Cycling Italy . Italy Austria Odyssey Episode 18

In this Episode I ride from Valeggio Sul Mincio to Trento and stop a night next to the stunning Lake Garda. Episode includes route notes and tips.

All right June 4th just packed up um filled up with water still at the campground just about to leave I’m heading to lake gter to the end of Lake gter far end about 74k going to find a tent site down there somewhere there’s plenty down there I

Just hope they’re not all full cuz it’s Sunday this place is full it’s just cuz I was on a bike and only had needed a tent set up that I was I could get in Well I definitely feel a lot better today managed to get all my cereal down banana had a big meal last night diarrhea’s gone hydrated rehydrated again I didn’t drink enough yesterday my guts were so queasy it was just hard to keep drinking enough water but I smashed

Another two hyd hydrite tablets got up twice to go to the toilet in the night which was good and I’m back to peeing clear this morning so rehydrated gut feels good legs feel okay energy levels still not 100% but the damn sight better than yesterday I was a wreck yesterday I was

Just in survival mode It was pretty mild last night low 17 I think we got a top of 26 today showers this morning possible thunderstorms this afternoon I’m entering pesera which means lake gter is not far away I should have View of the lake pretty soon I could see a mountain behind one of those

Archers oh I’m starting to see him getting excited this is what I came for this is what’s all about for me it’s all about the El this is pretty Gnarly Well I got to the end of that course to pereria manour to pereria and I’ve just loaded my Lake G alternate route I’m leaving the Euro 7 the Euro 7 doesn’t go along Lake G so I’ve done my own route and um yeah about to set off [Applause] I’ve made it to the Lake Lake gter is a stunning destination surrounded by picturesque towns and dramatic Landscapes nestled between the Alps and the po valley its clear waters reflect medieval castles and Charming Villages the diverse scenery ranges from Olive Groves to mountainous terrain Lake gter offers sailing historic sites and a serene Ambience making it a captivating

Retreat for nature lovers and cultural enthusiasts [Applause] Alike [Applause] I had to stop for a coffee here it’s so nice the views awesome I’m going to check a campground that’s about 10K down the road and I can get in there I’m just going to have an early day [Applause] well the sun is finally coming out I’m just across the road from the campsite and there’s this nice little Pebble Beach people are swimming sunbathing it’s a nice temperature beautiful Mountains this is my humble little campsite from last night I was right up the back corner but it was kind of good cuz it had trees with shade and um it was bit quieter away from everyone but the mountains out there the Lakes down there somewhere heading to trento today or near

Trento it’s about uh 63k I’ve to see I’ve got a Broken Spoke I’ve got to go to the bike shop this morning and get the spoke fixed so that’s priority number one get that fixed and there’s still rain around it’s spitting on me drizzling on me right

Now all these Italian women are getting after it with the sailboarding there’s a nice wind across the lake got a woman over here setting up and another woman over here getting ready to go just about to set off to find the bike shop to get my spoke fixed and then on to Trento My sleepy little Town’s over there with my bik shop might be early it doesn’t open till 8:30 I’m just trading myself to a cafe L and I’ve said it before but I’ll say it again God damn it this would have been spectacular on a sunny

Day all right got my wheel fixed on the road again 30 How good are you for the summer it’ll be great well at least I’m on good Cycle Way all day today this is well known as a good cycle way to trento Now this is a bike Path Every Hey well the grocery stores in that little town weren’t open where I plan to get food not open till 4: and it’s right next to where I plan to camp in an Agri campeo or something so it’s just blown my whole plan so I’m just riding to

Trento hoping to find a free cam I had to look on Google before I left I know where it’s possible found a hotel for 73 a night if worse comes to worse but I’m going to get food in trento and look at my spot and if it’s no

Good I’ll have to go to the hotel all right got my food fully loaded again got my water and now I just got to check out these possible tent sites next to a freeway well I think I’ve found my spot it’s close to the cycle way Cycle Way is

20 M behind me there goes a person on a bike right there two people so maybe this will do well as soon as I said this might do two women came down the track with their dogs walking their dogs so that was the end of that had to just ride out of

There so onward onward and upward well the spot I had originally planned turned out to be perfect I’ve just wheeled myself in here and it’s just nice and green and Lush I have a little bit of Highway noise but I got my earplugs and yeah it’s sweet so that turned out all Right Okay root notes I end up camping in these trees here this is the Euro 7 and this is trento here so the Euro goes along a cycle way here and it takes this U-turn up around this treat area and there’s a path that leaves the bike way

Down under this bridge and you can just go into these trees here didn’t see anyone there is a bit of road noise but you just put your plugs in and it’s fine and I forgot to mention in my last video that um I left the Euro 7 and this

Is not the Euro 7 um the Euro 7 goes up this Valley here as you can see here from pisera it goes up here and it’s mostly cycleway if you hover your mouse over the cycleway thing on the legend here you can see it light up with white and um

It’s almost py away from manour all the way to trento the route along lake gter is pretty good um it’s definitely worth seeing I thought lake gter is absolutely spectacular the the road isn’t super busy um you do have a steep climb to get out from the lake back onto the Euro 7

Here that goes into trento but I thought it was well worth it