Doss del Sabion Tour

Doss del Sabion Tour - Description

Directions

• Start

  Pinzolo-Prà Rodont lifts
  
  From Pinzolo, first take the Pinzolo-Prà Rodont gondola lift and then the Prà Rodont-Doss del Sabion chair lift.
  The view from Doss del Sabion is spectacular, with Madonna di Campiglio to the north, the Brenta Dolomites to the east, Val Rendena to the south, and the Adamello-Presanella Group to the west.
  From the arrival point of the Doss del Sabion chair lift (follow 968 signs), head down the dirt road to the right towards the Grual pasture.
  Continue along the main road until you reach the casina (a milk-storage hut) of Malga Grual. Cross the stream and head back into the forest. An up-and-down road will take you to the pastureland around Malga Cioca. Continue down along the dirt road, which will cut across the Dolomitica ski run a couple of times, until you reach the village of Prà Rodont.
  From here, the road will be paved and begins to descend through a series of switchbacks and the villages of Valastun (vista point), Poc, Calchera, Rigoza, and Maniva. Before returning to Pinzolo, you may want to visit the military chapel, which was refurbished in memory of World War I.
  There can be a great difference in temperature between Pinzolo, at 800m (2,625 ft), and Doss del Sabion, at 2,100m (6,890 ft), so be prepared with appropriate clothing.
   

• end point

  Pinzolo-Prà Rodont lifts

required equipment

MTBs with off-road tires helmets protective eyewear repair kits first-aid kits water windbreakers for downhill sections

Tips for the tour

For an easier variation on this itinerary, you may also begin the descent from Prà Rodont and follow the signs for 968.

Difficulty

• Difficulty

  Medium

• Fitness

• Technique

• Experience

• Landscape

Directions

self-arranged arrival
By car: on the A4 Milan-Venice, take the Brescia Est exit at km 130. Average travel time from exit (by car): 2 hours and 30 minutes. on the A22 Modena-Brennero, take the Rovereto Sud exit at km 92 (1 hour and 40 minutes), or the Trento Sud exit at km 73 (1 hour and 30 minutes), or the S. Michele all’Adige exit at km 78 (1 hour).

public transport
Trentino Trasporti (www.ttesercizio.it) bus service operates daily direct and local connections to Pinzolo and Madonna di Campiglio. In the summer, this includes the bicibustrek bike & ride service and the urban tourist service.