Your Bikehotel in Ora
The splendid
biker's scenery of Bolzano & its environs awaits you! We offer everything a biker's heart longs for: from comfortable
cycling tours along the
Adige cycling path, to demanding
cycling tours to the
Montiggl forest lake and the surrounding
Dolomites.
We will be pleased to advise you in planning your
personal cycling tour and make up a programme according to your wishes.
Cycling tours
Flat and undulating landscape, small and large differences in altitude, forests, orchards and vineyards… This is how our landscape presents itself to cyclists.
The perfect cycling net in the region is renowned for its natural beauty and attractions. Guests value the comfortable cycling tours amidst scenting orchards and vineyards, and enjoy the splendid view from the heights they have reached. Depending on your stamina, you can choose from comfortable cycling tours to demanding destinations on the Dolomite mountain passes. We are at your disposal for bicycle rental and up-to-date information on cycling and mountain biking.
Further useful information and insider tips, maps and online GPS data for cycling in South Tyrol can be found on the websites
www.funbike.it and
www.mountainbiker.it.
Here some of the most beautiful cyclint Tours
1) Old railway station of the “Fleimstalerbahn”
easy
Departure-Arrival: Neumarkt 214m
Total kilometre: 35 km
Difference in height: 1050 m
Travel time: 3.30 hours
Maps compass: Nr. 74 and 79
You ride with your bike from the village of Neumarkt along the”Fleimstalerstraße” in direction Montan. On the crossing to Pinzon you turn first right into the “Castelfederstraße” and then immediately left. This way runs through fruit orchards and further up into the “Pinzonerstraße”. Before you come to the village Montan, you see on the right roadside the sign “Promenaden – Wanderweg” here begins the old railway station. You follow this way nearly continuously 14km along to Kaltenbrunn. The ascent reaches about 4%. You pass some farms and after about 1 ½ km. you reach the “Glener Viadukt”, here you cross the valley. You follow this way, after that cross the national raod, which leads from Montan to Truden, named “Ferrovia della Val di Fiemme”. You ride your bike through a 140m long tunnel, over a bridge and the next tunnel leads us through the little valley to the castle Enn. You drive further in the direction to the national road with the name: “Dolomitenstraße” you drive on this further for one kilometre. After the station in Kalditsch you reach the old railway station. You pass the Pichlerhof than you drive hundred meters on a asphalted road further and turn than, when you arrive to a farm, left into the fruit orchards. You pass the Restaurant “Pausa”, and the chapel, turn than right until you reach the old station on 956m above sea level. After 2 kilometres you will reach to the old station from Kaltenbrunn on 1005m above sea level. From here you have to follow the national road in direction to Truden, you reach Truden after 2 kilometres. You across the village follow the signs to Montan and ride with your cycle uphill to the “Mühlen” (890m above sea level). Here you turn of to Gschnon, and you pass some houses. On the end of a little valley the asphalted road finished. You follow the arrow “3” Egna, it leads us on a crushed stone route. You left the road soon, and ride your cycle further on a forest way to the “Kanzel”. The descent does not present any problems, even trough the steep and stony parts need a bit of care. You reach on another forest way that passes an old lime furnace, and resumes through the Vineyards to Mazon. After you come to the asphalted road, you drive on this the long descent to Neumarkt; the starting point.
2) Salurn –Neumarkt –Auer – Bozen
easy
You start in Salurn and ride your bike along the Etschradweg to Neumarkt. You pass Auer and go further in direction Branzoll. When you reach Pfatten you have to over cross the Etschbrücke on your left. Now you go further on the right side of the cycle-way in direction Bozen. You pass Sigmundskron Castle and stay on the cycle path until you come to the city centre of Bozen.
3) From Auer, Neumarkt, Salurn to Trento
easy
Departure: Auer 244 m, Neumarkt 214 m
Arrival: Trento 250 m
Total kilometre: 45 km
Travel time: 2.50 hours
Map: Wheel leader South of South Tirol
You ride with your bicycle from the “Etschbrücke” (bridge) in Auer on the cycle-path in direction to Neumarkt. If you start from Neumarkt, you have two possibilities. You can start from the resting place opposite the Alps Coliseum or in the “Bahnhofsstraße”. From here you ride your cycle always in the south direction, until short forwards S.Michele (near a restaurant “Da Silvio”); you turn on your right side over the bridge. You ride the cycle following the sign to Trento and form the edge of the city you ride the cycle to the place on the railway station. There you can leave your bikes, don’t forget to lock up!
At the outskirts of Trento (after an underpass), cross the traffic route coming from the highway and over the quite spread sidewalk beside the Adige (along the via Leopardi). Until the fourth street (via Giambattista Lampi) turn left, across a traffic road, through the Pedestrian subway, the wheel pushing, until the Station place. There you can the bicycles turn off, don’t forget to lock! Return over the same route or with the train to Egna/Neumarkt or Ora/Auer.