The Cure for the Autumn Blues

We’re looking at why biking is quite simply the best cure for those grey autumn blues. Here are the five main ingredients:

Sunshine = warmth = time to hit the trails!
As soon as the sun comes up and reaches all the way down into the valley, it gets warmer by the minute. Your mood improves instantly and suddenly the day is looking pretty good. We might not get midsummer temperatures anymore, but sunny autumn days can still be pleasantly warm. And that’s just about perfect for biking.

Those colours!
We bet you’ll be impressed the moment you step outside: a deep blue sky, mountain peaks on the horizon, red and orange trees. Add dark green spruces and colourful deciduous forests down in the valley and you’ve got a combination no other season can match. It’s almost as if autumn were painted especially for you – and your good mood.

Simply crisp
Have you ever ridden a trail in autumn, just after the sun comes out? A proper brown-pow trail covered in spruce needles, rich forest soil and scattered with small stones? Listen closely and you’ll hear it: the crunch beneath your tyres, leaves crackling and rustling as you ride. Autumn gives the trails their very own feel – and a soundtrack you only get at this time of year.

Keep your feet on the ground …
… and by ground, we mean the valley floor. As autumn progresses, conditions higher up in the mountains can change quickly. Down in the valleys, however, the bike season often continues for much longer. This is the time to discover lower-altitude trails and routes through colourful forests, vineyards and orchards – often in pleasantly mild temperatures.

Make the most of every day
Autumn days are precious. The temperatures are getting cooler and the weather can change quickly, which makes every sunny day on the bike feel that little bit better. So if the forecast looks good, don’t wait too long: get on your bike and enjoy it.

Tips for your bike holiday
These regions in South Tyrol are particularly good for an autumn bike getaway:

• Vinschgau
• Merano and surroundings
  
• South Tyrol’s south and Bolzano and surroundings
• Eisacktal

Take a look at our weather forecast to check the current conditions!