MOUNTAINBIKE

Mountainbiking
The Schlern/Sciliar area offers you a plethora of great bicycle routes of all levels of difficulty (from "easy" to "challenging"). The bicycle tours along the Seiser Alm/Alpe di Siusi – Europe's largest high-altitude plateau – are probably the most fascinating. Here, you can pedal among the pinnacles of the Dolomites and admire the majestic Langkofel/Sasso Lungo and Plattkofel/Sasso Piatto, as well as the Schlern/Sciliar.
What could be more wonderful than to vacation in this virtually pristine natural landscape? A holiday in the Dolomites is an unforgettable experience – verdant meadows, the scent of wildflowers, rustic Alpine lodges, all against the marvelous backdrop of the mountains.


The Most Beautiful Mountainbike Tours:
Compatsch/Compaccio – Sattler Schwaige – Compatsch/Compaccio
Ideal as the first tour: You start at Compatsch/Compaccio and follow Forest Trail No. 7, which takes you over the pass and all the way to Panorama. If you then take the gravel road S (Laurin Hut), you'll come to Gumerdun, which is the intermediate goal, and the Sattler refreshment stop. You can then return to Compatsch/Compaccio by the same route.

Altitude differential: 200 m
Duration: 2 hrs
Degree of difficulty: easy

Compatsch/Compaccio – Ritsch Schwaige – Hotel Icaro - Sporthotel Sonne – Mountain Station of the Gröden/Gardena Aerial Lift– Compatsch/Compaccio
From Compatsch/Compaccio, you proceed along Road No. 3 (which is level). Just before you reach the Ritsch Schwaige Inn, turn to the left and bicycle slightly uphill until you reach the Hotel Icaro. The rest of the way to the Sporthotel Sonne goes gently up and down. The final 100 meters of altitude differential are over a gravel road. You have now reached your goal – the mountain station of the Gröden/Gardena Aerial Lift. You can then return to Compatsch/Compaccio by the same route.

Altitude differential: 250 m
Duration: 1.5 hr
Degree of difficulty: easy


Seis/Siusi – Bad Ratzes – Hauenstein – Seis/Siusi
You start in the Hauenstein Trail in Seis/Siusi, and then continue bicycling until you reach the Hotel Waldrast. From there, take Trail No. 1-8 until you come to the turn-off to the Hotel Bad Ratzes. From there, continue along the forest trail "Via Ruine Hauenstein" (road to the Hauenstein ruins) and then take the tobogganing track back to Seis/Siusi.

Altitude differential: 220 m
Duration: 1.5 hr
Degree of difficulty: easy

Compatsch/Compaccio – Gostner Schwaige – Hotel Goldknopf – Mahlknecht Hut – Saltria – Compatsch/Compaccio
From the starting-point in Compatsch/Compaccio, take Forest Trail No. 7 (Hotel Goldknopf, Mahlknecht Hut). Then take Trail No. 8 until you come to Saltria. From there, you can then pedal back to Compatsch/Compaccio via Road No. 3 (which is asphalted).

Altitude differential: 240 m
Duration: 2.5 hr
Degree of difficulty: easy – medium


Compatsch/Compaccio – Hartlschwaige – Sanon Hut – Compatsch/Compaccio
This tour begins in Compatsch/Compaccio. From there, take Road No. 3 to Saltria. From there, you can bicycle over a gravel road, to the left and up through a shadowy forest, whereupon you will reach the first intermediate goal, the "Hartlschweige." The trail then takes you to the Sanon Hut. From there, you can pedal back to the starting-point, i.e., to Compatsch/Compaccio.

Altitude differential: 50 m
Duration: 2.5 hr
Degree of difficulty: medium


Compatsch/Compaccio – Völser Weiher – Tuffalm – Hofer Alpl – Seis/Siusi
From Seis/Siusi at the Schlern/Sciliar, proceed approx. 1.5 km and then turn right onto the old Völser Road until you come to the campsite. Then bicycle another 100 meters or so on the main road and take the left turn. You should now proceed via Forest Trail No. 1 to the Völser Weiher, to the Huber Weiher, and to the Tuffalm. If you feel like continuing your bike trip, you can go on to the Hofer Alpl.
For the return trip, you can take the same route back or bicycle on the road from the Tuffalm or Hofer Alpl until you come to St. Anton. From St. Anton, you can take the bus back to Kastelruth/Castelrotto.

Altitude differential: 270 m
Duration: 1.5 hrs
Degree of difficulty: medium

Compatsch/Compaccio – Zallinger – Mahlknecht Hut – Compatsch/Compaccio
Start in Compatsch/Compaccio and bike on the asphalt road towards Ritsch-Schweige until you reach Saltria. Upon arriving there, cross the Saltria Brook and continue towards Monte Pana. After approx. 8 km, you'll be back at an altitude of 1,820 meters above sea-level. You should now turn off to the right towards Zallinger and continue until you reach a road between the Florian mountain station and Zallinger; this road will take you back towards Saltria. Above the Almgasthof Tirler, you'll again cross the Saltria Brook and bicycle down the left side of a steep hill to the Mahlknecht Hut. Upon arriving there, the most difficult part of the tour is behind you. You can now pick up speed as you approach the starting-point.

Altitude differential: 254 m
Duration: 3 hrs
Degree of difficulty: medium – difficult

Compatsch/Compaccio – Mahlknecht Hut – Tierser Alpl - Compatsch/Compaccio
Trail No. 7 starts from Compatsch/Compaccio and leads you over the pass to the Mahlknecht Hut. From there, you'll come to a good but steep trail to the Tierser Alpl (2,440 meters above sea-level), where you can make a stop for rest and refreshments and enjoy the magnificent view. The Alpine refuge is situated at the southern foot of the Rosszähle, whose name (in German) is a reference to their bizarre, rugged shape. The downhill trip via Saltria (1,700) will take you back to the starting point in Compatsch/Compaccio.

Altitude differential: 641 m
Duration: 4 hrs
Degree of difficulty: difficult