Characteristics
The tour to Aica di Fiè forms a figure eight around the Umser Feld and the Aichaberg, the junction to the Val di Tires and the Gruppo del Catinaccio/Rosengarten. The difference in altitude is split up over several small but never too steep climbs. This trip is not very demanding from the point of view of riding technique and can therefore be done by newcomers to mountain biking. Stunning views of the Sciliar/Schlern, Croda del Maglio/Hammerwand and Monte Cavone/Tschafon complete this ideal beginners’ tour.
The tour begins in a very relaxed fashion on the narrow road from Fiè to Umes, past strikingly beautiful old farmhouses, with the gigantic Croda del Maglio/Hammerwand and Monte Cavone/Tschafon firmly in view. After about two kilometres a gravel road climbs up in the direction of Moarmühle (mill). Above the Umser Feld you cruise along with stunning views over the valley to Umes.
A short climb initially takes you in the direction of Monte Cavone/Tschafon. At the wooden bridge over the Schlernbach/Rio Sciliar a short descent begins past the sawmill at Umes in the direction of Presule. Climbing gently you reach this small village after a few kilometres where you can make a detour to the prominently located Schloss Prösels/Castel Presule. The Prösler Hof is the perfect refreshment stop at the approximate half-way point of this tour.
The route continues in the direction of Aica di Fiè, from where after a few metres you turn onto a hiking trail alongside woodland. Shortly before the intersection with the main road coming from the Valle Isarco you come across the tarmac road again. You follow it past Aica di Fiè as far as a tunnel.
Immediately behind the tunnel the route climbs left again slightly to the Schnaggenkreuz, a stunning vantage point with a view of the complete amphitheatre of mountains from the Sciliar to Monte Cavone. You travel through woodland to the sawmill at Umes climbing again briefly.
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 farmhouses to Fiè, in beautiful afternoon sunshine if the weather is fine.

Variations
1. On the road to Umes: You can save yourself a few metres in altitude difference if you do not turn left at waymarker 3, but stay on the Umes road instead. At the bus stop at the beginning of the village of Umes go up left and at the next crossing left again. Follow this road uphill again. You join the tour described here again at waymarker 13 (at the water source).

2. Direct descent from the Schnaggenkreuz to Umes: Bear left on the gravel road to Umes at waymarker 33 immediately behind the Schnaggenkreuz. It joins the connecting road from Presule to Umes. Follow the road to the right downhill. You reach the tour described here again at waymarker 39. Turn sharp left and follow the road.

3. Omitting the trip around the Aichaberg: The tour is very short and easy if you leave out the trip round the Aichaberg! To this end do not go straight ahead at the wooden bridge at waymarker 21, but turn right on to the old Umes road (corresponds to waymarker 40) and continue the tour here. You save 9km in distance and 350m in altitude difference.

4. Extension via the protruding rock at Monte Cavone/Tschafon: Do not bear right downhill at the woodbridge over the Schlernbach/Rio Sciliar (waymarker 16), but bear left uphill in the direction of Monte Cavone/Tschafon. Turn right above the protruding rock at Monte Cavone in the direction of Schönblick. Continue via Tschötscher in the direction of the Schnaggenkreuz. Shortly before the Schnaggenkreuz you join the tour described here again at waymarker 31. This alternative is 8km in distance and 430m 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 2,9 Surface 2,7 Average climb gradient Ø 3,0 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

0,04

859

Tourism association in Fiè

Straight ahead direction roundabout

A -0%

00:00

00:00

2

0,04

1,73

859

Roundabout Fiè

Left Umes

R 3%

00:00

00:00

3

1,77

0,12

907

Junction after bridge

Left Sciliar/Schlern, loop road Umes, Hofer Alpl

R 17%

00:04

00:10

4

1,89

0,08

927

End of tarmac road

Straight ahead

S 14%

00:05

00:11

5

1,97

0,15

938

Access road to farm (direction Lake - Laghetto di Fiè)

Sharp right follow main trail

00:05

00:11

6

2,12

0,08

958

Junction to Umes

Straight ahead Lake- Laghetto di Fiè

S 9%

00:05

00:12

7

2,20

0,05

965

Junction to Tuff mountain pasture

Straight ahead

S 17%

00:06

00:13

8

2,25

0,39

973

Junction to Sciliar/Schlern in bend

Right follow main trail

S 10%

00:06

00:13

9

2,64

0,27

1013

Junction after left-hand bend

Bear right loop road Umes

W -3%

00:07

00:15

10

2,91

0,36

1010

Junction

Bear right downhill

W -0%

00:07

00:17

11

3,27

0,03

1003

Fork

Bear left

W 4%

00:08

00:19

12

3,30

0,31

1004

Intersection in bend

Bear right downhill

R -10%

00:09

00:19

13

3,61

0,30

976

Junction Umes (water source)

Bear left Tschafon (Monte Cavone) 4

R 12%

00:09

00:21

14

3,91

0,45

1014

Maso Platzlunger Hof

Bear right Tschafon (Monte Cavone) 4

S 1%

00:10

00:23

15

4,36

0,03

1019

Wayside cross

Right across wooden bridge

S -3%

00:11

00:26

16

4,39

0,55

1018

Intersection in bend

Bear right downhill

S -15%

00:11

00:26

17

4,94

0,13

938

Beginning of tarmac road

Straight ahead

R -13%

00:13

00:29

18

5,07

0,18

921

Junction

Straight ahead downhill

00:13

00:30

19

5,25

0,54

900

Sawmill

Left Presule

R -13%

00:14

00:31

20

5,79

0,04

834

Junction to Presule

Bear right downhill Prösels (Presule) 6

R -13%

00:15

00:34

21

5,83

1,05

829

Wooden bridge

Straight ahead Prösels (Presule) 6

S 3%

00:15

00:34

22

6,88

0,48

861

Intersection tarmac road

Bear right Prösels (Presule) 6

R -2%

00:18

00:41

23

7,36

0,27

853

Prösler Hof

Bear left Aica di Fiè

R 5%

00:20

00:44

24

7,63

0,93

863

Junction

Bear left Aica di Fiè 6

W 6%

00:20

00:45

25

8,56

0,06

928

Intersection

Bear right downhill

S -5%

00:23

00:51

26

8,62

0,39

925

Intersection bus stop

Bear left uphill

A 4%

00:23

00:51

27

9,00

0,76

939

Crossroad

Straight ahead

A -3%

00:25

00:54

28

9,76

0,38

914

Junction

Straight ahead

A 0%

00:26

00:58

29

10,15

0,03

914

Junction after short tunnel

Left Bar Wagner

R -2%

00:27

01:00

30

10,18

0,46

914

Junction before underpass

Right uphill

S 19%

00:27

01:01

31

10,64

0,13

1003

Intersection

Straight ahead Presule

00:29

01:03

32

10,77

0,06

1011

Schnaggenkreuz

Right

S -2%

00:29

01:04

33

10,83

0,18

1010

Junction to Umes

Straight ahead

W 3%

00:29

01:04

34

11,00

0,43

1017

Junction

Bear right uphill

W 15%

00:30

01:6

35

11,43

0,54

1082

Junction (to Schönblick)

Bear left Umes

W -6%

00:31

01:08

36

11,97

2,12

1049

Beginning of gravel road

Straight ahead

S -7%

00:32

01:11

37

14,09

0,18

921

Intersection tarmac road

Sharp left downhill

R -11%

00:38

01:24

38

14,27

0,54

900

Sawmill Umes

Left Presule

R -13%

00:38

02:25

39

14,81

0,04

834

Junction to Presule

Bear right downhill Prösels (Presule) 6

R -13%

00:40

02:28

40

14,85

0,25

829

Wooden bridge

Right Völs (Fiè)

R 1%

00:40

01:29

41

15,10

0,60

831

Trafisöhr Hof

Bear left downhill Völs (Fiè)

S 1%

00:41

01:30

42

15,70

0,12

842

Junction

Bear right

S -2%

00:42

01:34

43

15,82

0,10

838

Wooden bridge

Left Völs (Fiè) 6

R 11%

00:43

01:34

44

15,92

0,55

849

End of tarmac road

Straight ahead

00:43

01:35

45

16,47

0,14

853

Crossroad

Straight ahead Fiè (Fiè) 6

S 11%

00:44

01:38

46

16,61

0,39

866

Intersection tarmac road

Bear left downhill Völs (Fiè) 6

R -6%

00:45

01:39

47

17,00

0,38

841

Intersection main road

Bear right uphill

A 5%

00:46

01:41

48

17,38

0,04

859

Roundabout Fiè

Bear right Castelrotto (2nd exit)

A 0%

00:47

01:44

49

17,42

0,00

859

Tourism association Fiè

End of tour

A 0%

00:47

01:44

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.