Characteristics
Alternative to the Gardena valley tour with a visit to the Sankt Jakob church, the oldest church in the valley. It dates from the 17th century and features frescoes on the south façade well worth seeing. The second part of the tour takes place on gloriously secluded secondary roads and woodland trails with surprisingly funny trails between Insom and Annatal (Anna valley). There the guest house Annatal, an idyllic stop for refreshments in a stunning location, is waiting for thirsty bikers.
It starts at the tourism association in St. Ulrich. You now ride uphill for just under ten kilometres on a steady moderate even climb. The route follows the course of the Gardena valley tour via St. Christina as far as Wolkenstein and where it is allowed it uses the former railway line that is very pleasant to cycle along.
From the centre of Wolkenstein it gets momentarily a little steeper until you reach the mouth of the Langental that is already in the Puez-Geisler nature park. Whoever wants to can extend the tour with a detour into the upper Langental (s. variations). At the car park in the Langental the tour takes a south-westerly turn. Still above the main road the tour leads via La Pozza to the valley station of the Col Raiser cable car.
The most beautiful part of the tour begins here. Via the secluded hamlet of Insom you go in the direction of Sankt Jakob, still somewhat above and away from the hustle and bustle of the valley. The trail becomes ever narrower and gives a lot of pleasure well before reaching the church.
The small church of Sankt Jakob with its distinctive tower, its contemplative cemetery and its lovely frescoes is located in a stunning spot overlooking the valley. Bikers enjoy this on the spacious sunbathing lawn next to the church with a view that stretches as far as the Plattkofel, Langkofel and the Sella mountain range. There then follow three kilometres of sheer riding fun on the narrow woodland trail leading to the Annatal. Still in woodland handkerchief-wide trails alternate with wide woodland trails, switchbacks and small wooden bridges and make you wish it would stay like this forever.
Unfortunately, the trails end at the Pauli mountain cabin. It is only a few metres still to the well-tended Annatal mountain cabin, the ideal stop for refreshments on this tour. Tables in the shade or sun loungers in the sun invite you to relax to the full. Or you can cool your heated feet in the stream behind the sunbathing lawn.
After refreshments you roll along, almost only downhill, past the valley station of the Seceda cable car back to the centre of St. Ulrich.

Variations
1. Extension into the Langental: waymarker 41 is the ideal place to extend the tour into the upper Langental. Simply continue straight ahead and keep following the cross-country ski run as far as Pra da Ri mountain pasture. In this way, you add 7.2 km and 230 m in altitude difference to the tour.

2. Leaving out Wolkenstein and Langental: if you do not turn right onto the former railway line at waymarker 26, but bear left up to the road, you save 6.6 km and 175 m in altitude difference. You continue the tour at waymarker 51.

3. On the other side of the valley from St. Ulrich to Wolkenstein: In St. Ulrich take the pedestrian bridge to the valley station of the Seiser Alm cable car. Go left uphill before the valley station and along the promenade of rio Gardena. Now continue to follow the course of the Gardena valley tour in the opposite direction. In this way, you arrive at the starting point at the tourism association in Wolkenstein. A few metres further straight ahead on the main road, you join the tour described here at waymarker 34.

Physical condition Overall condition 3,0 Total height variation 3,0 Total distance 3,0 Maximum altitude 3,0

Riding technique Overall riding technique 2,8 Surface 3,1 Average climb gradient Ø 2,0 Average descent gradient Ø 3,0

Getting there
Take Brenner motorway A22, coming from the north via Innsbruck-Brenner, or from the south via Verona-Bozen.
The best motorway exit is Klausen/Gröden. From there in about 20 minutes you can reach St Ulrich and a few kilometres further on St. Christina and Wolkenstein on a clearly signposted mountain road.

Starting point
The tour begins at the tourism association in St. Ulrich.
There are parking facilities at the valley station of the Seceda cable car.

1

0,00

0,08

1231

Tourist information office in
St. Ulrich/Ortisei

Right to St. Jakob/San Giacomo

R 6%

00:00

00:00

2

0,08

0,04

1236

Church of St. Ulrich/Ortisei

Bear right after church

R 7%

00:00

00:00

3

0,13

0,60

1239

Pana car park

Straight on (left past the car park entrance)

R 6%

00:00

00:00

4

0,73

0,20

1273

Junction streda Paul Grohmann

Straight on downhill

R -10%

00:01

00:04

5

0,92

0,20

1253

Otco Sculptures

Bear left to S. Cristina

00:02

00:05

6

1,12

1,15

1270

Zebra crossing

Bear right to S. Cristina

S 4%

00:03

00:06

7

2,27

0,22

1314

End of gravel path

Straight on

R 8%

00:06

00:13

8

2,48

0,22

1330

Intersection in front of Hotel Diamant

Bear right along zebra crossing

R -1%

00:06

00:14

9

2,71

0,57

1327

Crossing with main road

Bear left to S. Cristina

S 3%

00:07

00:16

10

3,28

0,21

1340

Haus Alba

Straight on over the zebra crossing

S 2%

00:08

00:19

11

3,49

0,28

1343

Spar

Bear left to S. Cristina

R 5%

00:09

00:20

12

3,77

0,26

1356

Crossing with main road

Straight on Str. Plan dala Sia

R -1%

00:10

00:22

13

4,03

0,06

1355

Hofer Group

Bear right downhill

R -10%

00:10

00:24

14

4,09

0,77

1349

Bridge over stream (towards waterfall)

Straight on (no through road)

S 5%

00:11

00:24

15

4,87

0,29

1389

Bottom of Monte Pana chairlift

Straight on along stream

R 3%

00:13

00:29

16

5,15

0,04

1399

Junction before subway under main road

Straight on through subway

S 0%

00:14

00:30

17

5,19

0,13

1399

Bridge (towards Val Gardena Marketing in S. Cristina)

Straight on

R 4%

00:14

00:31

18

5,33

0,13

1405

Intersection

Bear right to bottom of lift

00:14

00:31

19

5,45

0,29

1409

Junction with bottom of Sasslong lift

Bear right towards subway

S 8%

00:14

00:32

20

5,75

0,08

1432

Intersection

Bear right along stream

S -1%

00:15

00:34

21

5,83

0,11

1430

Wooden bridge

Bear right over bridge (residents access)

R 8%

00:15

00:34

22

5,94

0,43

1438

Crossroads

Straight on along stream

W 8%

00:16

00:35

23

6,36

0,35

1471

Junction with hiking trail

Straight on to Wolkenstein/Selva

W 3%

00:17

00:38

24

6,71

0,12

1487

Haus Paladina

Left towards main road

R 2%

00:18

00:40

25

6,83

0,15

1489

Bar Adelaide, Crossing with main road

Straight on Strada La Poza

R 7%

00:18

00:40

26

6,98

0,15

1500

Crossing with course of old railway

Right

R 4%

00:19

00:41

27

7,14

0,28

1505

Crossing at Haus Lambolt

Straight on over the zebra crossing

R 5%

00:19

00:42

28

7,42

0,58

1518

Crossing at Hotel Welponer

Straight on to Wolkenstein/Selva

R 4%

00:20

00:44

29

8,00

0,48

1542

Hotel Sporting

Straight on over road and follow cycle path

R 4%

00:21

00:47

30

8,48

0,08

1561

End of cycle path

Straight on

R 1%

00:23

00:50

31

8,56

0,10

1562

Villa Gran Baita

Straight on

00:23

00:51

32

8,67

0,29

1561

Wolkenstein/Selva primary school

Straight on strada Nives

A 3%

00:23

00:51

33

8,95

0,11

1569

Pizzaealtro

Bear right onto main road

A -3%

00:24

00:53

34

9,06

0,04

1566

Hotel Krone in Wolkenstein/Selva

Straight on main road

A 3%

00:24

00:54

35

9,10

0,09

1567

Junction with Str. Dantercepies

Sharp left Langental/Vallunga

R 12%

00:24

00:54

36

9,18

0,16

1577

Hotel Sun Valley

Straight on

R 11%

00:25

00:55

37

9,34

0,37

1593

Junction towards Langental/Vallunga

Straight on to Dantercepies

R 11%

00:25

00:56

38

9,72

0,31

1635

Junction towards bottom of Dantercepies lift

Bear left to Langental/Vallunga

R -8%

00:26

00:58

39

10,03

0,42

1610

Junction

Bear right to Vallunga, cross-country ski trail

R 1%

00:27

01:00

40

10,45

0,37

1611

Ciampec Hut

Right straight on to Langental/Vallunga

W 1%

00:28

01:02

41

10,82

0,62

1618

Imbiss La Ciajota snack-bar, car park

Bear right (St. Silvester chapel)

S -3%

00:29

01:04

42

11,45

0,19

1602

Junction to café, snack-bar, VAL

Bear right to Wolkenstein/Selva

R -2%

00:31

01:08

43

11,64

0,71

1597

Junction towards bottom of Dantercepies lift

Straight on S. Cristina

R -4%

00:31

01:09

44

12,35

0,40

1572

Junction Str. Larciunei

Bear right to Str. Col da Lech

00:33

01:14

45

12,75

0,02

1559

Haus Templa

Straight on

R -10%

00:34

01:16

46

12,77

0,17

1557

Near Haus Templa

Straight on str. Rainel

R -9%

00:34

01:16

47

12,94

0,24

1541

Roundabout

Right to S. Cristina

A-10%

00:35

01:17

48

13,18

0,28

1518

Crossing at Hotel Welponer

Bear right on cycle path

R -5%

00:35

01:19

49

13,46

0,15

1505

Crossing at Haus Lambolt

Straight on over the zebra crossing

R -4%

00:36

01:20

50

13,62

0,03

1500

Crossroads

Bear right up to main road

R 18%

00:37

01:21

51

13,64

0,53

1505

Intersection with main road, Mick Carpentry shop

Bear left

A 2%

00:37

01:21

52

14,17

0,14

1516

Small chapel, zebra crossing

Bear right 83-85

A -8%

00:38

01:25

53

14,31

0,38

1505

Garni Pramaura

Bear right uphill to Col Raiser

R 11%

00:39

01:25

54

14,68

0,44

1546

Bottom of Col Raiser lift

Straight on uphill

R 13%

00:40

01:28

55

15,13

0,08

1605

Subway

Straight on Str. Insom (through subway)

R 0%

00:41

01:30

56

15,21

0,02

1605

Crossing (towards Pramulin Hut)

Straight on over bridge

00:41

01:31

57

15,23

0,66

1606

Intersection after bridge

Left downhill

R -8%

00:41

01:31

58

15,89

0,15

1558

Insom

Straight on to S. Cristina

S -2%

00:43

01:35

59

16,04

0,21

1556

Junction towards the centre of
S. Cristina

Straight on to church in
S. Cristina

R 2%

00:43

01:36

60

16,25

0,13

1561

Hydrant

Left downhill

R -8%

00:44

01:37

61

16,38

0,06

1551

Intersection

Straight on to Prauletta

R 13%

00:44

01:38

62

16,44

0,60

1558

Junction with Str. Col da Messa

Straight on uphill to St. Jakob/San Giacomo

R 5%

00:44

01:38

63

17,04

0,31

1591

Junction to Seceda

Straight on to St. Jakob/San Giacomo

R 2%

00:46

01:42

64

17,36

0,46

1591

Junction to Uleta

Bear right to church of St. Jakob/San Giacomo 32

R 10%

00:47

01:44

65

17,82

0,34

1639

Chapel

Left to church of St. Jakob/San Giacomo

P -4%

00:48

01:46

66

18,16

0,14

1629

Junction 20m after wayside cross

Straight on to St. Jakob/San Giacomo

00:49

01:48

67

18,30

0,17

1635

Crossing (towards Seceda)

Straight on to St. Jakob/San Giacomo

W -7%

00:49

01:49

68

18,48

0,44

1635

Intersection with gravel road

Bear left towards St. Jakob/San Giacomo

S -2%

00:50

01:50

69

18,92

0,14

1627

Junction to Seurasas

Straight on to St. Jakob/San Giacomo

S-16%

00:51

01:53

70

19,06

0,21

1604

Junction towards St. Ulrich/Ortisei

Straight on to church of St. Jakob/San Giacomo

W -9%

00:51

01:54

71

19,27

0,22

1590

Intersection with gravel road

Bear right to church of St. Jakob/San Giacomo

S -1%

00:52

01:55

72

19,49

0,47

1589

End of gravel road

Straight on

W -4%

00:53

01:56

73

19,96

0,02

1565

Fountain in front of church

Straight on

S 9%

00:54

01:59

74

19,98

0,03

1567

Church of St. Jakob/San Giacomo

Straight on

W-10%

00:54

01:59

75

20,01

0,30

1564

Junction to Sacun

Straight on to Col de Flam

P -2%

00:54

02:00

76

20,31

0,69

1557

Crossroads

Straight on to St. Ulrich/Ortisei

P-14%

00:55

02:01

77

20,99

0,66

1463

Junction with track

Sharp right downhill

W-15%

00:57

02:05

78

21,65

0,08

1359

Junction

Sharp right St. Ulrich/Ortisei 6

S-15%

00:59

02:09

79

21,73

0,68

1347

Water source

Straight on between benches to Val d’Anna

P -5%

00:59

02:10

80

22,41

0,01

1317

Pauli Hut

Left downhill

R-16%

01:01

02:14

81

22,43

0,19

1315

Tree with wayside cross

Sharp right

R 6%

01:01

02:14

82

22,62

0,05

1324

Bridge

Straight on

01:01

02:15

83

22,67

0,12

1332

Junction

Bear right towards guesthouse

S 11%

01:01

02:16

84

22,79

0,12

1346

Annatal Hut

Turn back

S-11%

01:02

02:16

85

22,91

0,05

1332

Junction

Bear left towards bridge

S-15%

01:02

02:17

86

22,97

0,19

1324

Bridge

Straight on

R -6%

01:02

02:17

87

23,16

0,21

1315

Tree with wayside cross (towards Pauli Hut)

Bear right downhill

R -8%

01:03

02:18

88

23,37

0,52

1298

Playground

Straight on downhill

R -9%

01:03

02:20

89

23,89

0,18

1251

Bottom of Seceda lift

Straight on downhill

S -3%

01:05

02:23

90

24,07

0,07

1243

Intersection with tarmac road (stone)

Bear right downhill towards church

R -3%

01:05

02:24

91

24,14

0,08

1236

Church of St. Ulrich/Ortisei

Straight on to tourist information office

R -6%

01:05

02:24

92

24,22

0,00

1231

Tourist information office in
St. Ulrich/Ortisei

End of tour

R 0%

01:06

02:25

Explanation of evaluation factors
• Overall difficulty based on climb difficulty (60%) and descent difficulty (40%)
• Climb difficulty based on total distance uphill (30%), overall height variation uphill (30%), surface uphill (10%), average slope   uphill (25%), highest altitude reached (5%).
• Descent difficulty consists of total distance downhill (10%), overall height variation downhill (10%), surface downhill (50%),   average slope downhill (30%).
• Physical condition based on total distance (40%), with overall height variation (50%) and highest altitude reached (10%).
• Riding technique based on surface (50%), with average slope uphill (30%) and average slope downhill (20%).
• Writer’s subjective evaluation of panorama and riding fun.

Explanation of surface and slope
A = Tarmac road		steep uphill	from + 15%
R = Tarmac cycle path		uphill	up to + 14%
S = Gravel		level	ca. +/- 4%
W = Hiking trail		downhill	up to - 19%
P = Path, Single Trail		steep downhill	from - 20%
T = Carrying / pushing
X = Cable car / transfer

Route: the percentages indicate the average climb (+) or the average descent (-) to the next waymarker.