From Innsbruck, many nice cycling routes can be chosen, both east and west in the Inn valley. Accomodations in Innsbruck are easy to find. Bicycles can for example be rented from Crazy Bikez.
The present round trip goes northwest to Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Germany. The route can only only recommended at summer time, when ice on the roads is avoided. Please remember travel insurance, use a helmet, lock your bicycles and keep your luggage safe.
Day 1. Innsbruck to Seefeld (38 km, map link)
The present route starts with a climb from Innsbruck at 600 m up to Seefeld at 1200 m, which is OK for very fit cyclists, while less trained cyclists may prefer to use a train for the main part of the climb.
Starting at the main railway station in Innsbruck, the suggested bike route goes west past the airport and along Tiroler Strasse (Road 171) to Telfs, where a lunch café can be found.
In Telfs, turn right along Hans Liebherr Strasse and continue the main climb along road L36, up to 1250 m at Möserer Dorfstrasse. The last kilometres into Seefeld along L36 go slightly downhill.
Seefeld is a very nice tourist village with a lot of accomodations and restaurants. For example Hotel Seelos can be recommended for dinner and overnight stay.
Staying more than one night in Seefeld is strongly recommended, giving an opportunity to walk in the mountains (for example after taking the Bergbahn to Rosshütte at 1760 m) or to take local bike trips. One option is to bike to Leutasch over Wildmoos, and visit the Klammgeistweg before returning to Seefeld over Weidach.
Day 2. Seefeld to Garmisch-Partenkirchen (42 km, map link)
The suggested route goes north along road L14 from Zeefeld via Weidach and Leutasch past the Klammgeistweg to Mittenwald, where a lunch café can be found, and the beautiful bayerischen paintings on the house walls can be admired.
From centre of Mittenwald, go west on Bahnhofstrasse, continue on Im Gries and turn north along Gröblweg, going uphill to a beautiful mountain plateau at Luttensee. Continue north and then southwest to the mountain plateau north of Wildensee, finding a bike path going north and then winding downhill to Elmauer Weg, ending on Bahnhof Strasse in Klais. (A shorter and easier option is to take road St2542 from the north end of Mittenwald past Schmalensee to Klais.)
From Klais, the suggested route goes west along Bahnhof Strasse and In Gerold, continuing parallel to the main road (E533) to Garmisch. Many accomodations and restaurants are found in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. For example Hotel Zugspitze can be recommended for dinner and overnight stay.
Staying more than one night in Garmin-Partenkirchen is recommended, for sightseeing and local bike trips (for example north to Ettal, where a guided tour in Schloss Linderhof and a walk in its beautiful and famous garden is a very nice experience).
Day 3. Garmich-Partenkirchen to Ehrwald (32 km, map link)
From Garmisch-Partenkirchen, the suggested route goes west on Zugspitzstrasse (Road 23), continuing along river Loisach to Schmölz and Untergrainau. There a detour may be taken along Loisachstrasse and Eibseestrasse to Eibzee and Seilbahn Zugspitze. After Zugspitze, Eibsee Alm may be visited for lunch. Eibstrasse is then taken back to Grainau, turning left (north) along Höhenrainweg to Road 23.
Bike west along Road 23 and river Loisach to Griesen, where Road 23 turns south towards Ehrwald, crossing the border to Austria. Several accomodations and restaurants are found in Ehrwald. Hotel Sonnenspitze can be recommended for dinner and overnight stay.
Staying two nights in Ehrwald may give an opportunity to bike to Füssen and visit the castles Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau.
Day 4. Ehrwald to Seefeld (30 km, map link)
From Ehrwald, bike southeast along Martinplätz and Doktor-Ludwig-Ganghofer-Strasse to Talstation of Ehrwalder Almbahn, which carries you and your bicycle to a hight of 1500 m. The suggested route goes further up to 1600 m south along Ganghofer Loipe, which continues west (renamed Ganghofer Weg) past Igelsee downhill through the beautiful Gaistal, with high mountains on both sides of the valley.
Gaistal ends in Leutasch, where a lunch café can be found. The suggested route continues east along Buchener Landstrasse to Weidach, and turns left on Road L14 uphill towards Seefeld, where many hotels and restaurants are found. For example Hotel Seelos can be recommended for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 5. Seefeld-Innsbruck (38 km, map link)
The suggested route from Seefeld to Innsbruck is the same as the opposite way, but downhill from Seefeld the cycling is much easier. Going from 1250 m at Mösern to 600 m at Telfs, you need to have good brakes. Continuing along Tiroler Strasse (Road 171), a lunch stop may possibly be made at Zirl or near the Airport at Kranebitten before returning to Innsbruck.