Dolomite Alps loop by road bike

Individual arrival at the hotel in Alta Pusteria. Free, unguarded public car park near the hotel.

The first part of your cycling day leads along the river Rienz which accompanies you to Valdaora before you cycle over the Furkelpass into the Ladin-speaking valley Gadertal and back to the main valley Pustertal into the Michael-Pacher-town Brunico. After a short ascent on the sunny high plateau with its villages Falzes, Issengo and Terento you will get to the ruins of Mühlbacher Klause into the Eisacktal.

In Bressanone, it is worth taking a walk through the well-kept old town with its arcades and cathedral. From afar you are greeted by the Säben monastery, which stands high above Klausen and you cycle along the Eisack river to Waidbruck, where the view of the Trostburg castle opens up to you. Here the valley narrows and leads you into the Bolzano basin and your destination for today, the city where two cultures meet. There are numerous possibilities to spend the afternoon strolling under the arcades of Bolzano or on the alpine meadows, visiting „Ötzi“, the „oldest Tyrolean“ in the archaeological museum, or simply enjoying a cappuccino in one of the numerous cafés on the Waltherplatz.

Today you follow the Etsch river and leave South Tyrol at the Salurner Klause, the border between the German-speaking South Tyrol and the Italian-speaking Trentino. Fruit trees and vine lines your way to the former episcopal city of Trento, which is with its inviting old town and Buonconsiglio Castle.

You cycle past Lake Caldonazzo, which also invites you to stay. The first section to Caldonazzo is relatively steep and can also be shortened by train. The route continues through the impressive Valsugana valley to Feltre, a small town on the former „Via Claudia Augusta“.

Through deciduous forest avenues you reach Belluno, the small capital of the province of the same name. Today‘s route is lined with picturesque little villages that invite you to stop. In the north, your sight falls back to the mighty southern Dolomites, your companions on your first stages. You continue your way north past Longarone. This village was rebuilt in a very short time, after it was destroyed by a rockslide in 1963 the former Vajont dam and was flooded by a tidal wave. The newly built cycle path leads from Longarone to Pieve di Cadore, your destination for today.

Pure nature, that is the motto of today. The most important and largest stopover on the railway was the well-known winter sports and Olympic venue Cortina d‘Ampezzo, where you will also cycle past today - surrounded by some of the most famous Dolomite peaks. Continue along the route of the Dolomite railway to the border of the province of Belluno and finally return to South Tyrol. Enjoy the panoramic view of the rock formation of the „Three Peaks“.

Individual departure or possibility to extend your stay.