Characteristics
Both tours “ Malga Tuff Alm und Malga Hofer Alpl” and “Monte Cavone/Tschafon” make a charming but demanding combination. The first part features a refreshing bathing facility in the Lake- Laghetto di Fiè followed by a climb and refreshments at the foot of the Sciliar/Schlern. You should make sure that you set aside sufficient time to rest and relax on one of the magnificently located mountain pastures and enjoy their vantage points offering unforgettably clear views. The second part of the tour takes you to Monte Cavone/Tschafon that together with the Croda del Maglio/Hammerwand and the Sciliar/Schlern forms a real amphitheatre of mountains. From the protruding rock of Monte Cavone/Tschafon bikers can marvel at the enormous mountains at close range.
Away from the main road you take the trail to San Costantino on which you can warm up gently. The climb to the Lake - Laghetto di Fiè does not run along the heavily trafficked road to the lake, but instead takes a traffic-free alternative from the north, first of all on a tarmac road and then on a road through woodland.
Quite unexpectedly you arrive at the bank of the Laghetto di Fiè right next to the guesthouse of the same name. You can take refreshments here or jump straight off the jetty into the picturesque lake immediately below the Sciliar. A little further on you will find the bathing cabin with a large jetty.
To begin with, the route leads on to the Laghetto di Huber located somewhat higher and then through woodland uphill in the direction of the Malga Tuff Alm. It is 200m in altitude difference to the mountain fields and meadows and, for whoever would like to rest here, the panoramic terrace is exactly the right place.
There follows a short descent across the mountain pasture before a gravel road, very steep in parts, leads on to the highest point of the tour, the cable car for transporting goods to the Schlernhaus. We have earmarked the first part of this climb for pushing your bike, but fit bikers can also cycle all of this section!
A few bends further down on the woodland road you reach the turn-off to the Hofer Alpl. In any case you should stop here at the very latest for refreshments and take time to enjoy this peaceful, remote spot to the full and the glorious clear views as far as Tessa Group mountain range 50 kilometres distant.
After refreshments, you will demolish most of the metres in altitude difference you struggled up in a quick descent down to Umes. At the water source above the small village you can fill up your flasks once more, because there now follows the long climb to the foot of the Croda del Maglio/Hammerwand as far as to the protruding rock at Monte Cavone/Tschafon. Altogether it is somewhat more than 400m in altitude difference in shady woodland, all of them, apart from the short climb at the very end, make for pleasant biking. The protruding rock at Monte Cavone/Tschafon itself is not very spectacular. Good news for bikers: there is also a source of water here again.
The following descent presents no problems of a riding technique nature. There is a lot of riding fun to be had on the forest tracks leading to the Val di Tires, the gateway to the Gruppo del Catinaccio/Rosengarten. This way you arrive at the Gasthaus Schönblick, a welcome stop for refreshments with a glorious view of the Val di Tires.
If you stop for a short while lower down on the descent on the narrow road leading to Tschötscher and look back, you can see some of the peaks of the Gruppo del Catinaccio/Rosengarten. The route leads on, again climbing slightly to the Schnaggenkreuz, a stunning vantage point with a view of the complete amphitheatre of rocks from the Sciliar to Monte Cavone/Tschafon.
Climbing once again for a short while through woodland you come to the sawmill at Umes. 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 Laghetto di Fiè. Bear left shortly before the lake at Hotel Waldsee leading to the Gasthaus Völser Weiher, where you continue the tour described here at waymarker 19.

2. Much shorter tour omitting the protruding rock at Monte Cavone/Tschafon: Do not turn sharp left at waymarker 38, but follow the gravel road through the following right-hand bend downhill. 850m further on and a decrease of 100m in altitude difference you join the Umes road that you follow on the right to the roundabout in Fiè.

3. Extension via Aica di Fiè and Presule: At waymarker 58 turn sharp left downhill to the main road, sharp right there and follow the road leading to Aica di Fiè. After 1.5km, bear right on the hiking trail leading to Presule. In Presule turn right at the Prösler Hof in the direction of Umes. In this way you join the tour described at waymarker 67 exactly at the beginning of the old road from Umes to Fiè.

4. Direct descent from the Schnaggenkreuz to Umes: Bear left at waymarker 6 immediately behind the Schnaggenkreuz on the gravel road to Umes that joins the connecting road from Presule to Umes. Follow the road right downhill. At waymarker 66 you reach the tour described here. Turn sharp left and follow it.

Physical condition Overall condition 3,4 Total height variation 4,0 Total distance 3,0 Maximum altitude 2,0

Riding technique Overall riding technique 3,7 Surface 3,5 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 Fiè.

1

0,00

0,05

859

Tourism association Fiè

Straight ahead direction way out of village

A -4%

00:00

00:00

2

0,05

0,51

857

Junction end of Fiè

Bear left 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 Novale 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

00:09

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 shrine on woodland hiking trail

W 2%

00:04

00:09

10

2,52

0,08

895

End of woodland hiking trail

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 reservoir)

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 Laghetto di Fiè bike

R 14%

00:10

00:23

17

4,06

0,68

979

Crossroad

Right Gasthaus Völser Weiher 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

Gasthaus Völser Weiher (Laghetto di Fiè)

Left along bank of lake

S 0%

00:13

00:28

20

4,87

0,37

1051

Junction to Seis (Siusi) 2

Right Sciliar, Malga 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 along bank of lake

S 0%

00:15

00:33

24

6,27

0,17

1077

Crossroad

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

00:42

27

7,43

0,73

1200

Turn-off in bend

Sharp right Tuff mountain pasture

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

Turn-off to Malga Tuff Alm

Sharp left downhill

S -9%

00:33

01:14

37

13,81

0,74

1095

Turn-off to Umes, Malga Hofer Alpl

Sharp right downhill

S -12%

00:37

01:22

38

14,54

0,27

1013

Junction before right 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

0,30

976

Junction Umes (water source)

Bear left Tschafon (Monte Cavone) 4

R 12%

00:42

01:33

43

15,82

0,45

1014

Maso Platzlunger Hof

Bear right Tschafon (Monte Cavone) 4

S 1%

00:43

01:34

44

16,27

0,03

1019

Wayside cross

Right over wooden bridge

00:44

01:37

45

16,30

0,68

1018

Intersection in bend

Bear left uphill Tschafonhütte (Hut at Monte Cavone) 4

S 13%

00:44

01:37

46

16,98

1,84

1105

Crossroads hiking trail 4

Straight ahead

S 11%

00:46

01:41

47

18,82

0,39

1316

Turn-off to Umes

Straight ahead Tschafonhütte

S 12%

00:51

01:52

48

19,21

0,12

1364

Protruding rock of Monte Cavone /Tschafon (fountain)

Left uphill

S 12%

00:52

01:55

49

19,32

0,03

1378

Crossroad

Straight ahead steep uphill

S 33%

00:52

01:55

50

19,35

0,18

1387

Junction (to Croda del Maglio/Hammerwand)

Sharp right Schönblick

S -8%

00:52

01:56

51

19,53

1,18

1372

Intersection

Bear left

W -5%

00:53

01:57

52

20,71

0,64

1313

Junction to Monte Cavone/Tschafon hut

Straight ahead Aica di Fiè

W-19%

00:56

02:04

53

21,35

0,28

1196

Schönblick

Bear right Umes

R -11%

00:58

02:08

54

21,63

1,73

1168

Small car park

Sharp left

R -12%

00:59

02:09

55

23,37

0,16

963

Crossing

Bear right Umes MTB

R 3%

01:03

02:20

56

23,53

0,14

968

Tschötscher (end of tarmac road)

Straight ahead

01:04

02:21

57

23,67

0,71

978

Junction

Straight ahead Presule

S 3%

01:04

02:21

58

24,37

0,13

1003

Junction to Aica di Fiè

Bear right Presule

S 7%

01:06

02:26

59

24,50

0,06

1011

Schnaggenkreuz

Right

S -2%

01:06

02:27

60

24,56

0,18

1010

Junction to Umes

Straight ahead

W 3%

01:06

02:27

61

24,73

0,43

1017

Junction

Bear right uphill

W 15%

01:07

02:28

62

25,16

0,54

1082

Junction (to the Schönblick)

Bear left Umes

W -6%

01:08

02:30

63

25,70

2,12

1049

Beginning of gravel road

Straight ahead

S -7%

01:10

02:34

64

27,82

0,18

921

Intersection tarmac road

Sharp left downhill

R -11%

01:15

02:46

65

28,00

0,54

900

Sawmill Umes

Left Presule

R -13%

01:16

02:48

66

28,54

0,04

834

Junction to Presule

Bear right downhill Prösels (Presule) 6

01:17

02:51

67

28,58

0,25

829

Wooden bridge

Right Fiè

R 1%

01:17

02:51

68

28,83

0,60

831

Trafisöhr Hof

Bear left downhill Fiè

S 1%

01:18

02:53

69

29,43

0,12

842

Junction

Bear right

S -2%

01:20

02:56

70

29,55

0,10

838

Wooden bridge

Left Völs (Fiè) 6

R 11%

01:20

02:57

71

29,65

0,55

849

End of tarmac road

Straight ahead

S -1%

01:20

02:57

72

30,20

0,14

853

Crossroad

Straight ahead Völs (Fiè) 6

S 11%

01:22

03:01

73

30,34

0,39

866

Junction tarmac road

Bear left downhill Völs (Fiè) 6

R -6%

01:22

03:02

74

30,73

0,38

841

Intersection main road

Bear right uphill

A 5%

01:23

03:04

75

31,11

0,04

859

Roundabout Fiè

Bear right Castelrotto (2nd exit)

A 0%

01:24

03:06

76

31,15

0,00

859

Tourism association Fiè

End of tour

A 0%

01:24

03:06

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.