Characteristics
This tour, featuring some of the region’s most spectacular landscapes, leads us up the largely unspoilt Duron Valley that extends on the southern side of the Plattkofel/Sassopiatto and forms the border with the adjacent Rosengarten/Catinaccio Group, with its 3000-metre summits. Bikers must overcome two tough climbs to discover this gem, but then come two highly enjoyable descents offering wonderful views of the surrounding Dolomites. Exactly halfway around, in the heart of the Val Duron, you can stop for refreshments and enjoy both the landscape and the peaceful atmosphere.
From the Tourist Information Office in Wolkenstein/Selva you warm up along the route of the old railway line, climbing gently. You then follow the road up to Plan de Gralba for approximately 2.5 km: although it is busy with traffic in the high season (there is no alternative route), the 200m ascent does not take long. From Plan de Gralba the climb gets steeper up to the Sellajoch/Passo Sella, first on a gravel road, then along a fantastic trail with tight curves leading up to the lower reaches of the “City of Stone”: while this poses no difficulties for fit and experienced bikers, pushing your bike for a few metres will also allow you to admire the magnificent views of the Langkofel/Sassolungo towering above you.
Shortly after the car park for the cable car up to the Langkofelscharte/Forcella del Sassolungo gorge, the long descent towards Canazei and Campitello starts at the Valentini Hut (the first opportunity for refreshments). The upper part is especially fine, with breathtaking panoramas and some tricky sections to overcome under the Lupo Bianco.
In Campitello, at the beginning of the Val Duron, the route changes abruptly from downhill to uphill, with a forest trail featuring a gradient of up to 24%! This practically unrideable stretch only lasts some 30m before becoming a more moderate 14/15% to the Duron Hut. The valley suddenly opens up to reveal a magnificent view of the rock walls that line it on both sides.
After a short downhill stretch you reach the very traditional Lino Brach Hut at the side of the path, where you can stop and regain your strength; among the gastronomic treats on offer we recommend the polenta with sausage and gorgonzola.
The tour now continues further up the Duron Valley to the Mahlknechtjoch/Duron pass, with magnificent views of the Rosengartengruppe/Catinaccio Group to the south and the Plattkofel/Sassopiatto to the north. The gradient approaches 20% in parts, but now the peaks of the Rosszähne/Denti di Terra Rossa, and thus the route to the Seiser Alm/Alpe di Siusi, are visible. Be sure to stop for a breather during the upper stages of the climb and look back over the surrounding landscape, where to the east you can even see the Marmolada!
The next highlight of the tour, heading towards the Plattkofel/Sassopiatto, is the panoramic trail from the Dialer Church in the direction of Zallinger. Your bike is put to the test along a narrow hiking trail that will make you forget the hard climb up the Val Duron; but the fun has to end after 2 km as the next section, featuring obstacles and steps, is reserved for hikers.
Now comes a descent of 160m, followed by a climb on a gravel road in the direction of the Zallinger Hut, a real gem: the view from its terrace to the south-east reveals the “flat” face of the Plattkofel/Sassopiatto, lit by the afternoon sun, while to the south-west is the panorama in the direction of the Plattkofel/Sassopiatto Hut, Palatsch/Palacia, the Mahlknecht Hut and the Rosszähne/Denti di Terra Rossa.
The next 12 kilometres are largely downhill in full view of the Plattkofel/Sassopiatto and Langkofel/Sassolungo until, tired but happy, you return to your starting point in Wolkenstein/Selva.

Variations 1. Pain and pleasure: extension to the Tierser Alpl Hut. If, having reached the top of the Val Duron, you still have the appetite for new adventures, you can take the very steep section up towards the Tierser Alpl Hut. At waymarker 64, just before the Mahlknechtjoch/Passo Duron pass, go left onto the trail to the hut, which later becomes a cart track. A climb of 260m brings you to an oasis of tranquillity under the Rosszähne/Denti di Terra Rossa. Why not spend the night at the hut? Enjoy the warm welcome amid the splendid surroundings, then return the following day to the cart track and down to waymarker 65, just before the Dialer Church where you rejoin the tour described above. 2. In the opposite direction (partly by cable car): covering the route in the reverse direction allows you to appreciate the splendours of the Val Duron downhill from the Mahlknechtjoch/Passo Duron. At waymarker 47 you can then take the cable car up to Col Rodella, thus avoiding a climb of 1,000m. From the top you descend to the Valentini Hut and at waymarker 25 bear left to rejoin the tour described above (to waymarker 1). 3. Ascent on the road over the pass: it is possible to do the climb from Plan de Gralba to the car park of the Langkofelscharte/Forcella del Sassolungo cable car entirely up the road over the Sellajoch/Passo Sella, but only advisable when traffic is light. At waymarker 10 in Plan de Gralba go straight on, climbing up the main road. Just before the Sellajoch/Passo Sella, on the right is the car park for the cable car, where you rejoin the tour described above at waymarker 23.

Tour information % of distance Total distance 41,89 km 100 % Height variation uphill 1815 Hm Height variation downhill 1815 Hm Maximum altitude 2212 m Tarmac 2,96 km 7,1 % Tarmac cycle path 6,66 km 15,9 % Gravel 25,59 km 61,1 % Hiking trail 5,07 km 12,1 % Single track 1,58 km 3,8 % Carrying / pushing 0,00 km 0,0 % Cable car / transfer 0,00 km 0,0 %   Altitude profile...>>	Riding times Riding time without pauses Riding time at 10 km/h 4 hrs 11 min Riding time at 12 km/h 3 hrs 29 min Riding time at 14 km/h 3 hrs 00 min Riding time at 16 km/h 2 hrs 37 min Riding time at 18 km/h 2 hrs 20 min Riding time at 20 km/h 2 hrs 06 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 3,6 Surface 3,2 Average climb gradient Ø 4,0 Average descent gradient Ø 4,0
Tour evaluation Overall difficulty 3,8 Climb difficulty 3,9 Descent difficulty 3,5	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	0,17	1557		Tourist information office in Wolkenstein/Selva	Straight on uphill	A 5%	00:00	00:00
2	0,17	0,09	1566		Bottom of Ciampinoi lift	Straight on	A -0%	00:00	00:01
3	0,25	0,04	1566		Hotel Krone	Bear right onto main road	A 3%	00:00	00:01
4	0,29	0,09	1567		Junction with Str. Dantercepies	Sharp left Langental/Vallunga	R 12%	00:00	00:01
5	1,38	0,28	1577		Hotel Sun Valley	Sharp right onto course of old railway	R 2%	00:01	00:02
6	0,65	0,77	1581		Hotel La Tambra	Bear left on course of old railway	R 1%	00:01	00:03
7	1,43	0,14	1593		Casa Alpina	Bear left to Grödner Joch/Passo Gardena	A 10%	00:03	00:08
8	1,57	0,91	1606		Hotel Plan Alpino	Straight on following main road	A 7%	00:04	00:09
9	2,48	1,34	1675		Junction with hiking trail 654 in bend	Sharp right following main road	A 8%	00:06	00:14
10	3,82	0,07	1780		Junction	Bear right to Piz Sella lift	R 1%	00:10	00:22
11	3,89	0,15	1781		Junction to Plan	Bear left to bottom of Piz Sella lift	R 1%	00:10	00:23
12	4,04	0,14	1783		Bottom of the Piz Sella lift	Right	R 3%	00:11	00:24
13	4,18	0,27	1787		Bridge over Rio Gardena stream	After bridge bear left over car park	S 8%	00:11	00:25
14	4,45	0,69	1805		Junction to Jeuf de Frea (near bottom of drag lift)	Straight on	S 17%	00:12	00:26
15	5,14	0,60	1910		Wayside cross	Follow main path	S 11%	00:14	00:30
16	5,74	0,63	1975		Junction	Bear left	S 11%	00:15	00:34
17	6,38	0,53	2047		Crossroads	Straight on	W 10%	00:17	00:38
18	6,90	0,05	2108		Crossroads	Straight on	W 6%	00:18	00:41
19	6,96	0,03	2111		Junction by hut	Straight on between hut and barn	S 6%	00:18	00:41
20	6,99	0,49	2113		Meadow fence after hut	Straight on	P 12%	00:19	00:41
21	7,48	0,10	2171		Crossroads by hut	Straight on Naturonda	S 9%	00:20	00:44
22	7,58	0,06	2180		Junction	Left to car park	S 2%	00:20	00:45
23	7,64	0,11	2181		Car park at bottom of Langkofelscharte gorge lift	Straight on uphill	W 9%	00:20	00:45
24	7,75	0,16	2190		Junction near chapel	Straight on	W 13%	00:21	00:46
25	7,92	0,10	2212		Crossroads (to Salei Hut)	Straight on Valentini Hut	R -9%	00:21	00:47
26	8,02	0,35	2203		Valentini Hut	Left downhill	S -12%	00:21	00:48
27	8,37	1,46	2154		End of gravel road	Straight on	W-11%	00:22	00:50
28	9,83	0,75	2009		Val 2000	Right to Lupo Bianco	S -16%	00:26	00:58
29	10,58	0,94	1893		Wayside cross	Sharp left downhill	S -16%	00:28	01:03
30	11,52	0,15	1738		Bridge over stream	Straight on to Canazei	S -12%	00:31	01:09
31	11,67	0,05	1724		Junction	Straight on	S 0%	00:31	01:10
32	11,71	0,12	1724		Plan de Frataces 1725	Bear right	A -4%	00:31	01:10
33	11,84	0,14	1720		Lupo Bianco (lake)	Bear left Canazei 655	P -7%	00:32	01:11
34	11,98	0,20	1713		Junction	Straight on	P -25%	00:32	01:11
35	12,18	0,18	1662		Bend 8	Stay on trail	S -4%	00:33	01:13
36	12,36	1,33	1654		Intersection with gravel road	Sharp right downhill	S -12%	00:33	01:14
37	13,69	0,24	1494		Bridge	Bear left over bridge	R -19%	00:37	01:22
38	13,93	0,11	1452		Church of Canazei	Sharp right	A -3%	00:37	01:23
39	14,03	0,15	1448		Bridge	Left after bridge into Strada Roma	R -10%	00:38	01:24
40	14,18	0,29	1439		Crossing with main road	Straight on along Strada Roma	R -4%	00:38	01:25
41	14,47	0,18	1425		Hotel Genzianella	Sharp left at sports ground	R 0%	00:39	01:26
42	14,65	0,17	1426		Intersection Strèda de Cerenà	Right	R -3%	00:39	01:27
43	14,81	0,85	1420		Cardo Residence	Bear right across meadow	W 0%	00:40	01:28
44	15,66	0,54	1423		Beginning of gravel road	Straight on	S -4%	00:42	01:33
45	16,20	0,20	1402		Car park for tennis courts	Straight on	R 1%	00:44	01:37
46	16,40	0,06	1405		Car park at bottom of Col Rodella lift	Right towards cable car	R -9%	00:44	01:38
47	16,46	0,10	1400		Bottom of Col Rodella lift in Campitello	Straight on	R -0%	00:44	01:38
48	16,56	0,34	1400		Car park at bottom of Col Rodella lift	Right over bridge over stream	R 6%	00:45	01:39
49	16,89	0,19	1414		Albergo Ladino in Campitello	Left/right crossing main road	R 8%	00:46	01:41
50	17,08	0,53	1430		Crossing just before end of village	Straight on uphill Streda de salin	R 13%	00:46	01:42
51	17,61	0,61	1500		Bridge over stream, car park	Straight on steep uphill	S 11%	00:48	01:45
52	18,22	0,08	1557		Junction	Straight on to Antermoia Hut	S 13%	00:49	01:49
53	18,30	0,83	1568		Bridge over stream	Straight on	S 13%	00:49	01:49
54	19,13	1,05	1679		Junction towards Sandro Pertini Hut	Straight on to Antermoia Hut	S 14%	00:52	01:54
55	20,18	0,03	1827		Junction to Sentiero per Campitello	Straight on	S 3%	00:55	02:01
56	20,21	0,18	1828		Junction to Antermoia Hut	Straight on to Plattkofel Hut	S 14%	00:55	02:01
57	20,39	0,06	1852		Duron Hut	Straight on	S 15%	00:55	02:02
58	20,45	0,03	1861		Junction to Plattkofel Hut	Bear left to Passo Duron	S 13%	00:55	02:02
59	20,48	0,90	1865		Junction above Duron Hut	Left following main hiking trail	S 1%	00:55	02:02
60	21,38	0,86	1875		Lino Brach Hut	Straight on	S 2%	00:58	02:08
61	22,24	1,91	1897		Junction to Antermoia Hut	Straight on to Passo Duron	S 3%	01:00	02:13
62	24,15	0,72	1967		Junction to Antermoia Hut	Straight on to Passo Duron	S 12%	01:05	02:24
63	24,87	1,16	2047		Hut	Straight on uphill	S 12%	01:07	02:29
64	26,03	0,35	2185		Mahlknechtjoch, Passo Duron	Straight on uphill	S -8%	01:10	02:36
65	26,38	0,12	2143		Dialer Church/Chapel of St. Anthony	Right	S -10%	01:11	02:38
66	26,50	0,25	2130		Below Dialer Church/Chapel of St. Anthony	Sharp right Zallinger	W -5%	01:12	02:39
67	26,75	1,33	2119		Junction to Plattkofel Hut	Straight on	W -8%	01:12	02:40
68	28,08	1,12	2021		Intersection	Sharp left to Saltria	S -12%	01:16	02:48
69	29,20	0,30	1891		Intersection with bend	Bear left downhill	S -10%	01:19	02:55
70	29,50	1,14	1859		Intersection with bend	Bear right uphill	S 12%	01:20	02:57
71	30,64	0,47	1996		Bridge over stream	Straight on Zallinger 7	S 9%	01:23	03:03
72	31,11	0,18	2037		Zallinger Hut, Chapel, Water source	Bear left uphill	S 9%	01:24	03:06
73	31,29	0,14	2053		Junction towards Florian chairlift	Bear right towards La Marmotta Hut	S 4%	01:25	03:07
74	31,44	3,11	2060		Junction to Plattkofel Hut	Bear left Monte Pana 7	S -8%	01:25	03:08
75	34,55	0,35	1815		Intersection	Bear right Monte Pana	S -7%	01:34	03:27
76	34,89	0,46	1788		Junction to Langkofelscharte gorge	Straight on downhill	S -1%	01:35	03:29
77	35,35	0,69	1782		Junction to Langkofelscharte gorge	Straight on	S -4%	01:36	03:32
78	36,04	0,83	1760		Junction to Jender Valley	Bear right Monte Pana	S -6%	01:38	03:36
79	36,87	0,40	1702		Junction (towards Strena)	Straight on downhill	S -9%	01:40	03:41
80	37,27	0,39	1662		Junction to ski jump	Straight on downhill	S -10%	01:41	03:43
81	37,66	0,09	1624		Crossing with bottom of Monte Pana lift	Straight on	R 2%	01:42	03:45
82	37,76	0,33	1625		Top of chair lift	Straight on S. Cristina, Wolkenstein/Selva	W -18%	01:42	03:46
83	38,09	0,26	1561		Junction with hiking trail	Bear right to Wolkenstein/Selva 30b	P -2%	01:43	03:48
84	38,35	0,08	1555		App. Prensanueva	Straight on to Wolkenstein/Selva 30b	R 9%	01:44	03:50
85	38,44	0,50	1562		End of tarmac	Straight on	P 5%	01:44	03:50
86	38,93	0,09	1581		Beginning of gravel path	Straight on	S 9%	01:46	03:53
87	39,02	0,12	1590		Ciaslat (towards Sellajoch/Passo Sella)	Straight on	S -1%	01:46	03:54
88	39,15	0,04	1587		Fork	Straight on	S 12%	01:46	03:54
89	39,19	0,89	1592		Beginning of tarmac	Straight on	R -3%	01:46	03:55
90	40,08	0,25	1572		Junction to Fischburg	Straight on	R -3%	01:49	04:00
91	40,33	0,51	1567		Transformer station, bus stop	Bear left Strada la Selva	R -7%	01:49	04:01
92	40,84	0,18	1535		Junction with hiking trail	Straight on following road	R 3%	01:51	04:05
93	41,02	0,43	1541		Junction with path signpost 30	Straight on	R -0%	01:51	04:06
94	41,45	0,08	1540		House of Culture	Bear right along stream	R 4%	01:53	04:08
95	41,53	0,20	1543		Fire station	Straight on	S 3%	01:53	04:09
96	41,73	0,06	1548		Beginning of tarmac	Straight on	R 4%	01:53	04:10
97	41,79	0,05	1550		Casa Elisabetha	Sharp left over bridge over stream	R 8%	01:53	04:10
98	41,85	0,05	1554		Café Mozart	Sharp right uphill to main road	A 6%	01:54	04:11
99	41,89	0,00	1557		Tourist information office in Wolkenstein/Selva	End of tour	A 0%	01:54	04:11

                                       

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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