Lastly, it’s summer season, and at last, we will begin fascinated about travelling once more! Fortunately, residing in Switzerland, we’ve loads of alternatives for thrilling journeys not too removed from residence. However for those who love journey, benefit from the nice open air and worth high quality, I can suggest crossing the border and visiting the gorgeous Arlberg mountains in Tyrol (St. Anton am Arlberg is barely 2,5 hour by automobile or a direct prepare by RailJet from Zurich).
The mountain villages of the Arlberg – St. Anton, St. Christoph, Stuben and Lech supply loads of journey actions for households. And! There are some unbelievable biking routes with various ranges of issue and distance. In Austria, there isn’t any minimal age restriction for using electrical bikes (so long as kids bike with grownups). So, don`t miss the prospect to e-bike collectively as a household and make unforgettable reminiscences! For that, you don’t even must personal bikes, there are many outlets the place you’ll be able to hire them for the entire household, additionally for the youngsters.
Final 12 months we had been fortunate to find a particular e-bike for our 7yo at Intersport Arlberg. Ben E Bike – weight with pedals: 11,1 kg which makes it essentially the most light-weight electrical bike for youngsters on the earth (Hyperlink). Since then we’ve found one in all life’s nice pleasures. E-biking is thrilling and joyful in a means that you just don’t get from a daily bike. With Intersport Arlberg, we had been capable of hire totally different e-bikes and take a look at all of them in motion final 12 months. This summer season we determined to purchase out our favourites: Ben E Bike Twentyfour-Six e-power the tremendous gentle 24/26 inch and 2x Dice Response, However we’re nonetheless renting the trailer Thule.
Intersport Arlberg (Hyperlink) has gained the Victor Sports activities Award within the class “Greatest Sports activities Retailer of the 12 months 2019” and owns 12 outlets in St. Anton am Arlberg and Lech. It’s set with the perfect tools for any sports activities actions and has a really pleasant and skilled workers that may at all times provide you with skilled recommendation on selecting essentially the most appropriate bike and equipment. It completely represents many uncommon manufacturers comparable to Ben E Bike.
Mountain biking on the Arlberg is a particular expertise, even with little children. With our chihuahua and the 3yo sitting within the trailer, we don`t do the troublesome off-road trails however we get pleasure from using extra miles and setting more durable objectives. Our favorite routes are within the valley Verwall (on photos under) and alongside the river Rosanna with good alternatives for some further enjoyable on the way in which, like stops at playgrounds and water ponds. If you wish to sort out harder terrain, you’ll be able to take the path to the Nessleralm playground above Pettneu or to Rendlalm above St. Anton am Arlberg (see on the listing under). Each are a bit steep however nonetheless appropriate for trailers.
Right here is the listing of the native sizzling spots for households and youngsters on the Arlberg. Vrroom, vrroom!
Open-air swimming swimming pools:
- Arlberg Wellcome
- Lech Forest Swimming Pool
- Klösterle – Almwasserpark
Outside playgrounds and journey parks:
- St. Anton – Nature and water playground at Sennhütte
- St. Anton – PG within the Dorfpark (Village Park)
- St. Anton – PG at Lake Verwallsee
- St. Anton – PG at Museum St. Anton
- St. Anton – water palyground at Specherteich Arlensattel
- St. Anton – PG on the prime terminals of the Rendlbahn, Galzigbahn and Gampenbahn lifts
- St. Anton – Eldorado bike areal in Verwall Valley
- St. Anton – Excessive and Low Ropes Course in Verwall Valley
- Pettneu – PG at Wellnesspark Arlberg Stanzertal
- Pettneu / St. Jakob – PG on the grove Giasi
- Pettneu – PG on Nessleralm
- Flirsch – PG subsequent to the soccer pitch
- Schnann – PG under the church
- Strengen – PG subsequent to Egger Pond
- Strengen – PG subsequent to the soccer pitch
- Klösterle – Baerenland, a giant interactive playground on prime of the Sonnenkopf mountain
- Lech – Familienspielpark Buxbaum on the soccer discipline
- Lech – Nature and water playground at Rud-Alpe

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