| dm7224. 10. 2012 20:48:33 |
Also this year, as in the last few years, once traditionally I visit Cortina d'Ampezzo and do one bike tour, of which there are plenty there. To Cortina we go via Tolmezzo and over Passo Mauria. There a quite fresh morning awaits us, as the temperature was only 5 degrees above zero. But soon after the start a little higher sun rays shine on us and the temperature rises quickly. After 10 km from the main road for Passo Falzarego we turn left onto a side narrow asphalted path No. 425, which leads towards the hut Cinque Torri. The road climbs quite steeply and is asphalted to the hut. From the junction to the hut is 4 km. Here incredible views open up and one doesn't know which way to turn. From the hut we go a little further and a bit higher we reach hut Scoiattoli, which is at height 2252 m. Here we have the famous Cinque Torri as on the palm of our hand, since they are only about 200 m away. Tofana di Rozes, Nuvolau and Averau are nicely visible. And right there between them stands hut Averau, which was in our plan, but which we sadly had to abandon due to too much snow on the path there. At hut Scoiattoli we stop for an hour and decide for plan B, which I had prepared just in case. We decided to visit also lake Federa, which lies under Croda da Lago. From the hut we descend back the same path and a little before the main road we turn right onto a marked forest gravel path, which then brings us to the road which leads to Passo Giau. Here on the road we descend 200 m lower and turn right onto path No. 434, which then brings us to the previously mentioned lake. But this path is in very poor condition and is very steep and ruined. The bike has to be mostly pushed, sometimes even carried. In three of five km we made as much as 500 m ascent. The last km and a half can be ridden. But because of this beauty which is in the lake surroundings all this effort and strain is forgotten, as the views and reflections in the lake are really fairytale-like. Height here 2046 m. From here we descend to pasture Federa, where we stop a bit and enjoy the beauties and views towards Cortina and its surroundings a bit more. From here towards the valley leads a narrow steep asphalted road. On the way we stop also at lake Pianoze and then ride to the starting point where we started. This tour is certainly one of my nicest and most picturesque that I have done so far and deserves a pure 10.
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