Road Bike Around the Dolomites
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ROAD BIKE AROUND THE DOLOMITES DESCRIPTION ROAD BIKE TOUR AT THE FOOT OF UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE The Dolomites are your constant companions during this round tour at the foot of the legendary “PALE MOUNTAINS”, on the list of UNESCO world heritage self-guided tour due to their “unique monumental beauty”. A marvel- 7 days / 6 nights lous landscape with bizarre rock formations, crystal clear lakes and flourishing fruit- and wine yards are waiting to be enjoyed. Start point of this tour is the valley Hochpustertal, demarcating the Dolomites to- approx. 495 - 540 km wards the North. Then you continue along the Eisack- Dobbiaco/ tal and Etschtal Valleys, forming the west boarder, pas- Villabassa Bressanone sing South Tyrol’s capital Bolzano and reaching Trento. Three On the southern part of the Dolomites you will cycle Peaks Chiusa through the Valsugana Valley to Feltre. The former Do- lomites railway track will lead you into the direction of Cortina the Olympic town Cortina d’Ampezzo. Finally you will d‘Ampezzo Bolzano greet the famous Three Peaks from the Höhlenstein- Pieve tal and you turn back to the Hochpustertal. Lake di Cadore Caldaro ITALY CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ROUTE Sporty cycling tour for road bikers with a basic trai- Belluno ning on little trafficked roads (except during high sea- Trento son July/August). Feltre Caldonazzo roadbike difficulty km total kilometers www.funactive.info ROADBIKE: AROUND THE DOLOMITES BICYCLE HOLIDAY A DAY BY DAY ACCOUNT OF THE ROUTE DAY 1: Arrival in Alta Pusteria (Niederdorf/Villabassa or Toblach/Dobbiaco) Individual arrival at the hotel in Alta Pusteria. Free, unguarded public car park near the hotel. DAY 2: Hochpustertal – Klausen/Chiusa; (approx. 105 km, ascent 1.650 m difference in altitude) 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 Mi- chael-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. Leaving the Pustertal you cycle on through the Eisacktal Valley and the apple-high plateau Naz-Sciaves into the ancient Bishop’s town Bressanone. Bressanone is worth to be visited! From here, the route runs along the river Etsch. From far cloister Säben is welcoming you soaring over the city of Chiusa, where you will spend the night. DAY 3: Klausen/Chiusa – Trient/Trento; (approx. 110 km, ascent 1.630 m difference in altitude) From Chiusa you cycle over the high plateau Renon, famous for its earth pyramids and the marvellous view over Schlern and Rosengarten into South Tyrol’s capital Bolzano, where two different linguistic cultures meet each other as well as the Italian and Tyrolean life styles. After a visit of Bolzano`s pedestrian and shopping area “Lau- ben” and the fruit market you cycle over South Tyrol’s wine road. Once you have passed Lake Kalterer See you will leave the mostly German speaking province of South Tyrol and get after Salorno into the Italian speaking Trentino. Fruit trees and wine yards accompany your way to the former bishop’s town Trento with its inviting historic town and castle Buonconsiglio. DAY 4: Trento – Feltre; (approx. 105 km, ascent 1.900 m difference in altitude) After a longer ascent to Lake Caldonazzo, inviting you for a longer stop, you cycle through the Valsugana to Borgo Valsugana. You continue on the scenic road through small picturesque villages to Feltre, a little town on the former „Via Claudia Augusta“, an important Roman military road from Aquileia to Augsburg. DAY 5: Feltre – Pieve di Cadore; (approx. 130 km, ascent 2.700 m difference in altitude) or easy variant via Belluno (approx. 85 km, ascent 1.000 m difference in altitude) You leave Feltre and cycle along the southern part of the Dolomites to Cesiomaggiore, also called “Village of Cy- cling“. The route leads you onto Passo San Boldo, a small alpine pass in the Veneto region. After a rapid descent, you will reach the hilly Prosecco region on the edge of the northern Italian plain at the foot of the Alps. Passing Lago di Santa Croce, you cycle through the Piave Valley to the stage destination Pieve di Cadore. If you prefer to make the day less challenging, you can choose the shorter, direct option via Belluno. DAY 6: Pieve di Cadore – Alta Pusteria; (approx. 90 km, ascent 1.600 m difference in altitude) From Pieve di Cadore you cycle to Auronzo. We suggest a short detour to lake Misurina surrounded by the massif of the Drei Zinnen (Three Peaks), Monte Piana, the Cadini group, Monte Cristallo and in the South from Marmarole and Sorapiss. Your way continues over the Tre Croci Pass into the Olympic city Cortina d’Ampezzo and through the valley Höhlensteintal to Villabassa/Dobbiaco, end point of your road bike tour. DAY 7: Departure Individual departure or possibility to extend your stay. www.funactive.info ROADBIKE: AROUND THE DOLOMITES BICYCLE HOLIDAY GENERAL INFORMATION: • Classification of the cycle-tour: Self-guided tour • Duration: 7 days / 6 nights • Distance: Approx. 495 - 540 km • Starting point: Hochpustertal (Niederdorf/Villabassa or Toblach/Dobbiaco) • Arrival: By car: By car on the Brenner/Brennero motorway (A22) to Brixen/Bressanone – take the exit Brixen/Bres- sanone - Pustertal/Val Pusteria, then through the valley Pustertal/Valle Pusteria (SS49) to Niederdorf/Villabas- sa or Toblach/Dobbiaco, depending on the location of your hotel or drive along the Felbertauernstraße to Li- enz in Eastern Tyrol (Austria) and then further into Italy through the valley Pustertal/Valle Pusteria to Toblach/ Dobbiaco or Niederdorf/Villabassa, depending on the location of your hotel. By train: Take the train from Innsbruck over the Brenner/Brennero to Franzensfeste/Fortezza. Change the train to the Pustertal/Valle Pusteria - Lienz and get off either at Niederdorf/Villabassa or Toblach/Dobbiaco depending on the location of your hotel. Timetable available on: www.deutschebahn.de, www.oebb.at, www.trenitalia.com. By plane: Low cost flights are available to Innsbruck airport, “Sant’ Angelo - Antonio Canova” airport in Trevi- so and/or to the Marco Polo airport in Venice. On request, we can organize transfers from the airport to the starting point of the cycle tour. • Accommodation: hotels 3*** category Attention: Tourist tax – if requested – has to be paid on the spot. • Parking: Free unattended parking facilities for the duration of the bicycle tour at a nearby public parking area. • Rental bikes: Pinarello Prince Carbon Mod. 2020 – Shimano 11V (on request – limited availability) or similar version INCLUDED SERVICES; SELF-GUIDED TOUR: • Accommodation in hotels 3*** category • Breakfast buffet or full breakfast • Personal tour information • Luggage transfer from hotel to hotel • Well planned routes • Detailed documents (maps, GPS tracks, places to visit, important telephone numbers) • Telephone service hotline for the entire tour NON INCLUDED SERVICES • Arrival to the starting point of the tour • Departure at the end of the tour • Drinks, tourist tax and all extras • Lunch, Dinner • Not mentioned entries • Rental bikes and Travel insurance • All not expressly mentioned under the item „Included services“ www.funactive.info ROADBIKE: AROUND THE DOLOMITES BICYCLE HOLIDAY STARTING DATES 2021 every Sunday ARRIVAL 23/05/2021 (first possible arrival day) to 26/09/2021 (last possible arrival day) NON SCHEDULE minimum of 5 persons upon request! ARRIVAL DATES PRICES 2021 SELF-GUIDED TOUR Package price per person in a double room incl. breakfast € 669.00 Single room surcharge, per person € 159.00 High season* surcharge, per person € 75.00 ADDITIONAL SERVICES Rental bike (on request – limited availability) € 195.00 Special bike on request on request EXTRA NIGHTS IN VILLABASSA/DOBBIACO Per person and night in a double room incl. breakfast in May/June/September/October € 59.00 Per person and night in a double room incl. breakfast in July/August € 79.00 Single room surcharge, per night € 17.00 *High season: arrival dates from 19/06/2021 to 12/09/2021 (incl.) We suggest travel insurance. Changes in the offer as well as errors, printing errors and arithmetic errors reserved! Bahnhofstr. 3 » I-39034 Toblach (BZ) » T +39 0474 771210 » [email protected] www.funactive.info.