Characteristics
This is a breathtaking tour to a beautiful spot at the foot of the Schlern/Sciliar that offers fantastic views of the Santner Spire at its northern end as well as down to Kastelruth/Castelrotto. Fit bikers must overcome a total of three uphill sections to reach the Seiser Alm/Alpe di Siusi. From Spitzbühel the tour becomes a wonderful marathon of views and huts on Europe’s largest high pastureland, with plenty of magnificent trails to enjoy. There are also plenty of opportunities to pause for refreshments, as the Seiser Alm/Alpe di Siusi alone boasts seven guesthouse and huts with something for every taste.
Shortly after leaving St. Ulrich/Ortisei comes the first hard climb: 100m up with an average gradient of 16% bring you to the locality of Überwasser/Oltretorrente directly under the Seiser Alm/Alpe di Siusi cable car. A pleasant undulating trail through the forest takes you to Passberg then, after a short section (less than 500m) along the main road, you head for the Panider Sattel/Passo Pinei pass, bearing left onto the road towards Pufels/Bulla (closed to traffic).
Now comes a climb of over 600m, with an average gradient on the lower part of 15-16%. The tarmac road should however present no problems for fit bikers.
After the secluded village of Pufels/Bulla, near the Hotel Monte Piz, you reach the plateau of the Seiser Alm/Alpe di Siusi: a short climb brings you to the connecting road to Saltria. Taking it in the opposite direction to reach Compatsch/Compaccio, you then continue along the trail down to the Spitzbühel car park.
The perfect, 16% gradient of the climb up to the top of the Spitzbühel lift will once more test your strength. After 200m ascent, however, you can relax: the hut, with its wide panoramic terrace, dominates the valley like an eagle’s nest and is in fact a favourite departure point for hang-gliders. The beautiful scenery is complemented by the imposing Santner Spire, which appears close enough to touch.
Like pearls on a necklace, the tour passes the huts and inns on the Seiser Alm/Alpe di Siusi: the Laurin Hut, the Alpenhotel Panorama and the Almrosen Hut, each with its own atmosphere and charm, all against the wonderful backdrop of the Dolomites. The descent from the Almrosen Hut is perfect for technical specialists. A wonderful trail followed by the path through the woods downwards to the Tirler Hut and another chance for a pause.
Past Saltria you reach the upper Jender Valley and, after a short climb, the tour heads to Monte Pana, followed by a short and enjoyable trail towards Ciaslat.
The remaining part of the tour leads towards Wolkenstein/Selva where you turn left and take a fast downhill along the left bank of the Grödner Bach/Rio Gardena to cover the last 10 km into St. Ulrich/Ortisei.

Variations 1. Take the Seiser Alm/Alpe di Siusi cable car up: at waymarker 4 take the Seiser Alm/Alpe di Siusi cable car which makes the first part of the tour much easier. From the top of the lift you can either go via the Sanon Hut or the Icaro Hotel towards Compatsch/Compaccio. Both routes rejoin the tour described above at waymarker 19 and save approximately 800m of climbing. 2. Omitting Spitzbühel: it is possible to avoid the summit (which in fact lends its name to the tour!) by ascending from waymarker 21 (via the Hotel Steger Dellai) or 22 (by the Alpenhotel Panorama) to rejoin the tour described above at waymarker 45. 3. A much shorter tour: instead of bearing right towards Compatsch/Compaccio at waymarker 20 on the main road on the Seiser Alm/Alpe di Siusi, bear left past the Rauch Hut towards Saltria and rejoin the tour described above at waymarker 60, avoiding a climb of 450m, but missing the numerous huts and views of the Seiser Alm/Alpe di Siusi. 4. Extension via the small church at Dialer: at the Almrosen Hut (waymarker 51) do not bear left but carry on via the Mahlknecht Hut to the Dialer church. Bear left onto the high-level route and, after approximately 1.6 km, take a sharp left to Saltria. After another 1.4 km you join the gravel road to the Zallinger Hut, where you can stop for a break, before continuing in the direction of Monte Pana and rejoining the tour described above at waymarker 73.

Tour information % of distance Total distance 42,71 km 100 % Height variation uphill 1589 Hm Height variation downhill 1589 Hm Maximum altitude 2047 m Tarmac 1,46 km 3,4 % Tarmac cycle path 24,38 km 57,1 % Gravel 10,86 km 25,4 % Hiking trail 4,55 km 10,7 % Single track 1,45 km 3,4 % Carrying / pushing 0,0 km 0,0 % Cable car / transfer 0,0 km 0,0 %   Altitude profile...>>	Riding times Riding time without pauses Riding time at 10 km/h 4 hrs 16 min Riding time at 12 km/h 3 hrs 34 min Riding time at 14 km/h 3 hrs 03 min Riding time at 16 km/h 2 hrs 40 min Riding time at 18 km/h 2 hrs 22 min Riding time at 20 km/h 2 hrs 08 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 3,2 Surface 2,7 Average climb gradient Ø 4,0 Average descent gradient Ø 3,0
Tour evaluation Overall difficulty 3,4 Climb difficulty 3,6 Descent difficulty 3,2	Emotional experience Panorama 5,0 Riding fun 4,0

Getting there A22 motorway: coming from the north, take exit Innsbruck-Brennero; coming from the south, take exit Verona-Bolzano. We recommend you exit the A22 at Klausen/Chiusa – Grödner Tal/Val Gardena: after 20 minutes on a well-signposted Alpine road you reach St. Ulrich/Ortisei then, after a few km, St. Christina/Santa Cristina and Wolkenstein/Selva. Starting point The tour begins at the tourist information office in St. Ulrich/Ortisei. Parking available at the bottom of the Seceda cable car.

No	km	Next	Hm	Sym	Location	Direction	Route	Time 22 km/h	Time 10 km/h
1	0,00	0,03	1231		Tourist information office in St. Ulrich/Ortisei	Left towards Seiser Alm	R -7%	00:00	00:00
2	0,03	0,04	1229		Landesberufschule (Vocational Training Institute)	Straight on into pedestrian zone	R -12%	00:00	00:00
3	0,07	0,15	1224		Hotel Adler	Bear right towards bridge	R -3%	00:00	00:00
4	0,22	0,08	1220		Bottom of Alpe di Siusi cable car, St. Ulrich/Ortisei	Sharp left downhill	R -8%	00:00	00:01
5	1,30	0,12	1214		Residence Oswald	Straight on	R 0%	00:00	00:01
6	1,42	0,25	1214		Raiffeisenkasse Kastelruth (bank)	Right uphill	R 11%	00:01	00:02
7	2,67	0,33	1239		Hotel Panoramik	Sharp right uphill	R 16%	00:01	00:04
8	1,00	0,17	1291		Junction Strada Furdenan	Sharp right uphill Strada Ronc	R 13%	00:02	00:05
9	1,16	0,42	1312		Wayside cross	Straight on Pradell	R -6%	00:03	00:06
10	1,58	0,82	1288		Haus Waldblick	Straight on uphill onto hiking trail 13 (marked red-white)	R -4%	00:04	00:09
11	2,40	0,34	1274		Junction	Straight on	S -8%	00:06	00:14
12	2,74	0,16	1248		Junction	Bear left	S -9%	00:07	00:16
13	2,91	0,46	1234		Intersection with main road towards Panider Sattel	Bear left	A 0%	00:07	00:17
14	3,36	0,33	1232		Crossroads in right-hand bend	Left uphill towards Pufels/Bulla	R 15%	00:09	00:20
15	3,69	0,56	1278		Wooden bridge	Straight on	R 16%	00:10	00:22
16	4,26	0,68	1363		Wooden bridge	Bear left to Seiser Alm	R 16%	00:11	00:25
17	4,94	2,42	1473		Pufels/Bulla	Sharp left uphill to Seiser Alm	R 13%	00:13	00:29
18	7,36	1,00	1777		Hotel Monte Piz	Straight on	R 8%	00:20	00:44
19	8,36	0,14	1862		Intersection	Bear right	R 1%	00:22	00:50
20	8,50	1,17	1864		Intersection with main road	Bear right Compatsch	R -1%	00:23	00:51
21	9,58	1,00	1856		Junction to Hotel Steger Dellai	Straight on	R -1%	00:26	00:57
22	10,58	0,03	1841		Tourist information office in Compatsch/Compaccio	Straight on	R 0%	00:28	01:03
23	10,61	0,24	1841		Compatsch/Compaccio	Straight on	R -6%	00:28	01:03
24	10,84	0,03	1827		Junction	Left to Hotel Zorzi	S -3%	00:29	01:05
25	10,87	0,12	1826		Hotel Zorzi	Right to Spitzbühel car park	W-20%	00:29	01:05
26	11,00	0,13	1802		Beginning of tarmac road	Straight on	R -12%	00:29	01:05
27	11,13	0,22	1787		Jaggl Schwaige Hut	Straight on downhill	S -12%	00:30	01:06
28	11,35	0,31	1761		Hotel Seelaus	Straight on Spitzbühel car park, Kastelruth 4	P -12%	00:30	01:08
29	11,66	0,11	1723		Above Spitzbühel car park	Straight on along fence	W-12%	00:31	01:09
30	11,77	0,50	1710		Bend at Spitzbühel car park, bus stop	Sharp left over car park	R 13%	00:32	01:10
31	12,26	0,93	1777		Junction with gravel road	Straight on uphill	R 15%	00:33	01:13
32	13,19	0,11	1921		Junction	Right to Spitzbühel	S 11%	00:35	01:19
33	13,30	0,11	1935		Spitzbühel	Turn back	S -11%	00:36	01:19
34	13,41	0,09	1921		Intersection	Bear right uphill	R 14%	00:36	01:20
35	13,50	0,09	1933		Junction	Straight on uphill	R 7%	00:36	01:20
36	13,59	0,53	1939		Junction to Schlernhaus	Bear left to Laurin Hut	S 3%	00:37	01:21
37	14,12	0,09	1957		Bench, table	Straight on to Laurin Hut	S 8%	00:38	01:24
38	14,21	0,56	1964		Junction	Bear left to Laurin Hut	S 9%	00:38	01:25
39	14,77	0,27	2012		Junction to Sattler Hut	Bear left to Goldknopf	W 1%	00:40	01:28
40	15,04	0,19	2013		Laurin Hut	Right	S 1%	00:41	01:30
41	15,23	0,50	2015		Junction to Sattler Hut	Left	S -2%	00:41	01:31
42	15,73	0,03	2011		Junction to Tierser Alpl 2	Straight on	S 0%	00:42	01:34
43	15,75	0,08	2011		Top of Panorama lift	Straight on	S -5%	00:42	01:34
44	15,83	0,29	2007		Alpenhotel Panorama	Bear right	R -9%	00:43	01:34
45	16,12	0,01	1980		Intersection with tarmac road	Sharp right Goldknopf	R 0%	00:43	01:36
46	16,13	0,92	1980		Junction to Ritsch Schwaige Hut	Straight on	R 3%	00:43	01:36
47	17,05	0,54	2014		Junction to Hotel Panorama	Straight on uphill	R 5%	00:46	01:42
48	17,59	0,69	2041		Junction to Goldknopf	Bear left to Saltria, Mahlknecht Hut	S 1%	00:47	01:45
49	18,28	0,24	2041		Beginning of tarmac	Straight on	R -15%	00:49	01:49
50	18,51	0,29	2041		Beginning of tarmac	Straight on	R -15%	00:50	01:51
51	18,80	0,50	2013		Almrosen Hut	Bear left to Saltria 12	S -11%	00:51	01:52
52	19,30	0,38	1956		Junction to Hans & Paula Steger path	Straight on Saltria 12	P -12%	00:52	01:55
53	19,69	0,19	1910		Intersection with hiking trail (red-white post wooden)	Bear right	W -4%	00:53	01:58
54	19,88	0,36	1900		Intersection	Straight on Saltria 12	W-10%	00:54	01:59
55	20,24	1,06	1862		Junction with Saltria 12	Straight on Tirler 12A	W -8%	00:55	02:01
56	21,30	0,04	1778		Intersection with gravel road	Left downhill	S -12%	00:58	02:07
57	21,34	0,37	1772		Junction to Zallinger	Bear left Tirler	S -9%	00:58	02:08
58	21,72	0,80	1740		Almgasthof Tirler Inn	Straight on	R -4%	00:59	02:10
59	22,52	0,48	1701		Junction to Hans & Paula Steger path	Straight on to Hans & Paula Steger path	R -5%	01:01	02:15
60	23,00	0,05	1678		Saltria	Right towards Val Gardena, Monte Pana	R -9%	01:02	02:18
61	23,05	0,15	1674		Bus turning place, Saltria	Left	R 0%	01:02	02:18
62	23,19	0,68	1674		Junction to Brunelli	Straight on	R -7%	01:03	02:19
63	23,87	0,65	1624		Wooden bridge, Jender Valley	Right Monte Pana	S -5%	01:05	02:23
64	24,52	0,35	1595		Junction with hiking trail before uphill	Bear right uphill	S 15%	01:06	02:27
65	24,88	1,34	1648		Junction into Jender Valley	Bear right uphill Monte Pana	S 5%	01:07	02:29
66	26,22	0,65	1714		Crossing with hiking trail 531	Straight on to Monte Pana 30a	S 3%	01:11	02:37
67	26,87	0,28	1739		Junction	Straight on flat	S -1%	01:13	02:41
68	27,15	0,42	1738		Junction to Langkofel Hut	Straight on to Monte Pana 30a	S -1%	01:14	02:42
69	27,57	0,52	1733		End of gravel road	Straight on	W -6%	01:15	03:45
70	28,09	0,61	1702		Intersection with gravel road	Bear right	S -9%	01:16	03:48
71	28,70	0,10	1641		Damont	Bear right downhill	R -8%	01:18	03:52
72	28,80	0,14	1633		Cendevaves Hotel	Bear right to S. Cristina	R -7%	01:18	03:52
73	28,95	0,09	1624		Crossing with bottom of Monte Pana lift	Left	R 2%	01:18	03:53
74	29,04	0,33	1625		Top of chair lift	Straight on S. Cristina, Wolkenstein/Selva	W-18%	01:19	03:54
75	29,37	0,26	1561		Junction with hiking trail	Bear right to Wolkenstein/Selva 30b	P -2%	01:20	03:56
76	29,64	0,08	1555		App. Prensanueva	Straight on to Wolkenstein/Selva 30b	R 9%	01:20	03:57
77	29,72	0,50	1562		End of tarmac	Straight on	R -1%	01:21	02:58
78	30,22	0,09	1581		Beginning of gravel path	Straight on	R -1%	01:22	03:01
79	30,31	0,12	1590		Ciaslat (towards Sellajoch/Passo Sella)	Straight on	R 0%	01:22	03:01
80	30,43	0,04	1587		Fork	Straight on	R -6%	01:22	03:02
81	30,47	0,89	1592		Beginning of tarmac	Straight on	S -3%	01:23	03:02
82	31,37	0,25	1572		Junction to Fischburg	Straight on	W -20%	01:25	03:08
83	31,61	0,51	1567		Transformer station, bus stop	Bear left Strada la Selva	R -12%	01:26	03:09
84	32,12	0,18	1535		Junction with hiking trail	Straight on following road	S -12%	01:27	03:12
85	32,30	0,43	1541		Junction with path signpost 30	Straight on	P -12%	01:28	03:13
86	32,73	0,08	1540		House of Culture	Bear right along stream	W -12%	01:29	03:16
87	32,81	0,20	1543		Fire station	Straight on	R -7%	01:29	03:16
88	33,01	0,06	1548		Beginning of tarmac	Straight on	R -7%	01:30	03:18
89	33,08	0,05	1550		Casa Elisabetha	Sharp left over bridge over stream	W -22%	01:30	03:18
90	33,13	0,05	1554		Café Mozart	Sharp right uphill to main road	A 6%	01:30	03:18
91	33,18	0,17	1557		Tourist information office in Wolkenstein/Selva	Straight on uphill	A 5%	01:30	3:19
92	33,35	0,09	1566		Bottom of Ciampinoi lift	Straight on	A -0%	01:30	3:20
93	33,43	0,11	1566		Hotel Krone	Sharp left	A 3%	01:31	03:20
94	33,54	0,29	1569		Pizzaealtro	Bear left following main road	A -3%	01:31	30:21
95	33,83	0,10	1561		Wolkenstein/Selva primary school	Straight on to St. Ulrich/Ortisei	A 1%	01:32	03:22
96	33,93	0,08	1562		Villa Gran Baita	Straight on	R -1%	01:32	03:23
97	34,01	0,48	1561		Beginning of cycle path	Straight on	R -4%	01:32	03:24
98	34,50	0,58	1542		Hotel Sporting	Straight on over road and follow cycle path	R -4%	01:34	03:26
99	35,07	0,28	1518		Crossing at Hotel Welponer	Straight on S. Cristina	R -5%	01:35	03:30
100	35,35	0,15	1505		Crossing at Haus Lambolt	Straight on over the zebra crossing	R -4%	01:36	03:32
101	35,51	0,15	1500		Crossroads	Left Strada La Poza	S -7%	01:36	03:33
102	35,66	0,12	1489		Bar Adelaide, Crossing with main road	Straight on Strada La Poza	R -2%	01:37	03:33
103	35,79	0,35	1487		Haus Paladina	Bear right Fischburg 22a	W -3%	01:37	03:34
104	36,13	0,43	1471		Junction with hiking trail	Straight on	W -8%	01:38	03:36
105	36,56	0,11	1438		Crossroads	Straight on downhill	R -8%	01:39	3:39
106	36,66	0,08	1430		Wooden bridge	Bear left along stream	R 1%	01:39	03:39
107	36,75	0,29	1432		Junction before subway	Bear left along stream	S -8%	01:40	03:40
108	37,04	0,13	1409		Intersection with bottom of Sasslong lift	Bear left along stream	S -3%	01:41	03:42
109	37,17	0,13	1405		Junction	Bear left over the Rio Gardena stream	R -4%	01:41	03:43
110	37,30	0,04	1399		Bridge (towards Val Gardena Marketing in S. Cristina)	Straight on through subway	S 0%	01:41	03:43
111	37,34	0,29	1399		Junction after subway under main road	Straight on	R -3%	01:41	03:44
112	37,63	0,77	1389		Bottom of Monte Pana chairlift	Straight on along stream	S -5%	01:42	03:45
113	38,40	0,06	1349		Bridge over stream (towards waterfall)	Straight on uphill	R 10%	01:44	03:50
114	38,46	0,26	1355		Hofer Group	Bear left	R 1%	01:44	03:50
115	38,73	0,21	1356		Crossing with main road	Bear left onto main road	R -5%	01:45	03:52
116	38,94	0,32	1346		Junction	Left into Via Mulin d’Odum	R -10%	01:46	03:53
117	39,25	0,79	1312		Transformer station	Right over St. Ulrich/Ortisei bridge	R 1%	01:47	03:55
118	40,04	0,95	1321		Intersection with Via Jender	Bear right downhill	R -3%	01:49	04:40
119	40,99	0,29	1278		Junction with hiking trail 19 towards Pedroc-Hartl	Right downhill	R -7%	01:51	04:05
120	41,29	0,54	1257		Junction Streda Furdenan	Straight on	R -6%	01:52	04:07
121	41,82	0,47	1224		St. Ulrich/Ortisei playground	Bear left on path along stream	R -2%	01:54	04:10
122	42,29	0,12	1214		Raiffeisenkasse Kastelruth	Straight on along stream	R 0%	01:55	04:13
123	42,42	0,08	1214		Residence Oswald	Straight on uphill to Alpe di Siusi cable car	R 8%	01:55	04:14
124	42,50	0,15	1220		Bottom of Alpe di Siusi cable car, St. Ulrich/Ortisei	Sharp right to centre over footbridge	R 3%	01:55	04:14
125	42,64	0,04	1224		Hotel Adler	Bear left into pedestrian area	R 12%	01:56	04:15
126	42,69	0,03	1229		Landesberufschule (Vocational Training Institute)	Straight on	R 7%	01:56	04:16
127	42,71	0,00	1231		Tourist information office in St. Ulrich/Ortisei	End of tour	R 0%	01:56	04:16

                                       

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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