Characteristics
This wonderful route could equally well be called the “Val Duron for connoisseurs”. In contrast to the “Val Duron” tour, however, bikers can appreciate the landscape on a wonderful descent through this largely unspoilt valley that forms the border with the Rosengarten/Catinaccio Group. Moreover, thanks to the 1,000m ascent by cable car, the return journey from the Fassa Valley to the Col Rodella is also a pleasant experience. Add to this the spectacular panoramic trail up to the Dialer Church and the marvellous descent under the “City of Stone” and this tour can well be described as one of the finest in the region, its 1,000m of ascent presenting no difficulties for fit bikers.
The first few kilometres towards Ciaslat are an ideal warm-up, with the short but pleasant trail towards Monte Pana offering an idea of what the tour has in store for you: after a quick climb on tarmac, the long climb begins on a gravel road to the Zallinger Hut, your gaze fixed on the Plattkofel/Sassopiatto.
After a climb of 600m you reach the Zallinger Hut, the first opportunity for refreshments: relax on its terrace and enjoy the view from its terrace to the south-east over the “flat” face of the Plattkofel/Sassopiatto, 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. Suitably fortified, you can now face the remaining 400m or so of the climb up to the pass of the Mahlknechtjoch/Passo Duron, followed by a short descent on the road towards Tirler and Saltria. Here a gravel road begins that after 1.4 km takes you up to the high-level route between the Zallinger Hut and the Dialer Church, a beautiful trail that continues slightly uphill to the former Dialer Hut.
After a short stretch up to the Tierser Alpl Hut, an exceptional trail to the Mahlknechtjoch/Passo Duron marks the beginning of the wonderful 10-km descent through the Duron Valley. Bounded by the Rosengartengruppe/Catinaccio Group to the south and the Plattkofel/Sassopiatto to the north, the valley runs eastwards to Campitello in the Fassa Valley. On clear days stop during the upper stages and look to the east, where you can even see the icy summit of the Marmolada!
Exactly halfway down the valley you reach the very traditional Lino Brach Hut at the side of the path, where you can stop to regain your strength and enjoy the peace and tranquillity; among the gastronomic treats on offer we recommend the polenta with sausage and gorgonzola. Shortly after comes the Duron Hut, then a descent through the forest, in parts very steep. Arriving in Campitello, you take the giant cable car up to Col Rodella, which is big enough to accommodate even hang-gliders. A few minutes later and 1,000m higher, you are at the top, asking yourself why can’t every climb on a mountain bike be this easy.
Admiring the panorama of the Langkofel/Sassolungo, you pass the Salei Hut in the direction of the City of Stone, beginning the idyllic conclusion to this unforgettable tour: a narrow trail, characterised by some hairpin bends, leads down below the City of Stone to Plan de Gralba, then becoming a wide gravel path. From here, the trail is on the ski piste down to the Grödner Tal/Val Gardena, with the last section following the old railway line back to Wolkenstein/Selva. Here you can look back in happy amazement at the infinity of mountain bike adventures offered by an ascent of just 1,000m!
 

Physical condition Overall condition 3,1 Total height variation 3,0 Total distance 3,0 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
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 tourist information office in Wolkenstein/Selva is located some 500 m after the entrance to the locality on the left.
Parking facilities: at the start of the centre of Wolkenstein/Selva, before the Piazza Nives, take two consecutive left turns to reach the car park of the same name.
The tour begins at the tourist information office in Wolkenstein/Selva.

1

0,00

0,05

1557

Tourist information office in Wolkenstein/Selva

Straight on downhill

A -6%

00:00

00:00

2

0,05

0,05

1554

Café Mozart

Sharp left onto permanent hiking trail

R -8%

00:00

00:00

3

0,10

0,06

1550

Casa Elisabetha

Sharp right downhill

R -4%

00:00

00:00

4

0,17

0,20

1548

End of tarmac

Straight on

S -3%

00:00

00:00

5

0,37

0,08

1543

Fire station

Straight on

00:01

00:02

6

0,45

0,43

1540

House of Culture

Bear left

R 0%

00:01

00:02

7

0,88

0,18

1541

Junction at signpost 30

Straight on

R -3%

00:02

00:05

8

1,06

0,51

1535

Junction with hiking trail 22A

Straight on following road

R 7%

00:02

00:06

9

1,57

0,25

1567

Transformer, bus stop La Selva

Bear right to Monte Pana

R 3%

00:04

00:09

10

1,81

0,89

1572

Junction to Fischburg/Castel Gardena

Straight on to Monte Pana

R 3%

00:04

00:10

11

2,71

0,04

1592

End of tarmac

Straight on

S -12%

00:07

00:16

12

2,75

0,12

1587

Junction

Straight on

S 1%

00:07

00:16

13

2,87

0,09

1590

Ciaslat (towards Sellajoch/Passo Sella)

Straight on

S -9%

00:07

00:17

14

2,96

0,50

1581

End of gravel path

Straight on

P -5%

00:08

00:17

15

3,46

0,08

1562

Beginning of tarmac

Straight on

R -9%

00:09

00:20

16

3,54

0,58

1555

Prensanueva apartments

Bear left to Monte Pana

R 12%

00:09

00:21

17

4,12

0,09

1625

Junction to S. Cristina, Selva/Wolkenstein

Bear left following road

R -2%

00:11

00:24

18

4,21

0,39

1624

Crossing with bottom of Monte Pana lift

Straight on Saltria 30

00:11

00:25

19

4,61

0,40

1662

Junction to ski jump

Straight on uphill

S 9%

00:12

00:27

20

5,01

0,83

1702

Junction (towards Strena)

Straight on uphill

S 6%

00:13

00:30

21

5,83

0,69

1760

Junction to Jender Valley

Bear left to Saltria

S 4%

00:15

00:34

22

6,52

0,46

1782

Junction to Langkofelscharte gorge

Straight on to Saltria

S 1%

00:17

00:39

23

6,98

0,35

1788

Junction to Langkofelscharte gorge

Straight on uphill

S 7%

00:19

00:41

24

7,33

3,11

1815

Junction

Bear left to Zallinger

S 8%

00:19

00:43

25

10,44

0,14

2060

Junction to Plattkofel Hut

Bear right to Zallinger 9

S -4%

00:28

01:02

26

10,58

0,18

2053

Junction towards Florian chairlift

Bear left to Zallinger, Saltria 9

S -9%

00:28

01:03

27

10,76

0,47

2037

Zallinger Hut, chapel, water source

Bear right downhill

S -9%

00:29

01:04

28

11,23

1,14

1996

Bridge over stream Junction to Dialer church 7

Straight on to Saltria 8

S-12%

00:30

01:07

29

12,37

0,30

1859

Junction to bend

Bear left uphill

S 10%

00:33

01:14

30

12,67

1,12

1891

Junction to bend

Bear right uphill

S 12%

00:34

01:16

31

13,79

1,33

2021

Junction

Sharp right to Molignon Hut

00:37

01:22

32

15,12

0,25

2119

Junction to Plattkofel Hut

Straight on

W 5%

00:41

01:30

33

15,37

0,12

2130

Below Dialer Church/Chapel of St. Anthony

Sharp left to Tierser Alpl

S 10%

00:41

01:32

34

15,49

0,42

2143

Dialer Church/Chapel of St. Anthony

Bear right to Tierser Alpl

S 20%

00:42

01:32

35

15,91

0,38

2226

Electric fence

Bear right to Plattkofel Hut

W-10%

00:43

01:35

36

16,29

0,08

2186

Junction

Bear left on flat

P -2%

00:44

01:37

37

16,37

1,16

2185

Mahlknechtjoch/Passo Duron

Right to Val Duron

S -12%

00:44

01:38

38

17,54

0,72

2047

Hut

Straight on downhill

S -12%

00:47

01:45

39

18,25

1,91

1967

Junction to Antermoia Hut

Straight on Campitello

S -3%

00:49

01:49

40

20,16

0,86

1897

Junction to Antermoia Hut

Straight on Campitello

S -2%

00:54

02:00

41

21,02

0,90

1875

Lino Brach Hut

Straight on

S -1%

00:57

02:06

42

21,92

0,03

1865

Junction above Duron Hut

Right following main hiking trail

S-13%

00:59

02:11

43

21,95

0,06

1861

Junction to Plattkofel Hut

Bear right downhill to Campitello

S-15%

00:59

02:11

44

22,01

0,18

1852

Duron Hut

Straight on

01:00

02:12

45

22,19

0,03

1828

Junction to Antermoia Hut

Straight on Campitello

S -3%

01:00

02:13

46

22,22

1,05

1827

Junction to Sentiero per Campitello

Straight on

S-14%

01:00

02:13

47

23,27

0,83

1679

Junction towards Sandro Pertini Hut

Straight on

S-13%

01:03

02:19

48

24,10

0,08

1568

Bridge over stream

Straight on

S-13%

01:05

02:24

49

24,18

0,61

1557

Junction

Straight on

S-11%

01:05

02:25

50

24,79

0,53

1500

Bridge over stream, car park

Straight on

R-13%

01:07

02:28

51

25,32

0,19

1430

Junction after first houses

Straight on along stream

R -8%

01:09

02:31

52

25,51

0,34

1414

Albergo Ladino in Campitello

Left/right via Pent de Sèra

R -6%

01:09

02:33

53

25,84

0,10

1400

Car park at bottom of Col Rodella lift

Left towards cable car

R 0%

01:10

02:35

54

25,94

2,31

1400

Bottom of Col Rodella lift in Campitello

Take cable car

X 29%

01:10

02:35

55

28,25

0,14

2399

Top of Col Rodella lift

Straight on

S 1%

01:17

02:49

56

28,39

0,51

2400

Rifugio des Alpes hut

Straight on Passo Sella

01:17

02:50

57

28,91

0,47

2313

Crossroads

Right Passo Sella

S-14%

01:18

02:53

58

29,37

0,19

2243

Junction to Rodella Hut

Straight on Passo Sella

S-10%

01:20

02:56

59

29,56

0,51

2224

Salei Hut

Straight on

S -3%

01:20

02:57

60

30,07

0,16

2212

Crossroads (to Salei Hut)

Bear left at meadow

W-13%

01:22

03:00

61

30,23

0,11

2190

Junction near chapel

Straight on

W -9%

01:22

03:01

62

30,34

0,06

2181

Car park at bottom of Langkofelscharte gorge lift

Straight on

S -2%

01:22

03:02

63

30,40

0,10

2180

Intersection with gravel road

Right downhill

S -9%

01:22

03:02

64

30,51

0,49

2171

Crossroads by hut

Straight on Plan de Gralba

P -12%

01:23

03:03

65

30,99

0,03

2113

Hut (fence)

Straight on between hut and barn

S -6%

01:24

03:05

66

31,02

0,05

2111

Path junction

Straight on over meadow

01:24

03:06

67

31,08

0,53

2108

Crossroads

Straight on

W-10%

01:24

03:06

68

31,61

0,63

2047

Crossroads

Straight on

S-11%

01:26

03:09

69

32,24

0,60

1975

Intersection

Bear right to Plan de Gralba, Selva

S-11%

01:27

03:13

70

32,84

0,69

1910

Wayside cross

Follow main path

S-17%

01:29

03:17

71

33,54

0,27

1805

Junction to Jeuf de Frea (near bottom of drag lift)

Straight on

S -8%

01:31

03:21

72

33,80

0,14

1787

Bridge over Rio Gardena stream

Bear right over bridge

R -3%

01:32

03:22

73

33,94

0,15

1783

Bottom of the Piz Sella lift

Left

01:32

03:23

74

34,09

0,10

1781

Bridge over Plan de Gralba stream

Left to Plan Selva (over bridge)

S 4%

01:32

03:24

75

34,19

0,06

1785

Covered snowgun

Bear right to Wolkenstein/Selva

S -5%

01:33

03:25

76

34,25

0,79

1782

Junction at edge of forest

Bear right downhill to Wolkenstein/Selva

W-21%

01:33

03:25

77

35,04

0,19

1621

Bridge over stream

Bear right over bridge then along stream

S -9%

01:35

03:30

78

35,23

0,25

1604

Carpentry shop

Straight on to Wolkenstein/Selva

R -6%

01:36

03:31

79

35,48

0,06

1589

Intersection with main road

Sharp right to Plan de Gralba

A 7%

01:36

03:32

80

35,53

0,77

1593

Casa Alpina

Bear right (left along sports ground)

R -1%

01:36

03:33

81

36,31

0,28

1581

Hotel La Tambra

Bear left onto course of old railway

R -2%

01:39

03:37

82

36,58

0,09

1577

Hotel Sun Valley

Sharp left downhill

R-12%

01:39

03:39

83

36,67

0,04

1567

Intersection with main road

Sharp right

01:40

03:40

84

36,71

0,09

1566

Hotel Krone

Bear left following main road

A 0%

01:40

03:40

85

36,79

0,17

1566

Bottom of Ciampinoi lift

Straight on

A -5%

01:40

03:40

86

36,96

0,00

1557

Tourist information office in Wolkenstein/Selva

End of tour

A 0%

01:40

03:41

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 uphil	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.