Sellaronda MTB TOUR
Sellaronda MTB Tour
IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION
1. Sellaronda MTB TOUR - CLOCKWISE
The Sellaronda MTB TOUR can be started from one of the four valleys around the Sella massif: Val Gardena, Alta Badia, Arabba or Val di Fassa.
The clockwise Sellaronda MTB TOUR involves relatively few uphill metres to cycle (about 370 m), thanks to the use of lifts that allow the transport of mountain bikes and e-bikes. There are numerous trails that require good riding technique. The total time varies according to riding ability: from a minimum of 5 to a maximum of 9 hours, including lunch break.
From Selva, take the Costabella chairlift and after a short descent on a gravel road, you reach the Dantercepies cable car. The first descent begins just below the mountain station: a single trail leads to the Gardena Pass and then on to Colfosco. From Corvara you take two more lifts before tackling the Panrama high trail to Pralongià and a flow trail to the Campolongo Pass. From here, take the Campolongo chairlift up and downhill on a trail that requires advanced riding technique to Arabba. The Pescoi and Forcella Europa lifts take you back to the top. From the top station you can admire the spectacular Marmolada glacier and the artificial lake of Fedaia.
The descent to the Fodom lift above Arabba is particularly challenging on a very steep gravel road and trail. From the Pordoi Pass, a long trail leads to Canazei. From Campitello you take the cable car to Col Rodella and continue on a flow trail to the Sella Pass. A short pedalling passage through the Stone City leads to the highest point of this special rock formation at the foot of the Sassolungo. From here, two flow trails lead to Plan de Gralba and further along a path to Selva Gardena.
2. Sellaronda MTB TOUR - COUNTERCLOCKWISE
The Sellaronda MTB Tour can be started from one of the four valleys around the Sella Massif: from Val Gardena, Alta Badia, Arabba, or Val di Fassa.
The counter-clockwise Sellaronda MTB Tour has a total altitude difference of approx. 1,020 m to ride uphill and descents that vary from single trails to gravel roads. It is therefore suitable for uphill cycling with or without pedal assistance/e-bike. The time required varies according to MTB riding ability: from a minimum of 6 to a maximum of 9 hours, including lunch break.
From Arabba, after a short stretch on the asphalt road, the route goes up through the forest to the hamlet of Cherz and from there on to the Inzija meadows above the Campolongo Pass. Then the descent begins, partly on trail, partly on a gravel road to Corvara. A not too strenuous climb leads to Colfosco, where the cable car to the Grödner Joch allows for a short rest and a magnificent view of the surrounding mountains before starting the descent into the Grödental.
With the Ciampinoi cable car and a first short descent along a path that is also used by pedestrians, you arrive directly at the foot of the Sassolungo. A short descent on a gravel road leads to the Gran Paradiso chairlift, whose mountain station is at the highest point of the Stone City. From here the trail continues to the car park below the Sella Pass. After crossing the car park, the trail goes uphill for a short distance on a path and a short distance on a gravel road towards Salei. On the left, a trail then begins, first on the ski slope and next to the gravel road, until it branches off into the woods. Once in Pian Frataces, the trail continues to Canazei in the Val di Fassa.
From Canazei, with the help of two lifts, you reach the Col dei Rossi, from where you can view the queen of the Dolomites, the Marmolada, and the Fedaia reservoir. Here begins a single trail to the start of the Fodom cable car that leads up to the Pordoijoch. A very scenic MTB trail leads to Burz, from where another, rather technical single trail leads to Arabba.
Latemar circumnavigation
From the car park at the cable car in Welschnofen/Nova Levante (1182 m), take the Laurin I cable car up to the Frommer Hut (1743 m). From the mountain station, follow the gravel path [1A], which after about a kilometre leads briefly onto the main road Nigerstraße/Via Nigra until shortly after the Ochsenhütte Hut the gravel path continues through a breathtaking alpine landscape to the Karerpass/Passo Costalunga (1752 m). Alternatively, and easier, you can follow the asphalted main road (Nigerstraße) from the Frommer Hut to the Karerpass/Passo Costalunga. From the Karerpass/Passo Costalunga the tour now leads down into the Fassa Valley on the challenging gravel trail [519] to Moena. Along the Aviso river, the cycle path leads out of the valley to the valley station of the Predazzo-Gardonè cable car. Climb into the gondola and let yourself be transported back up to 1650 m. From the Baita Gardonè Hut, continue with the Gardonè-Passo Feudo chairlift up to the Feudo Pass (2175 m). Now take the path [504] down to the Huts Zischg and Ganischger. Continue on the asphalted trail [505] to the Reiterjoch/Passo Pampeago, then downhill via the Alpine path [9] past the Epircher Laner Hut to Obereggen and enjoy the scenic highlight. After one kilometre along the main road in the direction of Eggen/Ega turn right, pass above the Farm Bewaller and follow the „Templweg“ trail [8] to a trail junction. Turn left onto trail [25A] and then continue on trail [25] until just before the Stadl Alm Hut. Then head downhill on the steep trail [27] to Welschnofen/Nova Levante.Follow the main road for the last stretch to the starting point at the Welschnofen/Nova Levante cable car park.
