, booked through Booking.com as holiday accommodation. But …

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