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  3. 874 - Masi di Grumes-Cauria

874 - Masi di Grumes-Cauria

Mountain Biking 39040 Salurn / Salorno
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Duration 4.5 h

Distance 17.4 km

Ascend 811 hm

Descent 815 hm

Max. height 1535 m

874 - Masi di Grumes-Cauria - Description

This tour, which straddles the border between Trentino and South Tyrol, is characterized by a difference in height of approximately 1,000 m/3,281 ft. The route runs through a large section of the Monte Corno/Hornspitz nature park and across the hamlet of Cauria/Gfrill.
The route runs through a large section of the Monte Corno/Hornspitz nature park and across the hamlet of Cauria/Gfrill. It is dotted with mountain huts and crosses two interesting biotopes: the marsh of La Lot and an area called 'Laghetto di Vedes'. At the end of the route, you can enjoy refreshments and local specialities in the friendly setting of Rifugio Potzmauer.

Directions

  • Start

    Passo Potzmauer

    From the car park some 100 metres beyond the hamlet of Giovanni, follow the forest road to the Potzmauer pass. There, follow the signs for 'Cauria/Gfrill – Valdonega'. You enter a wood and follow a nice forest road. Near Bait del Gianneto, the road gets steeper and turns progressively into a nice path that takes you into the Upper Valdonega. After Baita del Zuccherin, carry on along the undulating European long-distance path E5, which, after becoming a forest road, takes you to the church and the last houses of the hamlet of Cauria/Gfrill (fountain). After these houses, descend along a tarmac road and then start climbing again towards Passo di Cauria. After a bend, ignore an uphill road, and continue instead up a slight incline towards Cauria/Gfrill. Where the road comes to an end, follow a downhill and technical track with a few steep sections that takes you back to the road to Passo di Cauria. Follow path No. 4 back to the last houses of the hamlet. Bear left and carry on along a forest road, first uphill (you can bypass a few hairpin bends by following a steep path), then downhill towards Grauno until you reach a crossroads. There, follow the signs for 'La Lot' and resume climbing. From Monte dell’Orso or thereabouts, a succession of undulating paths and small roads takes you back in Valdonega. When you reach a small pond, follow the signs for 'Laghetto di Vedes' and resume climbing. From the peatbog-like area of Laghetto di Vedes, a thrilling and at times technical descent will take you (after a short stretch on the forest road you followed on the way up) back to the Potzmauer Pass.

  • end point

    Passo Potzmauer

required equipment

Mtb with dirt-free tires Helmet Glasses Repair Kit First aid kit water Snack map Windproof jacket for downhill skiing

Difficulty

  • Difficulty

    Medium

  • Fitness

  • Technique

  • Experience

  • Landscape

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Directions

self-arranged arrival
By car: From south or north, on the A22 Brennero motorway, leave the motorway at the Trento Nord exit (22.5 km from the toll gate), continue northwards on the Main Brennero Road SS12 until the turn-off for Lavis, then take the Lavis - Castello di Fiemme Main Road SS612 which will take you to the Cembra Valley.
Car park Circolo Culturale Le Fontanelle

Interesting things nearby

The 874 - Masi di Grumes-Cauria tour starts in Salurn / Salorno.

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