Biking through the Alps 3: Misurina-Caprile (26.08.1998)

© Helwig Hauser

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Trip Summary

Day 3 of this multi-day bike-trip through the Alps in Südtirol should bring us to Cortina d'Ampezzo and then up to a major saddle (Passo Giau at 2220mosl). In order to get to Cortina, we first needed to traverse another (smaller) saddle, i.e., Passo Tre Croci (at 1795mosl). The ride down to Cortina was then fast and exciting with top-speeds over 60km/h! From there, we started our big ascent on this day (about 1000hm up!) to reach Passo Giau about 3.5 hours later. Getting up to high altitudes in this terrific mountain landscape of the Alps was exactly what we were heading for, so we really enjoyed this (even though is certainly is strenuous to cycle many height-meters up, in particular, when you are also carrying all your luggage for several days). After a long and fast descent from Passo Giau (in southern direction), we headed towards Caprile, taking a little detour via Colle Santa Lucia (to enjoy the nice mountain landscape a little more). Eventually, on this day, we arrived near Caprile (down to about 1000mosl, again) after about 10 hours of cycling on this day.

Tour Info

More details about the entire bike-trip are available via a separate web page.

Useful Resources

Route details about four longer bike rides in/near the Alps are summarized on a separate web page.
See also the related FB-page Hiking around Bergen, Norway.