Characteristics
The sister of the Sellaronda is more demanding physically and goes anti-clockwise round the imposing Sella mountain range. This route is very different from the other direction and offers fascinatingly different impressions of an assumed identical tour. Three (instead of five) cable cars reduce the metres you would have to struggle up on this tour. The remaining altitude difference of just under 1,300m would not present any problems for a well-trained hobby biker. Only a few steep sections below the stony town are reserved for the aces. The same applies for this direction too, namely, it is not possible to have more descents in a day, nor a more beautiful panorama!
Only the first kilometres rising gently to Ciaslat are ideal for warming-up. The short, but ingenious trail leading to Monte Pana sets the tone for what this tour has to offer. A short ascent to Monte Pana, then the lift takes the bikers to the foot of the Langkofel. The steepest section of the tour is at the same time one of the most beautiful. Immediately below the mighty Langkofel the route rises extremely steeply in the direction of the Rifugio (mountain cabin) Comici. It is still too early for proper refreshments, even though you can eat very well here. But maybe you can drink something, soak up the panorama and move on. The path leading on to the stony town changes into a fantastic trail. A few especially steep sections and hair-pin bends here force most bikers to get off and push their bikes for a short distance.
You can roll along relaxed through the middle of the stony town downhill to the car park at the cable car to the Langkofelscharte and enjoy the stony witnesses of a rockfall that peeled away from the Langkofel several centuries ago.
Shortly afterwards the scenically impressive descent from Rifugio Valentini leading to Lupo Bianco begins. The Stella massif opposite is magnificent. The Sas Pordoi towers up steeply into the sky. The descent becomes steeper, you enter woodland that only thins out shortly before Lupo Bianco. Then there is a short, more demanding trail section immediately below Lupo Bianco.
Once you arrive in Canazei the cable car to Pecol kindly takes over the next good 900m of altitude difference. From the mountain station you have a wonderful view of the Fedaia reservoir and the Marmolada. Stop off and have something to eat at the Belvedere, slightly off route, and enjoy the panorama (at waymarker 52 continue straight ahead). There is a short descent to the mountain pass road – here by the way a downhill section branches off – and a short, nice ascent away from the main road to the Pordoi mountain pass.
It is best to escape the hustle and bustle up here and start immediately the stunning descent to Arabba, that begins only a few metres below the summit. A single trail meanders through meadows, then follows a section of ski piste to branch off again into a wonderful trail. The last of the descent to Arabba proves that ski pistes can also look beautiful in summer.
You roll along the road for a good two kilometres before reaching Renac, where the most remote section of the tour begins: the ascent via Cherz to the La Marmotta. The village of Cherz gives the impression of a place where time has stood still. It is wonderfully peaceful on the Malga Cherz mountain pastures. Very appropriately this ascent of a total of 450m of difference in altitude ends at the mountain cabin La Marmotta (the marmot).
The fast descent on the gravel road in the direction of Corvara is spiced up by a dream trail below the Capanna Nera. The last easy ascent of the tour begins in Corvara and goes as far as Colfosco. The cable car takes you on the remaining metres of altitude difference to the Clark mountain cabin above the Gardena Joch (ridge).
Soak up once more the magnificent display of rocks at the Gardena Joch before the last long descent to Wolkenstein begins. In the upper part trails and woodland paths alternate. Then there follows an extremely steep descent on gravel to Plan. Take care ! Your brakes can get very hot here. It is therefore better to stop every now and again to let them cool down.
The last metres back to Wolkenstein, where you arrive full of unforgettable impressions of a very unusual tour, are on the former railway line.

Variations 1. Alternative descent from the Gardena Joch via Plan de Gralba and the ski piste: at the hairpin bend at waymarker 103 turn sharp left and follow the mountain pass road downhill. After 1,260m turn sharp right and after 540m branch off left to Plan de Gralba. Now follow the signposts to Plan de Gralba. After 3km you join the descent from Sellajoch near to the valley station of a T-bar lift. Continue to the valley station of Piz Sella and then branch off left to Plan. After 100m bear right on the ski piste to Wolkenstein. After 1.3km, you reach the main road where you take a sharp right turn. After 60m you join the tour described here at the Casa Alpina at waymarker 113 and continue taking a sharp left turn. 2. Hammer tour via Duron valley: do not take the lift at the valley station in Monte Pana, but continue straight ahead. This corresponds to waymarker 81 of the tour into Duron valley. Take this tour now in the opposite direction via Mahlknechtjoch into Duron valley and continue via Campitello to Canazei (waymarkers 81-38). At the church in Canazei, you again join the tour described here (waymarker 47) and follow it bearing right into the one-way street (+12km, +540m altitude difference).

Tour information % of distance Total distance 54,49 km 100 % Height variation uphill 1283 Hm Height variation downhill 3182 Hm Maximum altitude 2369 m Tarmac 5,08 km 9,3 % Tarmac cycle path 8,37km 15,4 % Gravel 23,55 km 43,2 % Hiking trail 7,93 km 14,6 % Single track 2,64 km 4,6 % Carrying / pushing 0,06 km 0,1 % Cable car / transfer 6,83 km 12,5 %   Altitude profile...>>	Riding times Riding time without pauses Riding time at 10 km/h 5 hrs 27 min Riding time at 12 km/h 4 hrs 32 min Riding time at 14 km/h 3 hrs 54 min Riding time at 16 km/h 3 hrs 24 min Riding time at 18 km/h 3 hrs 02 min Riding time at 20 km/h 2 hrs 43 min
Physical condition Overall condition 4,0 Total height variation 4,0 Total distance 4,0 Maximum altitude 4,0	Riding technique Overall riding technique 3,4 Surface 2,9 Average climb gradient Ø 4,0 Average descent gradient Ø 4,0
Tour evaluation Overall difficulty 3,7 Climb difficulty 3,6 Descent difficulty 3,8	Emotional experience Panorama 5,0 Riding fun 4,0

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 tourism association is located on the left about 500m after you enter the village of Wolkenstein. Parking is available at the the beginning of the village centre of Wolkenstein. Turn left before Nives Platz and then immediately left again into the Nives car park. The tour begins at the tourism association Wolkenstein.

No	km	Next	Hm	Sym	Location	Direction	Route	Time 22 km/h	Time 10 km/h
1	0,00	0,05	1557		Tourist information office in Wolkenstein/Selva	Straight on downhill	A -6%	00:00	00:00
2	0,05	0,05	1554		Café Mozart	Sharp left onto permanent hiking trail	R -8%	00:00	00:00
3	0,10	0,06	1550		Casa Elisabetha	Sharp right downhill	R -4%	00:00	00:00
4	0,17	0,20	1548		End of tarmac	Straight on	S -3%	00:00	00:00
5	0,37	0,08	1543		Fire station	Straight on	R -4%	00:01	00:02
6	0,45	0,43	1540		House of Culture	Bear left	R 0%	00:01	00:02
7	0,88	0,18	1541		Junction at signpost 30	Straight on	R -3%	00:02	00:05
8	1,06	0,51	1535		Junction with hiking trail 22A	Straight on following road	R 7%	00:02	00:06
9	1,57	0,25	1567		Transformer, bus stop La Selva	Bear right to Monte Pana	R 3%	00:04	00:09
10	1,81	0,89	1572		Junction to Fischburg	Straight on to Monte Pana	R 3%	00:04	00:10
11	2,71	0,04	1592		End of tarmac	Straight on	S-12%	00:07	00:16
12	2,75	0,12	1587		Junction	Straight on	S 1%	00:07	00:16
13	2,87	0,09	1590		Ciaslat (towards Sellajoch/Passo Sella)	Straight on	S -9%	00:07	00:17
14	2,96	0,50	1581		End of gravel path	Straight on	P -5%	00:08	00:17
15	3,46	0,08	1562		Beginning of tarmac	Straight on	R -9%	00:09	00:20
16	3,54	0,58	1555		App. Prensanueva	Bear left to Monte Pana	R 12%	00:09	00:21
17	4,12	0,09	1625		Junction to S. Cristina, Selva/Wolkenstein	Bear left following road	R -2%	00:11	00:24
18	4,21	1,58	1624		Crossing with bottom of Monte Pana lift	Take lift up	X 20%	00:11	00:25
19	5,79	0,81	2040		Top of Monte Pana lift	Bear left to Comici, Sellajoch/Passo Sella	S-10%	00:15	00:34
20	6,60	0,30	1968		Junction	Bear right to Comici, Sellajoch/Passo Sella	S -1%	00:18	00:39
21	6,90	0,06	1963		Junction to Wolkenstein/Selva	Straight on to Comici, Sellajoch/Passo Sella	W 3%	00:18	00:41
22	6,96	0,34	1965		Junction 22c (gate)	Straight on	W 13%	00:18	00:41
23	7,30	0,52	2008		Junction with hiking trail (snow gun connector)	Bear left	W 13%	00:19	00:43
24	7,82	0,47	2077		Intersection with gravel road	Right uphill	S 13%	00:21	00:46
25	8,29	0,11	2137		Junction to Ciampinoi	Bear left to Sellajoch/Passo Sella	S 13%	00:22	00:49
26	8,40	0,02	2153		Comici Hut	Strait on to Passo Sella, City of Stone	S -5%	00:22	00:50
27	8,42	0,74	2152		Junction	Straight on	S -0%	00:22	00:50
28	9,16	0,53	2148		Junction	Bear right to City of Stone	P 16%	00:24	00:54
29	9,69	0,06	2226		Beginning of pushing section	Straight on	P 14%	00:26	00:58
30	9,76	1,27	2235		End of pushing section	Straight on	W -5%	00:26	00:58
31	11,02	0,06	2183		Bottom of Langkofelscharte lift, end of City of Stone	Straight on	S -4%	00:30	01:06
32	11,08	0,11	2181		Car park of Langkofelscharte lift	Sharp right uphill	W 9%	00:30	01:06
33	11,19	0,16	2190		Junction near chapel	Straight on	W 13%	00:30	01:07
34	11,35	0,10	2212		Crossroads (to Salei Hut)	Straight on Valentini Hut	R -9%	00:30	01:08
35	11,46	0,35	2203		Valentini Hut	Left downhill	S -12%	00:31	01:08
36	11,81	1,46	2154		End of gravel road	Straight on	W-11%	00:32	01:10
37	13,27	0,75	2009		Val 2000	Right to Lupo Bianco	S-16%	00:36	01:19
38	14,02	0,94	1893		Wayside cross	Sharp left downhill	S-16%	00:38	01:24
39	14,96	0,15	1738		Bridge over stream	Straight on to Canazei	S-12%	00:40	01:29
40	15,11	0,05	1724		Junction	Straight on	S 0%	00:41	01:30
41	15,15	0,12	1724		Plan de Frataces 1725	Bear right	A -4%	00:41	01:30
42	15,28	0,14	1720		Lupo Bianco (lake)	Bear left Canazei 655	P -7%	00:41	01:31
43	15,42	0,20	1713		Junction	Straight on	P-25%	00:42	01:32
44	15,62	0,18	1662		Bend 8	Stay on trail	S -4%	00:42	01:33
45	15,80	1,33	1654		Intersection with gravel road	Sharp right downhill	S -12%	00:43	01:34
46	17,13	0,24	1494		Bridge	Bear left over bridge	R -19%	00:46	01:42
47	17,36	0,21	1452		Church of Canazei	Cross into one-way street	R -5%	00:47	01:44
48	17,57	0,13	1440		Intersection with main road	Left to Pecol cable car	A -1%	00:47	01:45
49	17,70	1,32	1439		Bottom of Belvedere lift	Take cable car	X 13%	00:48	01:46
50	19,03	1,27	1926		Middle station	Change lifts	X 21%	00:51	01:54
51	20,29	0,33	2365		Top of Pecol cable car	Straight on	S -11%	00:55	02:01
52	20,63	1,97	2328		Near start of downhill section	Bear left downhill	S -11%	00:56	02:03
53	22,59	0,08	2107		Hotel Gonzaga, bend 19	Sharp right Passo Pordoi	P 18%	01:01	02:15
54	22,67	0,02	2119		Benches	Bear right	S 13%	01:01	02:16
55	22,69	0,94	2121		Reservoir	Sharp left uphill Passo Pordoi	W 10%	01:01	02:16
56	23,63	0,15	2221		Sass Pordoi cable car	Bear right uphill	A 11%	01:04	02:21
57	23,78	0,40	2238		Passo Pordoi	Straight on downhill	A -8%	01:04	02:22
58	24,18	0,04	2203		Signpost “Benvenuti a Belluno”	Sharp left Proprietà privata	S -14%	01:05	02:25
59	24,22	0,67	2197		Barn	Right to Arabba 680	W -9%	01:06	02:25
60	24,90	0,52	2136		Back of Ristoro Lezuo	Left to Arabba	W-19%	01:07	02:29
61	25,41	0,27	2036		Intersection with gravel road	Straight on	W-11%	01:09	02:32
62	25,68	0,38	2006		Inconspicuous path junction near 2 huts	Left to Arabba	P-16%	01:10	02:34
63	26,06	0,65	1948		Start of wider path	Straight on	W-13%	01:11	02:36
64	26,71	0,24	1863		Intersection with bend	Straight on downhill	A -7%	01:12	02:40
65	26,95	2,46	1844		Imbiss Peter snack bar	Sharp right onto ski piste	S -10%	01:13	02:41
66	29,41	0,03	1607		Intersection with gravel road near bottom Porto Vescovo lift	Left downhill	S-15%	01:20	02:56
67	29,44	0,05	1602		Junction with gravel road	Straight on downhill	S -6%	01:20	02:56
68	29,49	0,13	1599		Bridge over stream	Cross bridge	S -1%	01:20	02:56
69	29,62	0,10	1598		Casa Cantoniva	Bear right downhill	A -6%	01:20	02:57
70	29,71	0,06	1593		Church of Arabba	Bear left into Zona traffico limitato	R -1%	01:21	02:58
71	29,77	0,07	1592		Ristorante Posta	Bear right	A -9%	01:21	02:58
72	29,84	2,18	1586		Arabba roundabout	Straight on to Belluno	A -5%	01:21	02:59
73	32,02	0,98	1491		Bar Bianco in Renac	Bear left to Cherz	R 13%	01:27	03:12
74	33,00	0,84	1613		Junction to Masozi	Straight on uphill	R 7%	01:29	03:17
75	33,83	1,59	1673		End of Cherz village	Straight on uphill	S 7%	01:32	03:23
76	35,42	2,24	1767		Cherz Hut	Straight on to Incisa Hut	S 7%	01:36	03:32
77	37,66	0,19	1928		Incisa Hut (Water source)	Straight on	S 3%	01:42	03:45
78	37,86	1,12	1938		La Marmota	Straight on to Capanna Nera, Corvara	S -8%	01:43	03:47
79	38,98	0,86	1849		Crossing with hiking trail 25	Straight on Corvara 24	S -9%	01:46	03:53
80	39,84	0,23	1776		Near Capanna Nera	Bear left to Corvara 24	S -10%	01:48	03:59
81	40,07	0,11	1753		Golf course	Right to Corvara 24	S -9%	01:49	04:00
82	40,18	0,47	1743		Electricity mast by golf course	Right to Corvara 24	P -1%	01:49	04:01
83	40,65	0,47	1733		Intersection with bend	Bear left downhill Corvara	S -14%	01:50	04:03
84	41,12	0,11	1671		Hotel Arlara	Right	R -5%	01:52	04:06
85	41,22	0,45	1666		Sporthotel Panorama	Sharp left downhill	R -14%	01:52	04:07
86	41,67	0,32	1607		Junction with Str. Col	Left downhill	R -14%	01:53	04:10
87	41,99	0,16	1564		Pension La Fontana	Right downhill	A -6%	01:54	04:11
88	42,15	0,28	1555		Corvara mountain guide office	Left into Str. Rü Tort	R -6%	01:54	04:12
89	42,42	0,22	1541		Hotel Arkadia, near bottom of Boè lift	Left to Colfosco	S 5%	01:55	04:14
90	42,64	0,81	1553		Junction under drag lift	Straight on Borest trail	S 0%	01:56	04:15
91	43,46	0,52	1561		Camp site	Bear left to Mittagstal/Val Mezdì	S 7%	01:58	04:20
92	43,98	0,67	1593		Bridge over stream	Bear left to Grödner Joch/Passo Gardena	S 9%	01:59	04:23
93	44,65	0,44	1651		Junction (Water source)	Right Plans Frara Colfosco	W 1%	02:01	04:27
94	45,09	2,67	1662		Bottom of Colfosco cable car	Take cable car	X 15%	02:02	04:30
95	47,76	0,16	2219		Top station	Straight on	S -7%	02:10	04:46
96	47,92	0,47	2208		Clark Hut	Straight on downhill	S -13%	02:10	04:47
97	48,39	0,08	2155		Junction	Straight on	S 9%	02:11	04:50
98	48,47	0,22	2162		Intersection with gravel road	Bear left downhill	S -13%	02:12	04:50
99	48,69	0,14	2131		Hotel Cir	Left downhill	R -10%	02:12	04:52
100	48,83	0,19	2121		Grödner Joch/Passo Gardena	Sharp right downhill	A -3%	02:13	04:52
101	49,02	0,17	2115		Car park	Straight on downhill	A -5%	02:13	04:54
102	49,19	0,70	2103		Junction to Wolkenstein/Selva 654	Straight on downhill	A -6%	02:14	04:55
103	49,88	0,35	2059		Crossing with hiking trail in bend	Bear left downhill Wolkenstein/Selva	P -16%	02:16	04:59
104	50,23	0,52	2005		Intersection	Straight on downhill	W -10%	02:17	05:01
105	50,75	0,55	1962		Junction with hiking trail 653	Bear right to Selva 654	S -11%	02:18	05:04
106	51,30	0,07	1905		Junction	Straight on to Selva 654	S -4%	02:19	05:07
107	51,37	0,19	1903		Junction	Straight on steeply downhill to Selva 654	S -25%	02:20	05:08
108	51,56	0,86	1851		Junction Trail	Straight on downhill	S -18%	02:20	05:09
109	52,41	0,05	1683		Intersection with tarmac road	Straight on downhill	R -14%	02:22	05:14
110	52,47	0,19	1675		Bend in main road	Straight on downhill to Selva 654	S -20%	02:23	05:14
111	52,66	0,27	1673		Wooden bridge	Straight on downhill	R -13%	02:23	05:15
112	52,93	0,14	1606		Hotel Plan Alpino	Right downhill	A -10%	02:24	05:17
113	53,07	0,77	1593		Casa Alpina	Bear right (left along sports ground)	R -1%	02:24	05:18
114	53,84	0,28	1581		Hotel La Tambra	Bear left onto course of old railway	R -2%	02:26	05:23
115	54,12	0,09	1577		Hotel Sun Valley	Sharp left downhill	R -12%	02:27	05:24
116	54,21	0,04	1567		Intersection with main road	Sharp right	A -3%	02:27	05:25
117	54,25	0,09	1566		Hotel Krone	Bear left following main road	A 0%	02:27	05:25
118	54,33	0,17	1566		Bottom of Ciampinoi lift	Straight on	A -5%	02:28	05:25
119	54,50	0,00	1557		Tourist information office in Wolkenstein/Selva	End of tour	A 0%	02:28	05:26

                                       

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.

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