Characteristics
A dream tour to two magnificently located mountain pastures at the foot of the Sciliar. In the first part of the climb, the Lake- Laghetto di Fiè fascinates with its swimming facilities and impressive backdrop of mountains. You should allow plenty of time for a stop for refreshments on one of the two mountain pastures (Malga Tuff Alm and Malga Hofer Alpl). It is fantastically beautiful sitting on the terraces and soaking up the unforgettably clear views. By the way, you can cycle the short distance you push your bike after the Malga Tuff Alm, if you are fit enough!
Away from the main road you take the trail to San Costantino and for a start warm up unhurriedly. The climb to the Laghetto di Fiè does not follow the heavily trafficked road to the lake, but takes the car-free alternative coming from the north at first on tarmac and then on a track through woodland.
In this way you arrive quite unexpectedly at the bank of the Lake - Laghetto di Fiè right next to the guesthouse of the same name. You can stop for refreshments here or jump straight off the jetty into the picturesque lake immediately below the Sciliar/Schlern. A little further on you come across the bathing cabin with a large jetty.
Initially, the route leads to the somewhat higher located Lake - Laghetto di Huber and then on through woodland uphill in the direction of the Malga Tuff Alm. It is 200m in altitude difference to the mountain pasture and whoever would like to rest here will be well-cared for on the panoramic terrace.
There follows a short descent across the mountain pasture before a gravel road, very steep in places, leads to the highest point of this tour, the cable car that carries goods to the Schlernhaus/Rifugio Bolzano. We have earmarked the first part of this climb as a section for pushing your bike, but physically fit bikers can of course cycle it!
A few bends further down on the road through woodland you reach the turn-off to the Malga Hofer Alpl. Anyway, you should stop here for refreshments at the very latest and take time to savour the peaceful, remote location and the glorious clear views as far as La Giogaia di Tessa group of mountains 50 kilometres distant.
The descent from the Malga Hofer Alpl to Umes is 500m in altitude difference. The old road from Umes to Fiè forms the crowning glory of this tour. This mostly gravelled, idyllic section leads through cropped fields, past old farmyards to Fiè in the most beautiful afternoon sunshine if the weather is fine.

Variations
1. Direct climb to the Lake- Laghetto di Fiè: At waymarker 5 in Sant’Antonio do not turn left, but right to the main road. Immediately opposite, the road to the lake begins. It is the shortest way to the Lake Laghetto di Fiè. Bear left shortly before the lake at Hotel Waldsee in the direction of the Guesthouse Laghetto di Fiè(Laghetto di Fiè), where you continue the tour described here at waymarker 19.

2. Shorter way back via Moarmühle (mill): Do not turn sharp left at waymarker 38, but follow the gravel road downhill through the following right-hand bend. 850m further on and a decrease of 100m in altitude difference you join the Umes road that follows on the right to the roundabout in Fiè.

3. Extension via the protruding rock of Monte Cavone/Tschafon: Whoever has not had enough at waymarker 42 above Umes should bear left in the direction of Monte Cavone/Tschafon. This additional loop leads again to Umes via the protruding rock of Monte Cavone/Tschafon, Schönblick, Tschötscher and Schnaggenkreuz where it joins the tour described here again at the sawmill (waymarker 46). For details s. tour “Sciliar/Schlern and Croda del Maglio/Hammerwand”. The loop is 12.5km in distance and 590m uphill in altitude difference.

Physical condition Overall condition 2,5 Total height variation 3,0 Total distance 2,0 Maximum altitude 2,0

Riding technique Overall riding technique 3,7 Surface 3,7 Average climb gradient Ø 4,0 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 Fiè.

1

0,00

0,05

859

Tourism association in Fiè

Straight ahead direction way out of village

A -4%

00:00

00:00

2

0,05

0,51

857

Junction limit of Fiè

Bear left on cycle path

S -3%

00:00

00:00

3

0,56

0,02

844

Water source

Left

R 7%

00:01

00:03

4

0,58

0,38

846

Junction

Straight ahead

R 8%

00:01

00:03

5

0,96

0,22

874

Car park Café Restaurant

Bear left San Costantino

00:02

00:05

6

1,18

0,33

886

Junction to Noval di Fiè

Straight ahead

R 5%

00:03

00:07

7

1,50

0,08

872

Roundabout manufacturing district Sant’Antonio

Bear left

S -4%

00:04

00:08

8

1,58

0,08

869

Junction

Bear right

R 9%

00:04

00:09

9

1,66

0,86

876

End of manufacturing district

Past roadside shrine on forest track

W 2%

00:04

00:09

10

2,52

0,08

895

End of forest track

Bear right San Costantino

R 6%

00:06

00:15

11

2,60

0,32

900

Hotel Perwanger, water source

Straight ahead San Costantino

S 2%

00:07

00:15

12

2,93

0,18

905

Near church San Costantino

Straight ahead loop road cycle path

R -1%

00:07

00:17

13

3,10

0,15

902

Near Trafohäuschen (small house)

Bear right Laghetto di Fiè, cycle path

R 10%

00:08

00:18

14

3,25

0,02

916

Crossroad

Bear left main road (take footpath)

W 5%

00:08

00:19

15

3,27

0,62

917

Crossroad

Bear right sign cul-de-sac

R 7%

00:08

00:19

16

3,90

0,17

956

Crossroad

Bear left Lake- Laghetto di Fiè bike

R 14%

00:10

00:23

17

4,06

0,68

979

Crossroad

Right Guesthouse Laghetto di Fiè Bike

S 11%

00:11

00:24

18

4,74

0,04

1048

Junction to Sant’Antonio

Straight ahead

00:12

00:28

19

4,78

0,09

1051

Guesthouse Laghetto di Fiè

Left alongside lake

S 0%

00:13

00:28

20

4,87

0,37

1051

Junction to Seis (Siusi) 2

Right Sciliar/Schlern, Malg Tuff Alm, Malga Hofer Alpl

S 2%

00:13

00:29

21

5,24

0,04

1054

Climbing pole

Left Bike

S 10%

00:14

00:31

22

5,28

0,24

1057

Junction to Umes

Straight ahead Malga Tuff Alm

S 9%

00:14

00:31

23

5,52

0,75

1077

Laghetto di Huber

Left alongside lake

S 0%

00:15

00:33

24

6,27

0,17

1077

Crossroads

Sharp left uphill

S 11%

00:17

00:37

25

6,44

0,69

1096

Junction hiking trail 1

Straight ahead Malga Tuff Alm

S 10%

00:17

00:38

26

7,13

0,30

1167

Water source

Straight ahead

S 11%

00:19

01:42

27

7,43

0,73

1200

Junction in bend

Sharp right Malga Tuff Alm

S 11%

00:20

00:44

28

8,16

0,09

1278

Near Malga Tuff Alm

Bear right to mountain pasture

S -6%

00:22

00:48

29

8,25

0,16

1273

Malga Tuff Alm

Bear left across meadow

W -9%

00:22

00:49

30

8,41

0,99

1257

Crossroads in fields and meadows

Bear left uphill Malga Hofer Alpl

W 14%

00:22

00:50

31

9,40

0,58

1387

Fork (to the Malga Hofer Alpl)

Bear left Schlern (Sciliar) 1

00:25

00:56

32

9,98

0,86

1450

Goods cable car to Schlernhaus/Rifugio Bolzano

Bear right Malga Hofer Alpl

S -9%

00:27

00:59

33

10,85

0,12

1366

Junction

Sharp left Malga Hofer Alpl

S -14%

00:29

01:05

34

10,97

0,12

1349

Malga Hofer Alpl

Back

S 14%

00:29

01:05

35

11,09

1,30

1366

Intersection

Bear left downhill

S -11%

00:30

01:06

36

12,39

1,41

1226

Junction to the Malga Tuff Alm

Sharp left downhill

S -9%

00:33

01:14

37

13,81

0,74

1095

Junction to Umes, Malga Hofer Alpl

Sharp right downhill

S -12%

00:37

01:22

38

14,54

0,27

1013

Junction ahead of right-hand bend

Sharp left loop road Umes

W -3%

00:39

01:27

39

14,82

0,29

1010

Junction

Bear right downhill

W -2%

00:40

01:28

40

15,11

0,10

997

Fork

Bear left

W 6%

00:41

01:30

41

15,21

0,31

1004

Intersection in bend

Bear right downhill

R -10%

00:41

01:31

42

15,52

0,31

976

Intersection (water source)

Sharp right downhill Umes

R -11%

00:42

01:33

43

15,83

0,09

942

Junction

Right downhill to church

R -9%

00:43

01:34

44

15,92

0,12

933

Bus stop Umes

Left Presule

00:43

01:35

45

16,04

0,27

926

Maso Gstapinhof

Left Presule 6

R -9%

00:43

01:36

46

16,31

0,54

900

Sawmill

Right Presule

R -13%

00:44

01:37

47

16,85

0,04

834

Junction to Presule

Bear right downhill Prösels (Presule) 6

R -13%

00:45

01:41

48

16,89

0,25

829

Wooden bridge

Right Völs (Fiè)

R 1%

00:46

01:41

49

17,14

0,60

931

Maso Trafisöhr Hof

Bear left downhill Fiè

S 1%

00:46

01:42

50

17,74

0,12

942

Junction

Bear right

S -2%

00:48

01:46

51

17,86

0,10

838

Wooden bridge

Left Völs (Fiè) 6

R 11%

00:48

01:47

52

17,96

0,55

849

End of tarmac road

Straight ahead

S -1%

00:48

01:47

53

18,51

0,14

853

Crossroad

Straight ahead Fiè (Fiè) 6

S 11%

00:50

01:51

54

18,65

0,39

866

Intersection tarmac road

Bear left downhill Völs (Fiè) 6

00:50

01:51

55

19,04

0,38

841

Intersection main road

Bear right uphill

A 5%

00:51

01:54

56

19,42

0,04

859

Roundabout Fiè

Bear right Castelrotto (2nd exit)

A 0%

00:52

01:56

57

19,46

0,00

859

Tourism association Fiè

End of tour

A 0%

00:53

01:56

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.