Dolomites Bike Day Tour

Bike Routes 39033 Kurfar / Corvara in Badia
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Duration 5.3 h

Distance 51.2 km

Ascend 1752 hm

Descent 1476 hm

Max. height 1461 m

Dolomites Bike Day Tour - Description

The Dolomites Bike Day Route is a panoramic circuit of about 50 km that takes the cyclists on some of the epic stages of the "Giro d'Italia" and the Maratona dles Dolomites roadbike marathon. You will cyclie on legendary mountain passes in the heart of the Dolomites UNESCO World Heritage.
There are several routes that extend between South Tyrol and Veneto and that every cyclist can choose independently depending on ability and condition.
Once a year, usually in mid-June, the Campolongo, Falzarego and Valparola passes are closed to motorized traffic from 9 am to 3 pm. On this special day the roads connecting the Ladin valleys Val Badia, Livinallongo and Ampezzo are reserved exclusively for cyclists.

Directions

  • Start

    Badia

    Starting from Alta Badia you cycle through Corvara and up to the Campolongo pass where you ride down to Arabba and Livinallongo. Here you climb the Falzarego pass and the Valparola pass - one of the most fascinating sceneries in the Alps - from where you reach again Alta Badia by cycling downwards to San Cassiano. From San Cassiano you ride to the starting point in Alta Badia.

  • end point

    Badia

Difficulty

  • Difficulty

    Medium
  • Fitness

  • Technique

  • Experience

  • Landscape

Recommended season

  • Jan.
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  • May
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  • Dec.

Directions

self-arranged arrival
*By car Coming from Innsbruck: take the A 13 and the A 22 toll motorway and exit at Bressanone/Brixen, following the signs to Brunico/Bruneck along the Val Pusteria/Pustertal road as far as San Lorenzo/St.Lorenzen. Follow the signs to Val Badia/Gadertal  Coming from Verona-Bolzano: take the A 22, exit at Bressanone/Brixen and continue as above *By train The nearest train stations are: Brunico - 37 Km Bolzano (via Passo Gardena) - 72 Km (via Brunico) – 100 Km Connection train station – Alta Badia by the local bus SAD: www.sad.it *By air Innsbruck - 130 km Munich – 330 km Venice Treviso / Venice Marco Polo – 180 / 200 km Verona – 213 km Milan Bergamo / Milan Malpensa - 310 /400 km Information airport transfer: www.suedtirolbus.it - www.cortinaexpress.it

Interesting things nearby

The Dolomites Bike Day Tour tour starts in Kurfar / Corvara in Badia.