Lukmanier
Description
The first section of the tour rides along the Lukmanier Pass road through the narrow gorge at the entrance to Val Medel. Immediately after the last tunnel, you change sides of the valley over an old stone bridge and follow signposted hiking trails to Sogn Gion. The route alternates between asphalt roads, well-maintained alpine paths and technical single trails - a little bit of everything and always away from the traffic on the opposite side of the valley. From Sogn Gion, an alpine road rides parallel to the main road as far as the dam, from where a feeder road leads to the main road. The Lukmanier pass can be reached either on the western side of the lake on a rough, sometimes quite difficult singletrail. Alternatively, you can literally ride on the pass road - but instead of in the gallery, you ride on a trail on the roof of the avalanche barriers. One of the most beautiful descents in the region follows from the Lukamanier Pass. You always follow the hiking trail to Olivone through the Valle Santa Maria. A wonderfully flowing trail that gets trickier the longer you go. Shortly before Olivone, the trail becomes a technical challenge; less experienced riders are recommended to take the signposted mountain bike route (Gottardo Bike) for the last few meters.
Shuttles: The return journey is by post bus back to the Lukmanier Pass and back to Disentis (www.autolinee.ch)
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Details of the tour
37 km
1010 m
1250 m
886 above sea level
1970 above sea level
1 day
Disentis
Disentis
1046
well suited
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User comments (3)
About the author: Thomas Giger
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A very beautiful and varied area. We rode the south side on July 12, 2026, and then rode parts of it again the next day as part of the Passo del Sole tour, which follows the same route for the lower half of the Lukmanier descent (that is, starting from Pian Segno). As other reviewers have already noted, the riding on the high plateaus up to Campra is relatively easy, but the magnificent scenery through which the (real) singletrack winds its way makes it anything but boring. Below Campra, it’s full-on (S2) all the way to Olivone. From Olivone, we took the bus back up. The north descent isn’t recommended for riding, since although it’s off the pass road, it follows trails almost the entire way. The scenery is also nowhere near as spectacular as the south descent. However, it’s definitely worth the climb, with mostly gentle gradients.
As mentioned at the beginning, there are several very rewarding tour options around the pass to keep you busy for a few days. See also the entries on Passo del Sole and Compietto.
We spent the night halfway up the pass on the south side in Campra at the Alpine Lodge, a modern, comfortable hotel built with modular wooden structures. It proved to be quite strategically convenient for the various tours.
The perfect lazy person’s tour if you have the Ticino Card. The bus rides from Olivone and is free (you only have to pay for the bikes—don’t forget to make a reservation!). We rode the bus up to the Lukmanier Pass and then followed the trails down to Olivone using a GPS track. The upper part of the trail offers beautiful scenery, but isn’t particularly exciting from a technical standpoint. Toward the end (starting at Ospizio Camperio), however, it gets better and better. Just before the village of Olivone comes the best section: really beautiful, technical passages with a bit of a challenge—but all very rideable. A truly wonderful area where cyclists feel absolutely welcome.
Absolute trail fireworks! We took the bus from Olivone up to the Lukmanier Pass (6 seats). From there we pedaled or mainly pushed up over the Passo dell'Uomo and Passo del Sole. The descent is a dream: from alpine meadows, root passages through the forest, technical sections along rivers. Partly Gottardo Bike signposts and partly better follow the trail (as written), who likes it technical instead of rolling on forest roads:)