CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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curated scenic road. Dolomite towers, hairpins, war history. 67 km from Cortina d'Ampezzo to Cortina d'Ampezzo, about 1 h 12 of riding. The stops in between: Selva di Cadore and Livinallongo del Col di Lana. The highest point is about 2,250 m. It was put together for the scenery rather than the shortest line.
Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For 9 km this is Passo di Giau · Dolomites, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Check the pass is open before you commit to it.
The peaks of the Tofane, Cristallo, Pomagagnon and Sorapiss surround it, and the whole area is part of the UNESCO Dolomites World Heritage Site. The town has about five thousand residents, and many more in the holidays, with elegant shops, bars and a long history as a mountain resort.
Read the complete Cortina d Ampezzo write-up.
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Passo Giau and Falzarego Loop point 1 sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Passo Giau and Falzarego Loop point 2.
Passo Giau, at 2,236 metres, is one of the great passes of the Dolomites, and many riders say it is the best. It links Cortina d'Ampezzo with Selva di Cadore and the Fiorentina valley, climbing through larch forests and high meadows to a broad, grassy saddle surrounded by spectacular peaks: the jagged tower of Ra Gusela, the Nuvolau, the Averau and, a little further, the famous Cinque Torri. To the south, the huge rock faces of Monte Pelmo and the Civetta rise above the valleys.
Read the complete Near Selva di Cadore write-up.
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Passo Giau and Falzarego Loop point 2 comes up 8 km in. Next is Passo Giau and Falzarego Loop point 3.
Selva di Cadore is a quiet village on the road between two big names, in the Fiorentina valley, with Monte Pelmo on one side and the great wall of the Civetta on the other. It is not a place that most people choose as a destination, and that is part of its appeal. A handful of houses, a church, a few hotels and a ski lift sit in a green bowl, and above them the Pelmo, with its flat, throne-like summit, dominates the view. The mountain is known locally as the throne of God, and when the light catches it at the end of the day, it is easy to see why.
Read the complete Selva di Cadore write-up.
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15 km in you reach Passo Giau and Falzarego Loop point 3. Next is Passo Giau and Falzarego Loop point 4.
Passo Giau and Falzarego Loop point 4, late in the day. Next is Passo Giau and Falzarego Loop point 5.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Cortina d Ampezzo write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Passo Giau and Falzarego Loop point 5 sits at 67 km, late in the day.