Lake Garda - Good Route Home Required

[Darren390]

Hi guys,

I've been looking at arranging a 9 day Euro trip in July to Lake Garda. After reading numerous threads on PH regarding best routes, I have finally decided on the outward route, but cant decide on the return leg.

The plan at the moment is -

Day 1
Nottingham - Dover - Calais - Reims

Day 2
Reims - Troyes - Dijon - Lake Geneva

Day 3
Lake Geneva - Martigny - St Bernard Pass - Milan - Lake Garda

I'm looking at coming back via a route that takes in a few of the recommended passes and then the Black Forest and poss catching a lap at the ring if possible. The plan is to take a 3 day route home.

So any idea's guys?? Hotel recommendations would be good aswell!

I've already booked the B&B in Garda, and the stopovers at Reims and Lake Geneva on day 1. I will be doing the trip in my 147 GTA.

Darren

[dcb]

Darren390 said:

I'm looking at coming back via a route that takes in a few of the recommended passes and then the Black Forest and poss catching a lap at the ring if possible. The plan is to take a 3 day route home.

Since you've done lots of France on the way down,
there's no point doing it on the way back. Try Germany
and Austria instead:

In Italy:
lake Garda, Bolzano

Austria:
Soelden, Imst

Germany:
Fussen, Memmingen, Ulm, Stuttgart, Heidelberg
Frankfurt, Cologne, Aachen

Belgium:
Brussels, Jabbeke

After Heidelburg, there is a little detour in the area
of Luxembourg, Trier, Bitburg and on up to Liege if you like.

[Darren390]

Thanks for that, I'll have a look at the map for a route. Any other recommendations anyone?

[mon the fish]

Tubingen near Stuttgart is a nice town, and handy for the Merc/Porsche museums.

Lots of nice places on the Rhine 30 mins or so from the Ring - Cochem, Koblenz, Bacharach

Try and get to Mulhouse on one of the legs for the Schlumpf museum

[PTT]

Try Ponte di Legno to Bormio(Gavia pass) to Livigno(tax free city)Foscagno pass than on to Zernez
(through a small tunnel) and on to Davos (Fluela pass).
From Davos to Liechtenstein and on to Boblingen near Stuttgart http://www.motorworld.de/stuttgart/
and stay at the V8 hotel. http://www.v8hotel.de/index.php?id=81&L=1
Enjoy

[Darren390]

Thanks guys. I now have a route of Garda to Davos for the first overnight stop. Then onto Nancy for a night and finally Arras before heading home.

Can anyone recommend the passes I shouldn't miss out on the way to Davos?

[Longers]

You must go over the Vosges on the way to Nancy

[nutsytvr]

Darren390 said:

Thanks guys. I now have a route of Garda to Davos for the first overnight stop. Then onto Nancy for a night and finally Arras before heading home.

Can anyone recommend the passes I shouldn't miss out on the way to Davos?

Fluela from Zernez to Davos. Do not take the train through the tunnel. You could also probably pick up the Stelvio if you have time.

Paul

[gaz1234]

Train is good.

nutsytvr said:

Fluela from Zernez to Davos. Do not take the train through the tunnel. You could also probably pick up the Stelvio if you have time.

Paul

[Allyc85]

gaz1234 said:

Train is good.

nutsytvr said:

Fluela from Zernez to Davos. Do not take the train through the tunnel. You could also probably pick up the Stelvio if you have time.

Paul

Train is terribly boring compared to a stunning road like the Fluela Pass!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwrqmLwh1ig

[gaz1234]

I'm sure we did the fuela and train.

Allyc85 said:

Train is terribly boring compared to a stunning road like the Fluela Pass!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwrqmLwh1ig

[nutsytvr]

gaz1234 said:

Can't do both unless you go both ways. The train cuts out the Fluela.

[gaz1234]

nutsytvr said:

Can't do both unless you go both ways. The train cuts out the Fluela.

Oh. That must have been shut too then.

[nutsytvr]

Darren390

From Garda, you should head up to Bolzano, then Merano. From Merano you then have a fabulous driving road all the way to Zernez.
SS38 Silandro
SS41 Val Mustair

Then into Switzerland on the 28 to Zernez, then over the Fluela to Davos

Once you cross the swiss border, be aware of radar traps in the villages.

Did it 2 years ago in a TVR, and doing it again this year in my Boxster the opposite way, probably slower 'cos Mrs H will be with me...........

This is an easy day's drive with fantastic scenery, open flowing bends on good surfaces.

Enjoy

[Darren390]

Thanks for the info guys, just the stuff I was looking for. I booked the hotels in Davos, Nancy and Arras last night so all ready to go. Its going to be a long 5 months wait!

[nutsytvr]

Darren390 said:

Thanks for the info guys, just the stuff I was looking for. I booked the hotels in Davos, Nancy and Arras last night so all ready to go. Its going to be a long 5 months wait!

Darren
Out of interest, which hotel in Davos? I need one for an overnight for my trip in June.

[Darren390]

nutsytvr said:

Darren
Out of interest, which hotel in Davos? I need one for an overnight for my trip in June.

I was a little restricted with choice as I'm using some vouchers through work. I've booked the Hilton, the reviews on TripAdvisor looked good so hopefully should be OK.

[danpollard]

Allyc85 said:

Train is terribly boring compared to a stunning road like the Fluela Pass!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwrqmLwh1ig

That video has just improved my life!! Haha! Beautiful road, horrific diesel racket!

[Allyc85]

danpollard said:

Allyc85 said:

Train is terribly boring compared to a stunning road like the Fluela Pass!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwrqmLwh1ig

That video has just improved my life!! Haha! Beautiful road, horrific diesel racket!

Yea, I lost at hire car roulette quite badly last year

Car was a 1.4 hdi, Peugeot 208...

[wongthecorrupter]

On our way back from garda last September we did this

Garda to Davos(Switzerland)

Davos to Lucerne(Switzerland)

Lucerne to Freiburg(Germany)

Freiburg to Baden Baden(Germany)

Baden Baden to Nurburgring

Nurburgring to Spa

Spa to Calais

This was a good route, with some nice places to stop along the way

Edited by wongthecorrupter on Wednesday 4th March 19:01