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NE Italy + Dolomites high passes report
Over the last few years I rode up and down lots of paved roads over high
passes of northeast Italy, mostly riding single-day loop routes. I found lots of fun + pretty riding in the Dolomites (not a surprise) and other mountains, and I'd gladly do lots of it again. This year I finally connected it all into a continuous route, so I've ridden every kilometer west to east from the Bernina pass thru Bormio and Bolzano to Cortina d'Ampezzo + Misurina -- or from the Olympic ski resort of St Moritz to the Olympic ski resort of Cortina. And because I rode so much of it as loops, I've also covered a second route from east to west. I put together a set of reports + suggestions about the high passes: http://roberts-1.com/b/v/e/08b/#nort...h_passes_08sep + map: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UT...5,3.971558&z=8 (or click the link for the map on the reports page) The reports have lots of ideas about loop rides and up-and-back climbs that could be done while spending several days at a single base. Also ideas about multi-day "moving on" tours: not just one route, but different alternatives for many of the stages. I say which roads I liked best and why, and which parts I didn't like and would avoid. .. . . I'd be glad to hear other suggestions (and corrections) for routes + riding. I also looked at Jobst Brandt's 2004 route into northeast Italy, and noticed that it's different from mine: (1) different way to get from Bernina pass to Bormio + Gavia + Stelvio. (2) different way to get from Bormio+Gavia+Stevio to Bozen / Bolzano in the Adige river valley. (3) different way to get from the Adige river valley up to Canazei and the heart of the Dolomites. I think the first two result from just differences in style and preferences. The last one is because the road going east up the Eggental toward the Karerpass / Passo Costalunga has changed a lot due to recent tunnel construction, and I investigated some alternatives. Ken |
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