Explore the Dolomites on some of the best road biking tours available, cycling over breathtaking mountain pass after pass as you ride from beautiful Cortina d’Ampezzo to idyllic San Cassiano in Alta Badia.
TRIP HIGHLIGHTS
- Bicycle over breathtaking Dolomite mountain passes, enjoying fabulous ascents and jagged Dolomitic peaks and descents into beautiful valleys
- Explore many of the highlights of the Dolomites: the Sellaronda and the Sella Massif, Corvara and Passo Gardena, Alta Badia and Cortina d’Ampezzo, and more!
- See an incredible variety of Dolomitic landscapes, from eroded glacial moraines to walls long ago below the sea to the highest mountain in the Dolomites
- Experience three cultures – Italian, German, and Ladin – with their many traditions that make this region so unique
Cycling is one of the best ways to explore the Dolomites – to grasp its scale and see it change around every corner. And this itinerary is an incredible selection of some of the best road biking itineraries available in the Dolomites! You’ll taste the excitement of being completely surrounded by a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as you cycle 419 kilometers (206 miles), with 15,014 meters (49,259′) of climbing and 14,643 meters (48,041′) in descents, with a “low point” of 278 meters (912′) in Bolzano and a high point of 2254 meters (7,395′) on the Passo Pordoi. These are numbers that road bikers dram of! To challenge themselves on the famous roads of the Dolomites, with even-length, manageable stages each day.
The cycling on this trip isn’t just about the distance and meters climbed, but is for you to fully experience and enjoy the Dolomites. Our guides are always looking for the best areas for guests to experience, often places that most visitors do not get to see!
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Not only will you relish these rides and the breathtaking surroundings each day, but also the selected cuisine and the cozy bike-friendly hotels. Discover the different culture, the true delights of traditional cuisine and the particulars of the different valleys and small villages. Explore geological mysteries and phenomenon. Luxuriate in a spa after a long ride – you earned it after all! You’ll soon see why bicycle is the ideal vehicle to savor the atmosphere and the reality of these mountains.
