Monte Piana
Description
The starting point of the tour is the Hotel Drei Zinnen Blick from Val di Landro. From here, you start a tour steeped in history with a stunning view of the Three Peaks. First, you cycle along the cycle path past Lake Dürrensee - there is a stunning photo perspective of the Cristallo Forcella and Monte Cristallo, which is reflected in the water. The route continues to Schluderbach and from there along the road to Lake Misurina (Lago di Misurina). At Lake Misurina, it's time to get your camera out again for the next photo opportunity. The peaks of Ponta de Sorapis and Croda Marcora are reflected in the water of the mountain lake and you feel more like you've landed in an unrealistic movie than on a mountain bike tour. Now comes the bizarre part of the tour. From Lake Misurina, biking is prohibited on the asphalt road up to the Rifugio Angelo Bosi, while the hut owner shuttles guests up and down in an off-road vehicle. The reason for the ban is that there is very little space on the narrow road and there are many blind bends with no alternative routes. That is true. That's why you have to keep your ears open to notice a car coming and then stand to one side in a good place. No problem if there aren't countless cyclists on the road. There is no danger of that either, as the subsequent descent is far too demanding. From the Rifugio, we then push up to Monte Piana at 2324 meters above sea level and then on to the Toblacher Kreuz. A huge museum, or rather a collection of relics from the First World War, awaits on the high plateau. The view all around is hard to beat: the Three Peaks, the Dürrenstein and Monte Cristallo lie at your feet.
The downhill trail starts directly at the Toblacher Kreuz (Monte Piano). Caution is advised here, as biking skills and a head for heights are mandatory in the upper section. To be on the safe side, the bike should be pushed here. The trail then leads down the Pionierweg (6-path) with a difficulty of S2 to S3, with two short sections in the middle section. A tremendously long descent down a bizarre rock face with a view of the Dürrensee lake and towards Toblach with a view of the main Alpine ridge. The view back then says questioningly: "Did we really come down here?" From the perspective from below, it seems impossible to ride down the rock face on a mountain bike, but the military roads from the First World War make such situations possible. Conclusion: a very impressive, historic and unusual circular tour.
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Details of the tour
23 km
1005 m
1005 m
1393 above sea level
2320 above sea level
1 day
Carbonin
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1844
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Attention! Militant Jeep drivers!!!
From Lake Misurina to the Rifugio, you get a lot of verbal abuse from the jeep drivers. The ride down to Lake Dürrensee is super challenging and in many places simply too dangerous. If you want to do it, you're welcome to do it ;-)