Helm Enduro
Description
The tour begins in Sesto with a ride on the HelmJet. Thanks to the cable car, you save a massive amount of altitude, which is subsequently added to. From the mountain station, you head towards the Hahnspielhütte hut and on to the summit of Monte Helm (Monte Elmo, 2433 meters above sea level). At the summit itself, there are countless buildings from the Second World War and the Mussolini era to marvel at and admire. But don't forget to look south and close your mouth. Here, the Sesto Dolomites and the Sesto Red Walls tower high into the sky and make you feel small. After the amazement, the tour continues eastwards along the ridge as a wide trail, with a few meters of elevation gain due to uphills. The route ascends along the ridge by pushing and sometimes carrying, followed by short downhill sections with a difficulty of S2 to a maximum of S3. This is how you reach the Hollbrucker Spitze at 2580 meters above sea level. The vertical meters just flow by, as the lost-place buildings and the panorama make up for the exertions of the ascent. The whole game continues past the Hochgräntensee lake in the direction of Knieberg, flowing trail sections finally lead down to the Kreuzbergpass.
Since you've already saved metres in altitude and spared your muscles on the uphill section with the gondola, the route takes you around the Cima dei Colesei at the Kreuzbergpass and with it another load of historic military buildings. Riding past the Burgstall to the mountain station of the Rotwandbahn cable car, you reach the starting point in Sesto, primarily on single trails. The crossing below the Burgstall and the Sesto Croda Rossa can be classified as S1 to S2, while the descent to Sesto is largely at S2 level. At the end of the day, you arrive in Sesto to find the brightly lit rock faces of the Dolomites again and probably a cappuccino with a glass of wine on a small table. All in all, a harmonious tour that offers a magnificent introduction to the Dolomites around Sesto.
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Details of the tour
43 km
1720 m
2440 m
1313 above sea level
2531 above sea level
1 day
Sexten
Sexten
1993
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User comments (2)
About the author: Martin Depauli
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The last part down from the Rotwandbahn can't be ridden quite like this due to storm damage. I also didn't find the track as shown at the 1720 bend and followed the path to the left. In my opinion clearly S3. Lots of massive roots, partly offcamber. Really not recommended in wet conditions.
Magnificent tour. I extended it to include the long Demut Passage, which is also part of the Carnic High Route. At kilometer 31.5 you can also descend nicely and then ride back up the Stoneman Trail. All done with the Ebike.