Vigo di Fassa - Costalunga/Carezza Pass - Tires - Castelrotto - Ortisei - Sella Pass - Canazei - Vigo di Fassa
Race cycling • Val di Fassa
Vigo di Fassa - Costalunga/Carezza Pass - Tires - Castelrotto - Ortisei - Sella Pass - Canazei - Vigo di Fassa
Panoramic route between Trentino and South Tyrol. You’ll pedal in the presence of Rosengarten, Sciliar, Sassopiatto, Sassolungo and Sella, facing in quick succession Costalunga, Nigra, Pinei and Sella passes.
Starting from Vigo and following the state road 241 (S.S. 241), in a little more than 9 km (6,5 km of whom without flat stretches), you reach Costalunga/Carezza Pass (average gradient 4,4%, with maximum peaks of 10%). Go downhill and, at the crossroads, turn right towards Nigra Pass. Pedal easily on this wide, panoramic and almost flat road until you reach Carezza lift stations. Descend to the villages of Tires and Fiè allo Sciliar and then go up again towards Castelrotto and Pinei Pass. The descent to Ortisei is brief (3,5 km). Go through all Val Gardena. Once passing the resorts of Selva (1.563 m) and Plan de Gralba (1.800 m), start the climb to Sella Pass, several times “Cima Coppi” of Giro d’Italia: 9,5 km, average gradient 6,8% with stretches up to 11%. Before arriving in Canazei, you’ll have to face 12 km downhill with an average gradient of 6,9% and peaks of 13%. Return to Vigo along the state road 48 (S.S. 48).
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