Mont de Rodàs
Description
In Roveredo, you initially follow the cycle path along the left bank of the Moesa. The long asphalt ascent begins in Arbedo, with a whopping 1600 meters of altitude difference on the agenda. The little road rides through the Vall d'Arbedo, passes the Alpe della Costa, then reaches the SAC Gesero hut and finally makes it to the Alpe di Cadinello. If visibility is good, the view here extends as far as the snow-covered and glaciated Simplon region with the Lagginhorn and Weissmies. The highest point is reached here, and the descent begins with a 200-metre-long, unlit tunnel. On the north side, follow the gravel road for a while until a pad branches off to the right. Follow this downhill, and at the second crossing of the road, keep right and gallop towards Alp Mont de Rodàs. Now the descent really gets going, in typical Ticino trail style. Tight bends with stones alternate with stone steps and smoother passages, and now and again there are also larger clusters of leaves to negotiate in the chestnut woods. You cross the road from Roveredo to Laur four times in total until the trail ends right on the outskirts of Roveredo.
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Details of the tour
32 km
1740 m
1740 m
243 above sea level
1883 above sea level
1 day
Roveredo
Roveredo
1283
well suited
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User comments (1)
About the author: Thomas Giger
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We started the tour from Arbedo. The uphill is very beautiful and easy to master thanks to a tarred road with a medium gradient. The first quarter of the descent is a bit rough and requires some riding technique. The trail then changes character and becomes a wild forest descent. Sometimes you have to search for the path a little, there is a lot of foliage and of course the odd tree in the way. All in all, it's pretty much the opposite of a flat bike trail. But we had a lot of fun and would do the tour again in a heartbeat. Thank you Ride!