04 — The Dolomites
The Dolomites
Weather Forecast
Days 10–12
Day 10 · SAT 20 JUN
🌧️ ~31° / ~19°
Typical for June
💧 9%
💨 6 km/h
~ estimate
Day 11 · SUN 21 JUN
🌧️ ~27° / ~15°
Typical for June
💧 24%
💨 9 km/h
~ estimate
Day 12 · MON 22 JUN
No data
Day 12 — Route Plan
The Ultra-Dolomites 8-Pass Mega Loop
Mon 22 Jun 2026 · ~280 km · 6.5–7 hours riding
Route
Hotel Scoiattolo → Passo Lavazè → Costalunga → Passo Sella → Passo Pordoi → Passo Falzarego → Passo di Giau → Passo Fedaia → Passo Valles → Return
Clockwise Direction
Keeps you climbing the tightest hairpin segments uphill for maximum traction and safety.
Fuel Strategy
Gas stations are rare on mountain tops. Fill up completely in Canazei before ascending Passo Sella.
Leg 1 — Morning Warm-Up & Canyons
08:00 – 11:30
08:00
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Departure — Hotel Scoiattolo
Prep your riding gear and roll out with a full tank of fuel.
08:15
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Passo Lavazè (1,805m)
Alpen Café & Bistrot
Quick espresso on the outdoor deck. Frame the wide alpine plateau with the Latemar twin peaks behind your bike.
08:45
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Eggental Gorge & Passo Costalunga
Carve through towering vertical stone canyon walls. Cruise past Lake Carezza before the crowds arrive.
09:45
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Passo Sella (2,218m)
Hotel Passo Sella Resort Terrace →Morning cappuccino watching the first wave of riders hit the pass. Two-minute walk from the bikes to shoot straight up into the Sasso Lungo walls.
10:45
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Passo Pordoi & Passo Falzarego
28 flawlessly banked switchbacks on the western Pordoi climb, then lean into wide fast sweeping lines over Falzarego.
Leg 2 — The Peak & Gourmet Lunch
12:00 – 13:45
12:00
🏔️
Passo di Giau (2,236m)
Push through 55 tight, relentless hairpins to top out at the highest altitude of the day.
12:15
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Lunch — Ristorante Da Aurelio
Ristorante Da Aurelio →1.5 hours on the high-altitude sun terrace. 360-degree panorama of alpine meadows under the jagged Nuvolau rock peak.
Leg 3 — Glacier Runway & Return
13:45 – 17:00
13:45
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South Giau Descent
Tight, demanding downhill sector dropping cleanly toward Caprile.
14:30
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Passo Fedaia (2,057m)
Rifugio Castiglioni Marmolada →Traditional macchiato at the rustic bar. Line up the bikes along the alpine lake reservoir to catch the Marmolada Glacier reflecting on the water.
15:45
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Passo Valles (2,031m)
Rifugio Capanna Passo Valles →Final coffee break inside a wood-panelled alpine shelter. Bikes against the backdrop of the Pale di San Martino spikes.
16:30
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Val di Fiemme Cruise
Relaxed valley run on the SS48 through Predazzo and Cavalese, climbing back to base.
17:00
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Arrival — Hotel Scoiattolo
Park up and head straight to the spa.
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