Last Updated: Monday, April 02, 2007
Agua & Diane’s Run To The Alps:
Alps Run Lodging Summary/Guide
All Notes, Comments, Maps, Directions are from Allen… I’m just puttin’ up here.
Notes:
1. I've done a few translations from German to English in regards to the elevation profile
info on the overview map. Refer back to this first overview map if you can't remember the
German words on the overview maps for the following days.
2. The numbers in the Elevation profile graph correspond with the waypoint numbers on the
map on the right side of the overview.
3. The blue bar above the elevation data has the estimated amount of time to ride the route
without stops and also the total distance of the route in kilometers.
4. All maps are best viewed in "Original size" <click on any picture to enlarge>
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Day 0 Ehlenz to Frankfurt
The pictures with an ‘S’ in the number are from Steve & Kathy
Agua & Diane’s House in Ehlenz, Germany
Steve & Chuck – Steve, Chuck, Diane, Barb, & Agua
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View of the Rhein going from Ehlenz to Frankfurt
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The old City of Frankfurt – Dinner (the yellow umbrellas in the background)
Len, Pauline, Chuck, Steve, Barb, Kathy, R.E., Diane, Papaboop, St. Connie, Mamaboop, Agua
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Papaboop, Mamaboop, St. Connie, R.E., (Pauline) Len, Steve, Agua, Diane, Barb & Chuck - Pauline & Len
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Papaboop & Mamaboop – Agua & Diane
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Chuck – Steve, Len, Pauline, R.E. (Schmucks one and all) - Len, Steve, & R.E admire the local culture
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Day 01 Frankfurt to Ettlingen
148 Km – 92 miles
Leaving from Holiday Inn Express, Frankfurt; heading out to the A5
Agua & Diane – Len & Pauline
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Barb & Chuck - Taking a break on the Autobahn, heading south (the only bad weather we had… and it wasn’t even bad)
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238 Km – 149 miles
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R.E & St. Connie Somewhere around Ettingen
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Lunch (not sure where?)
Len & Pauline - Chuck, Mamaboop, Papaboop - Mamaboop, Papaboop, Barb, Agua, St. Connie, R.E…. and Diane’s (er…front)
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Land of 1,000 Coo-Coo Clocks in the Black Forest
Barb, R.E. & St. Connie
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R.E. & Chuck – Agua playing with some young Buck
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Sankt Peter, Gasthof Jägerhaus where we got yelled at for being too loud. Later the owner told us the people who complained where regulars that were, what we translated as “a pain in the butt”. After they left, we whooped it up some more. Picture #003(Red Highlight below) is the owner.
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Dinner
Papaboop & Mamaboop – Chuck, Barb & Diane
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Steve, St. Connie, R.E., Agua, & Len – Len, Pauline, Papaboop, Mamaboop, Class Clown… Chuck
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Kathy – St. Connie, R.E.
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Len & Pauline – Diane & Agua
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Pauline, Papaboop, Steve – The owner
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Salad buffet.
St. Connie & R.E.
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Back row: Pauline, Papaboop, Mamaboop, Chuck, Barb, Diane (at the head)
Front Row: R.E., St. Connie, Steve, Kathy, Agua
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Pauline, R.E. and I had lamb, in honor of R.E’s ‘other’ riding partner, Lamb Chop.
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View from the skylight in our room.
Sankt Peter is a quite little town which we didn’t have time to explore,,, so it’s on the ‘go back to’ list.
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The Morning of Day 2
Chuck doing the wrenching thing… getting the electrics put on the GoldWings. - The happy and warm couple, Len & Pauline.
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Diane, Barb, & Papaboop - Barb
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Day 02 - St Peter, D to Andermatt, CH
379 Km - 237 miles
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Passing through the Swiss border
Agua in the far front leading, Papaboop & Mamaboop staggered to Agua’s right, Chuck, Barb, R.E. & St. Connie, Steve & Kathy (taking the pictures)
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Stopped in this Swiss Harley-Davidson dealer,,, just at 12:15, which means nothing’s gonna get done until around 2:00pm.
The mechanics were very nice and looked around for some highway bars that we might be able to put on the GoldWings, but the shipment had not come in yet.
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Andermatt, Switzerland - Zum Schwarzen Baeren
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Len checking out the skis. - Kathy, Diane, R.E. shopping in downtown Andermatt.
(Quote from R.E.: And R.E. shopping? Since I don't do shopping, a more accurate description would be R.E. and Diane helping Kathy select a pornographic post card.)
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Kathy & Pauline in Andermatt.
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Day 03 Daytrip from Andermatt
379 Km - 237 miles
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On the way to St. Goddard Pass
Len & Pauline took the day off to hike around the hills of Andermatt
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Barb, Chuck, Agua – R.E., Agua - Steve
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R.E, Agua - Mamaboop
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Lunch
Steve, Barb – R.E.
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Mamaboop, Agua, St. Connie – Could it be Chuck! – It was! Chuck, R.E.
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St. Connie – Mamaboop - Agua
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R.E. – Chuck – R.E.
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Agua - Pizza
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St. Goddard Pass
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Meanwhile, Pauline & Len took to the hills of Andermatt
From the rear courtyard of our hotel, Gasthaus Zum Schwarzen Bären
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From a short climb above Andermatt. The hotel in #034 is the Belvedere (there is one in ever town it seems).
As Pauline & I walked through town, we saw pictures of this hotel from the 1930’s. It was ‘the’ place to be, and the largest hotel in the area.
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While Pauline rested, Len took a solo ride above Andermatt
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Diane - Steve
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A few beers before dinner
Len, Agua, & R.E. - St. Connie, Steve & Kathy
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Fondue Biker !
St. Connie, Stever, Paulie (Len), Chuck, Barb, Diane, Agua, R.E.
Diane, Agua, R.E., Papaboop, others, Len - Agua
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Diane & Fondu Biker – Diane – Diane, Kathy, Barb, Mamaboop
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Day 04 Daytrip #1 from Andermatt
292 Km - 182 miles
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The daytrip from Andermatt was to traverse the two lakes (Brienz and Thun) with a stop in Brienze at a wood carving store. Our route this morning took us through the Susten Pass.
Steve & Kathy in Brienz
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R.E. & Len – Len, Steve & Chuck
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Just outside of Brienz, we stopped for lunch… Egg/Ham/Cheese on Toast!
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Agua, holding court & checking maps with R.E., Chuck, Barb & St. Connie
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Interlaken, where we couldn’t even get a load test on my GW’s battery… to be continued…
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Day 04 Daytrip #2 from Andermatt
363 Km - 227 miles
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Day 05 - Andermatt, CH to Prad am Stilfser, I
364 Km - 228 miles
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Day 05 - Detail of Waypoint 7, The Mortirolo ------- Day 05 - Detail of Waypoint 14, Gavia Pass
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Day 05 - Detail of Waypoint 17, Stelvio Pass
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Day 06 - Prad am Stilfser to Dobbiaco-Toblach
353 Km - 220 miles
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Day 08 – Day trip from Dobbiaco
497 Km - 310 miles
- Possible Day 08 day trip - notes-
The day trip starts and stops in Dobbiaco, Italy which is marked on the map by the red flag.
Follow the numbers on the blue flags to follow the route.
Waypoint 11 is a dead end that runs up to a high alpine lake.
Day 9's route from Dobbiaco to Garmisch will, in part, runs on a direct line from Waypoint 1
to 3, so I avoided it for Day 8's day trip.
Pictures of sights along the route can be seen by going here:
<http://www.grossglockner.at/fileadmin/user_upload/motorradhimmel.pdf>
and scrolling down to the Tour 2 and Tour 3 sections.
As mapped, the route runs 497 kilometers or 308 miles. It would be a long day in the saddle to ride it all.
However, if need be, the route can be shortened in many ways. Dropping the dead-end run up to Waypoint 11.
Swapping the 16, 17, 18, 19 loop back on the return into Dobbiaco for a direct shot between 3 and 1.
Swapping the 1,2,3 loop around the south side of the Lienzer Dolomiten for a direct 1-3 shot.
Should you want to see the route in more detail, go here:
<http://www.uk.map24.com/>
and put Dobbiaco, Italy into the search address city and country. Then just follow along using the map posted here for reference.
Don't forget to click the "maximize applet" button on the far right side of the map toolbar to see the map full screen.
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Day 09 - Dobbiaco, I to Garmisch, D
373 Km - 233 miles
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Garmisch, D to Frankfurt, D
484 Km - 302 miles - Via Autobahn
432 Km - 279 miles - Via Bundesstraße
To Be Continued….
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Pic & story from R.E.
“Background: We and the Lanters were gonna take a train excursion and opted (at the Noggins' encouragement)
to head to Cologne. Until we found out that it wuz gonna cost each couple 212Euors (or 400+ first class). For a
relatively short ride. So the attached was the result. <g>
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STEVE & KATHY’S PICTURES
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