Characteristics
This is one of the most beautiful tours of the region and offers all that the hearts of mountain bikers desire. A long and varied climb over almost 2,000m in altitude difference offers a fitness challenge with stops for refreshment at some of the most beautiful mountain huts of the region. The destination is the Rifugio Alpe di Tires, the highest mountain hut of the region that can be reached by mountain bike in an incomparable location at the foot of the spectacular Denti di Terrarossa/Rosszähne. It also has a technically challenging descent that is waiting for you in the second part of the tour with several exhilarating trails and cart tracks on which riding technique fans will be in their element. A dream tour for physically fit and technically expert bikers! You can warm up easily in the first kilometres from the tourism association Siusi to the control station San Valentino on the small panoramic road leading to Wasserebene. On its gritty climb to the Schafstall the tour shows its teeth for the first time. 200m in altitude difference further up the nightmare is over for a start. The next section via Marinzen to Gstatsch is very easy and simply puts you in a good mood.
There follows a short training session. You grind up the next 250m in altitude difference on the Alpe di Siusi road, free of normal traffic since 9am, as far as the car park at Spitzbühel. There is no other sensible route here for bikers to take. From the Spitzbühel car park on it gets steeper again with an average 15% climb on a narrow tarmac path to the mountain station of the chair lift. The mountain hut there looks down over the valley as if from an eagle’s nest. The Santner peak appears, from the terrace, to be within your grasp as it forms the distinctive end of the Sciliar/Schlern to the north-west.
The panorama and mountain hutmarathon begins with the Spitzbühel up on the Alpe di Siusi. On your way via the Laurin hut, Alpenhotel Panorama, Almrosen hut, Mahlknechtjoch hut and the small church at Dialler, you cannot really see enough of the well-known Dolomite peaks, like the Sasso Lungo/Langkofel, Sasso Piatto/Plattkofel, Marmolada, Gruppo di Sella, Sas Rigais, Le Odle/Geißler, Denti di Terrarossa/Rosszähne, Sciliar/Schlern with the Santner peak. When the weather is good, you can see still further, e. g., as far as the Zillertal Alps and Alpi Breonie and as far as the Ortles/Ortler!
There are still now 300m in altitude difference from the small church at Dialler to the Alpe di Tires. The track over which the landlord of the mountain hut brings supplies is always in a good condition, but very steep. You have to deal with a climb of up to 20% in longer sections and with already many metres in altitude difference in your tired legs. But even if you have to dismount at some point, the Alpe di Tires as a destination is worth every effort. This dreamlike mountain hut is located completely remote at the foot of the Denti di Terrarossa/Rosszähne and offers a stunning panorama, e. g., of the Catinaccio/Rosengarten located opposite. The landlord and landlady are amiable and the food excellent. It is so beautiful up here that you would immediately like to stay overnight. And why not?
The same track then takes you back downhill over glorious trails in the direction of Mahlknechtjoch/Giogo. If the weather is good, the Marmolada will greet you from a distance. From the small church at Dialler a panoramic trail goes in the direction of Giogo. You cruise along relaxed over gravel and then a narrow tarmac road to Saltria where the last climb of this tour begins. This road takes you past the beautiful Rauchhütte (hut) as far as oampaccio.
Shortly below Compaccio a hiking trail turns off at the Gasthaus Zorzi in the direction of the Spitzbühel car park. After the Jaggl Schwaige this hiking trail turns into a fun trail that disgorges the bikers at the car park of the chair lift to the Spitzbühel.
From here riding technique fans are again in their element. The trail leading to Gstatsch is challenging. It is narrow, has obstacles and was in parts a former cart track. But take care! In the event of wet conditions or after rain, it is very slippery here.
From Gstatsch the fun descent continues. A narrow, secluded trail circles down in the direction of Bagni di Razzes. Only after crossing the Frommer brook, do you again come across civilisation in the form of a gravel road.
Somewhat below the Castelvecchio a very smooth-flowing trail begins. It ends at the car park of the Alpe di Siusi aerial cableway. From here you are still only a few minutes away from the starting point of this tour at the tourism association in Siusi.

Variations
1. Easier climb over the Alpe di Siusi road: Do not turn sharp left at the control point San Valentino (waymarker 8), but go straight ahead to Gstatsch. You join the tour described here again at waymarker 25.

2 . Leaving out Alpe di Tires: If you are not fit enough, it is already late or the weather is unfavourable you can shorten the tour shortly before the small church at Dialler. At waymarker 56 do not go straight ahead to the Alpe di Tires, but bear left to Giogo. This way you save yourself 320m in altitude difference and probably a good hour in time.

3. Ascent with the Alpe di Siusi aerial cableway: The tour becomes decidedly easier and shorter, if you take the Alpe di Siusi aerial cableway to Compaccio and grind up the tarmac road “Joch” beginning at the information office. You join the tour described here at waymarker 46 and save yourself almost 1,100m in altitude difference.

Physical condition Overall condition 4,5 Total height variation 5,0 Total distance 4,0 Maximum altitude 4,0

Riding technique Overall riding technique 3,5 Surface 2,9 Average climb gradient Ø 4,0 Average descent gradient Ø 4,0

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 Siusi.

1

0,00

0,03

1010

Tourism association Siusi, bus stop

Straight ahead

A 7%

00:00

00:00

2

0,03

0,57

1017

Junction

Right Henrik-Ibsen-Str.

R 8%

00:00

00:00

3

0,60

0,38

1054

Junction with Via Fasslfun

Bear right uphill

R 11%

00:01

00:03

4

0,99

0,16

1095

Crossroads

Left Castelrotto 6

R 7%

00:02

00:05

5

1,15

0,17

1105

Junction to Kastelruth (Castelrotto) 6

Bear right uphill

00:03

00:06

6

1,32

1,10

1121

Junction with Via Burgstall

Straight ahead uphill Rier

R 10%

00:03

00:07

7

2,42

0,57

1231

Haus Waldrand, bus stop

Sharp right Alpe di Siusi

R 10%

00:06

00:14

8

2,99

0,51

1286

Control point San Valentino

Sharp left Marinzen 11

R -0%

00:08

00:17

9

3,50

0,60

1288

Junction to Marinzen

Straight ahead Kastelruth (Castelrotto) 4

R 1%

00:09

00:20

10

4,09

1,42

1291

Feldheim

Straight ahead Castelrotto

R -1%

00:11

00:24

11

5,52

0,09

1277

Junction

Bear right uphill Marinzen mountain cabin

W 15%

00:15

00:33

12

5,61

0,65

1292

Junction

Straight ahead

S 14%

00:15

00:33

13

6,26

0,21

1382

Junction to the Wasserebene

Straight ahead Schafstall 8

S 20%

00:17

00:37

14

6,47

0,31

1424

Junction

Straight ahead uphill Schafstall 8

S 18%

00:17

00:38

15

6,78

1,06

1476

Schafstall

Sharp right Marinzen

W -0%

00:18

00:40

16

7,84

0,12

1478

Near Marinzen mountain cabin

Sharp left Gstatsch

S 4%

00:21

00:47

17

7,96

0,16

1482

Junction to Gola, Alpe di Siusi

Right Gstatsch

S -0%

00:21

00:47

18

8,12

0,27

1480

Junction to Seis (Suisi) 11

Straight ahead

00:22

00:48

19

8,40

0,16

1467

Junction footpath 10 to Gstatsch

Straight ahead Gstatsch

S -6%

00:22

00:50

20

8,56

0,08

1457

Junction gravel road

Bear left Gstatsch 10

S 12%

00:23

00:51

21

8,63

1,47

1466

Junction hiking trail 10

Straight ahead

S 1%

00:23

00:51

22

10,10

0,18

1480

Junction footpath to Marinzen

Straight ahead

W 3%

00:27

01:00

23

10,28

0,20

1484

Single track junction

Bear right downhill

P -8%

00:28

01:01

24

10,48

0,04

1466

Bench

Bear left uphill

R 7%

00:28

01:02

25

10,53

0,50

1469

Gstatsch

Sharp left Alpe di Siusi road

R 9%

00:28

01:03

26

11,03

0,31

1512

Crossroads hiking trail

Straight ahead

R 10%

00:30

01:06

27

11,34

0,40

1542

Crossroads hiking trail

Straight ahead

R 8%

00:30

01:08

28

11,74

1,25

1575

Crossroads hiking trail

Straight ahead

R 9%

00:32

01:10

29

12,98

0,10

1688

Junction to Kastelruth, Seis (Castelrotto, Siusi) 4

Straight ahead Seiser Alm (Alpe di Siusi) 4

R 7%

00:35

01:17

30

13,09

0,20

1696

Junction to the Marinzen mountain cabin (small car park)

Straight ahead

R 7%

00:35

01:18

31

13,29

0,50

1710

Bend car park Punta di Razzes, bus stop

Bear right across the car park

00:36

01:19

32

13,78

0,93

1777

Junction gravel road

Straight ahead uphill

R 15%

00:37

01:22

33

14,71

0,11

1921

Junction

Right Punta di Razzes

S 11%

00:40

01:28

34

14,82

0,11

1935

Punta di Razzes

Back

S -11%

00:40

01:28

35

14,93

0,09

1921

Intersection

Bear right uphill

R 14%

00:40

01:29

36

15,02

0,09

1933

Junction

Straight ahead uphill

R 7%

00:40

01:30

37

15,11

0,53

1939

Junction to the Schlernhaus / Rifugio Bolzano

Bear left Laurin mountain cabin

S 3%

00:41

01:30

38

15,64

0,09

1957

Bench, table

Straight ahead Laurin hut

S 8%

00:42

01:33

39

15,73

0,56

1964

Junction

Bear left Laurinhut

S 9%

00:42

01:34

40

16,29

0,27

2012

Junction to Sattler Schwaige/Malga Sattler

Bear left Goldknopf / Punta d´oro

W 1%

00:44

01:37

41

16,56

0,19

2013

Laurinhut

Right

S 1%

00:45

01:39

42

16,75

0,50

2015

Junction to Sattler Schwaige

Left

S -2%

00:45

01:40

43

17,25

0,03

2011

Junction Tierser Alpl (Rifugio Alpe di Tires) 2

Straight ahead

S 0%

00:47

01:43

44

17,28

0,08

2011

Mountain station Panorama

Straight ahead

00:47

01:43

45

17,35

0,29

2007

Alpenhotel Panorama

Bear right

R -9%

00:47

01:44

46

17,64

0,01

1980

Intersection tarmac road

Sharp right Goldknopf

R 0%

00:48

01:45

47

17,65

0,92

1980

Junction to Malga Ritsch Schwaige

Straight ahead

R 3%

00:48

01:45

48

18,57

0,54

2014

Junction to the guesthouse Panorama

Straight ahead uphill

R 5%

00:50

01:51

49

19,11

0,69

2041

Junction to the Goldknopf

Bear left Saltria, Mahlknechtjoch hut

S 1%

00:52

01:54

50

19,80

0,24

2041

Beginning of tarmac

Straight ahead

R -15%

00:53

01:58

51

20,04

0,29

2007

End of tarmac

Straight ahead

S 2%

00:54

02:00

52

20,32

1,29

2013

Almrosen mountain cabin

Straight ahead Mahlknechtjoch hut, Dialer refuge

S 3%

00:55

02:01

53

21,61

0,69

2054

Mahlknechtjoch hut (Molignon Refuge)

Bear left Saltria 8

S -11%

00:58

02:09

54

22,31

0,79

1980

Junction to Saltria (seat)

Straight ahead Rifugio Alpe di Tires

S 15%

01:00

02:13

55

23,09

0,26

2096

Junction hiking trail to Mahlknechtjoch hut

Straight ahead Rifugio Alpe di Tires

S 14%

01:02

02:18

56

23,35

0,12

2130

Below the small church at Dialler (St. Anton Chapel)

Straight ahead Rifugio Alpe di Tires

01:03

02:20

57

23,47

0,42

2143

Bear right Rifugio Alpe di Tires

S 20%

01:04

02:20

58

23,89

1,39

2226

Electric fence, junction to the Sasso Piatto hut

Straight ahead Rifugio Alpe di Tires

S 16%

01:05

02:23

59

25,28

0,06

2447

Junction to the Denti di Terrarossa wind gap

Bear left Rifugio Alpe di Tires 4

S -8%

01:08

02:31

60

25,35

0,06

2442

Rifugio Alpe di Tires

Back

S 8%

01:09

02:32

61

25,41

1,39

2447

Junction to the Denti di Terrarossa wind gap

Bear right Dialer 4

S -16%

01:09

02:32

62

26,81

0,38

2226

Electric fence

Right Sasso Piatto hut

W -10%

01:13

02:40

63

27,19

0,08

2186

Junction

Bear left level

P -2%

01:14

02:43

64

27,27

0,35

2185

Mahlknechtjoch / Passo Duron

Left uphill

S -8%

01:14

02:43

65

27,62

0,12

2143

Small church Dialler (St. Anton Chapel)

Right

S -10%

01:15

02:45

66

27,75

0,25

2130

Below small church at Dialler

Sharp right Joch

W -5%

01:15

02:46

67

28,00

1,33

2119

Junction Sasso Piatto mountain cabin

Straight ahead

W -8%

01:16

02:47

68

29,33

1,12

2021

Intersection

Sharp left Saltria

S -12%

01:19

02:55

69

30,45

0,30

1891

Intersection in bend

Bear left downhill

S -10%

01:23

03:02

70

30,75

1,07

1859

Intersection in bend

Bear left downhill

S -7%

01:23

03:04

71

31,82

0,37

1772

Intersection

Straight ahead Malga Tirler, Saltria

S -9%

01:26

03:10

72

32,19

0,80

1740

Guesthouse Malga Tirler

Straight ahead

R -4%

01:27

03:13

73

33,00

0,48

1701

Junction Hans and Paula Steger trail

Straight ahead Hans and Paula Steger trail

R -5%

01:29

03:17

74

33,48

1,74

1678

Intersection Hotel Saltria

Left uphill Compatsch

R 8%

01:31

03:20

75

35,22

0,47

1836

Junction to Rauch mountain cabin

Bear left uphill

R 6%

01:36

03:31

76

35,70

0,90

1862

Crossroads with bus stop

Right follow road

R -0%

01:37

03:34

77

36,60

1,07

1864

Junction to the Piz

Straight ahead Compaccio

R -1%

01:39

03:39

78

37,67

1,00

1856

Junction to Hotel Steger Dellai

Straight ahead

R -1%

01:42

03:46

79

38,68

0,03

1841

Tourist Info Compaccio

Straight ahead

R 0%

01:45

03:52

80

38,70

0,24

1841

Compaccio

Straight ahead

R -6%

01:45

03:52

81

38,94

0,03

1827

Junction

Left Gasthaus Zorzi

S -3%

01:46

03:53

82

38,97

0,12

1826

Gasthaus Zorzi

Right car park Spitzbühel

W -20%

01:46

03:53

83

39,09

0,13

1802

Beginning of tarmac road

Straight ahead

R -12%

01:46

03:54

84

39,22

0,22

1787

Malga Jaggl Schwaige

Straight ahead downhill

S -12%

01:46

03:55

85

39,45

0,31

1761

Hotel Seelaus

Straight ahead car park Spitzbühel, Castelrotto 4

P -12%

01:47

03:56

86

39,75

0,11

1723

Above car park Spitzbühel

Straight ahead along fence

W -12%

01:48

03:58

87

39,86

0,20

1710

Bend car park Spitzbühel, bus stop

Straight ahead downhill Alpe di Siusi road

R -7%

01:48

03:59

88

40,06

0,10

1696

Junction to the Marinzen hut (small car park)

Straight ahead

R -7%

01:49

04:00

89

40,16

0,50

1688

Junction

Bear left Castelrotto, Seis 4

W -22%

01:49

04:00

90

40,67

0,40

1575

Crossroad

Sharp left Alpe di Siusi road

R -8%

01:50

04:04

91

41,07

0,37

1542

Junction

Bear left downhill 4

P -18%

01:51

04:06

92

41,43

0,10

1481

Junction single track

Straight ahead downhill

W -10%

01:53

04:08

93

41,53

0,18

1469

Gstatsch

Sharp left downhill Alpe di Siusi road

R -5%

01:53

04:09

94

41,71

0,08

1457

Bend 3

Left Bagni di Razzes

P -28%

01:53

04:10

95

41,79

0,51

1433

Crossroads riding trail

Left

P -15%

01:53

04:10

96

42,30

0,04

1368

Junction hiking trail

Bear Left Bagni di Razzes 9

P -9%

01:55

04:13

97

42,34

0,09

1364

Bridge over brook

Right cross bridge over brook

W -13%

01:55

04:14

98

42,44

0,58

1353

Intersection gravel road

Right

S -18%

01:55

04:14

99

43,01

0,23

1244

Junction hiking trail to Bagni di Razzes

Straight ahead

S -15%

01:57

04:18

100

43,24

0,14

1210

Junction in bend (nature park boundary)

Sharp left downhill

S -9%

01:57

04:19

101

43,39

0,12

1197

Crossroad

Bear right downhill

S -13%

01:58

04:20

102

43,50

0,18

1182

Intersection to Bagni di Razzes trail (bench)

Bear right downhill

R -9%

01:58

04:21

103

43,68

0,09

1167

Junction

Bear left level

S -3%

01:59

04:22

104

43,77

0,13

1165

Fork water reservoir

Bear right Seis (Siusi) 1

W -12%

01:59

04:22

105

43,90

0,40

1148

Road junction

Bear left downhill

R -10%

01:59

04:23

106

44,30

0,14

1109

Junction gravel road

Bear left Siusi cable car

S 6%

02:00

04:25

107

44,45

0,25

1117

Junction to Castelvecchio

Straight ahead Ruine Salegg 3

W -12%

02:01

04:26

108

44,70

0,68

1086

Plaque on life expectancy

Straight ahead

W -4%

02:01

04:28

109

45,38

0,31

1060

Crossroad

Sharp right downhill (later 3B)

W -15%

02:03

04:32

110

45,69

0,07

1012

Car park Alpe di Siusi cable car

Bear right across the car park

R 0%

02:04

04:34

111

45,76

0,15

1012

Valley station Alpe di Siusi cable car

Sharp left

A -5%

02:04

04:34

112

45,91

0,13

1004

Junction Oswald von Wolkenstein trail

Right downhill

A -7%

02:05

04:35

113

46,04

0,11

995

Bridge over brook, entrance car park Alpe di Siusi aerial cableway

Straight ahead over bridge

S 3%

02:05

04:36

114

46,15

0,11

999

Junction private road

Bear left Siusi

R -3%

02:05

04:36

115

46,26

0,02

995

Crossroad Matzlstr.

Bear left to main road

R 0%

02:06

04:37

116

46,28

0,24

995

Garni Hauenstein

Right

A 4%

02:06

04:37

117

46,52

0,06

1006

Roundabout Siusi

Straight ahead Castelrotto

A 6%

02:06

04:39

118

46,58

0,00

1010

Tourism association Siusi, bus station

End of tour

A 0%

02:07

04:39

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.