Characteristics
The tour to Sant’ Osvaldo leads in a large loop around both elevations to the west of Castelrotto and Siusi, the Tisana hill and the Laranz hill, behind which the terrain descends steeply to the Valle Isarco. It does not present any great difficulties for bikers from the point of view of riding technique because it runs for the most part along tarmac side or gravel roads with light traffic. But above all you should not underestimate the state of fitness needed for this tour. The almost ten-kilometre climb from the Tisenser Bach (brook) as far as just before Telfen will sap your strength.
The tour begins in the centre of Castelrotto directly at the tower. For the first few kilometres you follow a side road with light traffic to Tiosels. It is ideal for warming up. You cruise downhill for a few metres on the main road as far as Casa del Colle where an idyllic little road leads past remote farms in the direction of Moosbühel. You continue on gravel to the Tiosler pond, where the quiet water’s edge invites you to rest a short while.
Continuing downhill you come to Tagusa, a small hamlet, whose distinctive church towers over the Val Gardena. You now follow the narrow connecting road leading to Tisana. Shortly before this village the route turns off in the direction of Sant’Osvaldo. Take care: the descent is very narrow in parts and can be very slippery when the leaves fall in autumn.
You join the main road leading to Ponte Gardena from where however a few metres further on a side road turns off to Sant’Osvaldo. The route goes downhill steeply to the Tisenser Bach and from there just as steeply uphill to the Maso Lafogler Hof in Sant’Osvaldo. In this beautiful typical wine tavern you can build up your strength for the further long climb to Telfen. By the way, the Maso Lafogler Hof is an ideal place in autumn for the traditional Törggelen, that is, tasting the new wine.
Further on uphill you turn in a large loop around the Laranz hill in the direction of Siusi. On the way the Malenger Mühle with its small grain museum is well-worth seeing.
From Siusi you follow the main road for a short distance uphill in the direction of Castelrotto, but turn off soon to the Wood of Laranz. Past the sports centre Telfen you go to Misaltweg. Here you have to dismount briefly because the narrow hiking track is too steep and interspersed with steps. This track leads back to Castelrotto.

Variations
1. Via Brembach to Tagusa: As an alternative to the route via the Tiosler pond you can turn right downhill in the direction of Brembach at waymarker 10 in Schgagul. The tarmac road ends at the MasoTamines Hof, from where you can get to Tagusa bearing left over a gravel road. There at waymarker 24 you join the tour described here again.

2. Short tour via Tisana: At waymarker 27 do not go sharp right to Sant’Osvaldo, but straight ahead on to Tisana. In the village left uphill and at the Maso Ganserhof right. 260m further the hiking trail bears left back to Castelrotto.

3. Via Gasthaus Sankt Oswald (Sant’Osvaldo) straight to Maso Furscher Hof: At waymarker 35 in Sant’Osvaldo bear left to the guesthouse of the same name. Follow this road now as far as waymarker 40 at Furscher Hof. Continue straight ahead there the tour described here.

Physical condition Overall condition 2,9 Total height variation 3,0 Total distance 3,0 Maximum altitude 2,0

Riding technique Overall riding technique 2,7 Surface 2,5 Average climb gradient Ø 3,0 Average descent gradient Ø 3,0

Getting there
Coming from the north take the motorway (A22) exit for Chiusa – Alpe di Siusi/Sciliar, SS12 as far as Ponte Gardena, then in the direction of Alpe di Siusi.
Coming from the south take motorway (A22) exit for Bolzano Nord – Alpe di Siusi/Sciliar, SS12 as far as Prato all'Isarco, then in the direction of Alpe di Siusi.

Starting point
There are several car parks and underground parking facilities in all villages. Parking spaces marked in blue are subject to charges. Tickets are available from the appropriate automatic machines. All other parking spaces are free of charge.
The tour begins at the tourism association in Castelrotto.

1

0,00

0,07

1062

Tourism association Castelrotto

Straight ahead between Castelrotto’s tower and fountain

R -4%

00:00

00:00

2

0,07

0,06

1059

Hotel zum Wolf

Bear right

R 4%

00:00

00:00

3

0,13

0,20

1061

Sparkasse Kastelruth

Left San Michele

A -4%

00:00

00:00

4

0,33

0,78

1052

Konsum - Markt

Bear right St. Michael (San Michele) 7

R 10%

00:00

00:01

5

1,11

0,29

1121

Fork (right to St. Michael (San Michele) 7

Bear left

00:03

00:06

6

1,41

0,35

1155

Turn-off to Seis (Siusi) 7

Bear left St. Michael (San Michele) 7

R 6%

00:03

00:08

7

1,76

0,36

1173

Maso Unterdill in Tiosels

Straight ahead

R -1%

00:04

00:10

8

2,12

0,30

1165

Intersection main road, bus stop

Left downhill

A -11%

00:05

00:12

9

2,42

0,06

1136

To Schagul /alpine snack bar Sabine

Right Maso Radauerhof, Maso Dosserhof

R -5%

00:06

00:14

10

2,48

1,16

1133

Fork

Bear Left Castelrotto 10

R 7%

00:06

00:14

11

2,62

1,47

1141

Junction to Castelrotto 10

Straight ahead Tagusa 2B

R -2%

00:07

00:15

12

3,09

1,22

1136

Letter box

Left

R -1%

00:08

00:18

13

4,32

0,70

1119

Turn-off to Castelrotto

Straight ahead Tagusa 2a

S 5%

00:11

00:25

14

5,02

0,39

1156

Wayside cross, bench

Straight ahead

S -2%

00:13

00:30

15

5,41

0,23

1150

Old Maso- Hof (Farmstead)

Sharp left Tagusa 2a

S -9%

00:14

00:32

16

5,65

0,10

1128

Tiosler pond

Straight ahead

S -4%

00:15

00:33

17

5,75

0,44

1124

Crossroads (to Kastelruth (Castelrotto) 2

Bear right Tagusa 2a

S -8%

00:15

00:34

18

6,19

0,17

1090

Junction

Straight ahead

00:16

00:37

19

6,36

0,29

1082

Junction to Tagusa 2

Straight ahead

S -14%

00:17

00:38

20

6,64

0,19

1048

Beginning of steep descent

Straight ahead

S -16%

00:18

00:39

21

6,83

0,07

1017

Crossroads tarmac road

Straight ahead to wayside cross

S -8%

00:18

00:40

22

6,90

0,27

1010

Wayside cross

Bear left downhill

S -18%

00:18

0:41

23

7,18

0,10

963

Beginning tarmac

Straight ahead

R -11%

00:19

00:43

24

7,27

0,27

951

Tagusa (fountain)

Sharp left Tisens (Tisana) 2

R 2%

00:19

00:43

25

7,54

1,48

955

Turn-off to Castel Forte

Straight ahead Tisens (Tisana) 1

R 5%

00:20

00:45

26

9,02

1,92

1005

Turn-off to Castel Forte

Bear left Castelrotto

R -3%

00:24

00:54

27

10,94

0,75

932

Wayside cross

Sharp right St. Oswald (Sant’Osvaldo) 1B

R -3%

00:29

01:05

28

11,69

0,63

920

Turn-off in bend

Bear right Sant’ Osvaldo

W-20%

00:31

01:10

29

12,33

0,50

761

Intersection at Hof Gomertin

Right St. Oswald (Sant’Osvaldo) 1B

R -15%

00:33

01:13

30

12,83

0,29

689

Intersection main road

Bear right downhill

A -8%

00:34

01:16

31

13,12

0,80

666

Junction (bus stop)

Sharp left Sant’Osvaldo

00:35

01:18

32

13,91

0,96

592

Wooden bridge 20t

Straight ahead

R 15%

00:37

01:23

33

14,87

0,23

731

Junction

Bear right uphill

R 5%

00:40

01:29

34

15,10

0,49

742

Lafogler Hof

Straight ahead

R 1%

00:41

01:30

35

15,59

1,10

751

Gasthaus St. Oswald

Straight ahead St. Vigil

R 3%

00:42

01:33

36

16,69

1,51

784

Junction

Straight ahead

R 2%

00:45

01:40

37

18,20

0,30

816

Bus stop

Straight ahead Seis (Siusi) 7A

R 10%

00:49

01:49

38

18,50

0,80

845

Malenger mill, museum

Straight ahead Seis (Siusi) 7A

W 9%

00:50

01:50

39

19,29

0,24

918

Intersection

Left

R 10%

00:52

01:55

40

19,53

0,85

939

Furscher Hof

Sharp right

R 7%

00:53

01:57

41

20,38

0,15

987

Junction

Bear right

R 7%

00:55

02:02

42

20,53

0,20

997

Hotel Enzian

Straight ahead Santner Str.

R 5%

00:56

02:03

43

20,73

0,06

1006

Traffic roundabout Siusi

Left Castelrotto

A 6%

00:56

02:04

44

20,79

0,03

1010

Tourism association Siusi, bus stop

Straight ahead

00:56

02:04

45

20,82

0,82

1017

Junction
Henrik-ibsen-Str.

Straight ahead

A 6%

00:56

02:04

46

21,64

0,82

1058

Bus stop

Sharp left Laranzweg (via Laranz)

R 6%

00:59

02:09

47

22,47

0,38

1113

Junction to the Königswarte

Right uphill sports ground

R 4%

01:01

02:14

48

22,85

0,61

1126

Junction Pilzeweg

Straight ahead Castelrotto

R -4%

01:02

02:17

49

23,46

0,22

1106

Sports centre Telfen

Straight ahead downhill

R -10%

01:03

02:20

50

23,68

0,49

1084

Intersection Telfen

Left downhill

A -9%

01:04

02:22

51

24,17

0,05

1040

Junction

Bear right Kastelruth (Castelrotto) 5

R 4%

01:05

02:24

52

24,22

0,38

1042

Junction

Straight ahead Kastelruth (Castelrotto) 5

P 7%

01:06

02:25

53

24,60

0,14

1068

Intersection

Bear right Kastelruth (Castelrotto) 5

R 6%

01:07

02:27

54

24,73

0,32

1076

Intersection main road

Bear left Kastelruth (Castelrotto) 5

A -5%

01:07

02:28

55

25,05

0,06

1061

Sparkasse Kastelruth

Left centre

R -4%

01:08

02:30

56

25,11

0,07

1059

Hotel zum Wolf

Bear left

R 4%

01:08

02:30

57

25,18

0,00

1062

Tourism association Castelrotto

End of tour

R 0%

01:08

02:31

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.