Each day you choose your own route from the five the operator has mapped out. Route A heads out on gravel along the Großache to Waidring, up the Hasselbach valley and along the Pillersee to Hochfilzen before a quiet stream-side road brings you back to St. Johann, 44 km in all. Route B is the harder one: over the flanks of the Wilder Kaiser to Griesenau, then on through mountain pastures and farming villages to Walchsee and back down the Großache valley at Kössen, either 44 or 57 km depending on whether you take the lake detour.

Route C runs through the hilly Bichlach area at the foot of the Wilder Kaiser to the Schwarzsee near Kitzbühel, where you can add a loop along the Kitzbüheler Ache or wander the old town. The return follows the old Römerweg, with a 400-year-old museum farm on the way; distances are 24, 44 or 54 km. Route D is the long day, 35 or 68 km past Going and Elmau, up to Hopfgarten and back via Brixen, Kirchberg, the Schwarzsee and Kitzbühel. Route E is the easy 35 km valley loop past the rivers that meet at St. Johann, with the option of riding on to the Grießbachklamm.

The riding is on a mix of gravel paths, country roads and some busier stretches near the towns. The operator recommends at least 21 gears if you bring your own bike. Rental trekking bikes and e-bikes can be booked in advance, and they ask for your height so the bike fits. Note that the e-bikes are trekking models with a lowered handlebar rather than a low-step frame, and they have a bottle holder but no luggage rack.

The hotel is a family-run place in a quiet location, with sauna and fitness rooms included. Breakfast is served each morning, and you can make your own coffee and tea in the room. Parking at the hotel is free. On arrival you get a Gästekarte, which covers local trains and buses and gives free entry to the Panorama Badewelt swimming pool, plus various discounts in the Kitzbühel Alps region.

St. Johann in Tirol sits in a wide valley between two mountain groups: the Kitzbüheler Horn and the Wilder Kaiser, the jagged massif that dominates the skyline. The Kitzbühel Alps around it are laced with signed cycle routes, and the lifts run from mid-May. It is a working alpine area rather than a resort strip, with farming hamlets, village cafés and lakes within a day's ride.

What's included

- 7 nights at Hotel Sonne with breakfast - GPS tracks and navigation app for your smartphone - A sandwich and a juice box every day for the road - Coffee and tea making facilities in the room - Free use of the hotel sauna and fitness rooms - Gästekarte giving free local train and bus travel, free entry to the Panorama Badewelt pool and regional discounts - Free parking at the hotel

What's not included

- Travel to and from St. Johann - Taxi from the station to the hotel, approx. €5 - Travel insurance - Tourist tax - Bike rental (trekking bike €105 p.p., e-bike €295 p.p., excluding bike insurance) - Ski lift day ticket, approx. €25 - Entrance fees, transfers and other costs not listed as included