THE MILK ROAD

TOUR INFO GETTING THERE START CHARACTERISTICS VARIATIONS HISTORY ROADBOOK ALTITUDE PHOTO

% of TOUR INFO distance TOUR EVALUATION CHARACTERISTICS Overall diffi culty 2,7 Total distance 16,43 km 100% Climb diffi culty 2,7 The Seiser Alm/Alpe di Siusi is Europe’s mountains and plenty of refreshment Height variation uphill 624 m Descent diffi culty 2,7 largest high pastureland. Its extensi- opportunities. Height variation downhill 624 m ve meadows have for centuries hosted The tour begins at the Tourist Informa- Maximum altitude 2080 m dairy-farming activities. This easy tour tion Offi ce in Compaccio. The gradual PHYSICAL CONDITION Tarmac 0,00 km 0,0% essentially follows the daily round of the climb up the Jochstrasse road is a per- Overall condition 2,7 milkmen who would visit the various fect way to warm up; then, 380 m on Tarmac cycle path 8,98 km 54,7% Total height variation 3,0 farms to collect the milk produced. The- from Waymarker 2, you reach the Alpen- Gravel 6,41 km 39,0% Total distance 2,0 re is however one important diff erence: hotel Panorama. The name says it all: its Hiking trail 1,03 km 6,3% in those days, the milkmen had to turn location off ers a 360° panorama, not just Maximum altitude 4,0 Single track 0,00 km 0,0% back at the Mahlknecht hut, as the road of the nearby Dolomite summits such as Carrying / pushing 0,00 km 0,0% ended there. Bikers can however use the the Langkofel/Sasso Lungo, Plattkofel/ RIDING TECHNIQUE new rural roads, enjoying a spectacular Sasso Piatto, Marmolada, the Sella mas- Cable car / transfer 0,00 km 0,0% Overall riding technique 2,8 tour with unforgettable view over the sif, Sas Rigais, Geisler/Odle group, Ross- RIDING TIME Riding time without pauses Surface 2,5 Riding time at 10 km/h 1 hrs 39 min Average climb gradient 3,0 Riding time at 10 km/h 1 hrs 22 min Average descent gradient 3,0 Riding time at 14 km/h 1 hrs 10 min Riding time at 16 km/h 1 hrs 02 min EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE Riding time at 18 km/h 0 hrs 55 min Panorama 5,0 Riding time at 20 km/h 0 hrs 49 min Riding fun 3,0 GETTING THERE AND STARTING POINT Getting there: Starting point: Coming from the north: take motorway (A22) exit The best place to park is the free car park of for Chiusa/Klausen - Seiser Alm/Schlerngebiet – the Seiser Alm/Alpe di Siusi aerial cableway Area dello Sciliar/Alpe di Siusi, SS12 as far as Ponte Gardena/Waidbruck, then in the direction of Alpe in Siusi. Then ride up with the cable car to di Siusi/Seiser Alm. Compaccio. Coming from the south: take motorway (A22) exit for Bozen Nord/Bolzano nord - Seiser Alm/Schlern- The tour begins at the tourist information of- gebiet – Area dello Sciliar/Alpe di Siusi, SS12 as far fi ce in Compaccio. as Blumau/Prato all’Isarco, then in the direction of Alpe di Siusi/Seiser Alm.

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TOUR INFO GETTING THERE START CHARACTERISTICS VARIATIONS HISTORY ROADBOOK ALTITUDE PHOTO

VARIATIONS 1. Extension via the Spitzbühel: a longer and more strenuous tour is possible by making a detour to the Spitzbühel. From Compaccio fi rst descend via the Gast- haus Zorzi Inn and the Jaggl Schwai- ge Hut to the Spitzbühl car park. Here, climb steeply left up to the Spitzbühel and then proceed via the Laurin Hut to the Alpenhotel Panorama. Just behind becomes a marvellous trail. At waymar- the hotel, at waymarker 2, you rejoin the ker 11 you rejoin the tour described abo- tour described above (+1.7 km, +190 m ve. height variation). 3. Extension via the small church at Di- 2. More trails: from the Almrosen Hut aler: at waymarker 10 do not take the you can set off along the path that leads slight left towards Saltria, but carry on straight up to the Dialer church. Here, zähne/Denti di Terrarossa or the Schlern/ the tour. An ascent of 200 m along the directly to Tirler. At waymarker 8 take a take a slight left towards Zallinger with Sciliar with the Santner Spire – on clear tarmac road from Saltria brings you to slight left and follow path no. 12 to Salt- the wonderful panorama of the Plattko- days you can see as far as the Zillertaler the Ritsch Schwaige Hut, with another ria. After approximately 500 m, this path fel/Sasso Piatto. After approximately 1.6 and Stubaier Alps or even the Ortler/Or- chance to take a break. The last part of km take a sharp tles! the tour then leads through the beauti- left down to Salt- Continuing to climb, you reach the Gold- ful pasture landscape, pedalling across ria. After another knopf, the next point on the milkmen’s meadows up to the pass where a won- 1.4 km you conti- route. A gravel road leads to the traditi- derful panorama over the Schlern/Sciliar nue to the Zallin- onal Almrosen Hut and over the highest awaits you, from the towering Rosszäh- ger, following the point of the tour to the Mahlknecht Hut. ne/Denti di Terrarossa to the Santner gravel road slight- This was where the rural road used to Spire. Once more through the meadows, ly left downhill. end and the milkmen would turn back. but this time downhill, you arrive at the You then rejoin Today, the gravel road leads to the small Gostner Schwaige Hut. The last stretch the tour described church at Dialer. A rapid descent leads goes past the Hotel Steger Dellai to re- above at waymar- you to the next refreshment oppor- turn to Compatsch, the fi nishing point of ker 12 (+3.3 km, tunity, the Almgasthof Tirler Inn. Here this short yet intensive voyage of disco- +170 m height va- you can replenish your energy once very around the huts of the Seiser Alm/ riation). more before the second long climb of Alpe di Siusi.

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