These tours are the true heart of the Puster Valley: they are our racing bike DNA on which you can push yourself to your limits - and beyond. Here, in the middle of the Dolomites UNESCO World Heritage, the most legendary Dolomite passes await you. Experience the magic of exhaustion and the joy of summit victory. There is nothing more exhausting and at the same time endorphin-generating than a Dolomite pass! So, just go for it!
Set your goals high but know your limits. To make it easier for you to plan your tours from Olang and to give you an initial overview of the possibilities, we have put together a best of tours @pustervalley for you: here you will find the best beginner & professional tours for giving your best performance in cycling, from the Furkel Pass to the Giro Pass tour to the Sellaronda. Find the tours that suit your level exactly. Search them. Find them. And go!
Whether you're a complete beginner or a full professional who wants to warm up at a leisurely pace: here everyone will find what they need to get "up to speed". From the Puster Valley cycle path to the Sella Pass - discover an infinite number of variants in all directions and for all levels of fitness. To get started, we recommend an easy tour around the local mountain, including a first rendezvous with the practical valley cycle path, or a historical tour in the footsteps of the cycling-stars.
This beautiful tour for beginners goes directly from Olang via Furkelpass to Bruneck. The Kronplatz is circumnavigated, and the route goes down to San Vigilio and through several small villages to Bruneck, the sporty alpine capital of the Puster Valley. The relaxing return journey goes along the Puster Valley cycle path to Olang.
Route description:
Olang – Furkel Pass – Kronplatz – St. Vigil – Bruneck – Olang
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The reminiscence of the Giro d'Italia. Walk in the footsteps of the racing bike stars and Giro legends and cover 769 m of altitude. The (sports) history-laden adventure tour does not yet take you to the Stallersattel, but "only" to the Antholz Lake. That should be enough to warm you up. The ride along the valley cycle path through Olang and the Anthiolz Valley offers a great first overview - but the last climb to the biathlon centre gives you a real Giro feeling. Don't forget your pink jersey!
Route description:
Olang – Puster Valley Cycle Path– Antholz Valley – Olang
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It's not easy to find intermediate tours here, because after all the Dolomites are very challenging. On the other hand, you can expect an almost endless choice of high alpine roads with many variants, an infinite number of mountain passes and wonderful round trips. The tour to Lake Misurina with a view of the 3 Peaks and the Sorapiss Group is an absolute highlight - both in terms of scenery and sport. A very special nature experience is also the tour around the Fanes Sennes Prags Nature Park. Heading west, there are also long stretches for your "pass-free" rest days for relaxed endurance training, leading all the way to the lively baroque town of Brixen.
This medium-difficulty tour leads you from Olang via Toblach to the spectacular high-mountain lake Misurina. The Lago di Misurina is often called the "Pearl of Cadore" because of its crystal-clear water, which reflects the imposing mountain scenery - including the famous 3 Peaks. So, it's worth the effort! Via Passo Tre Croci you continue to the famous ski resort of Cortina d'Ampezzo. The way back leads you through the Schluderbach valley. Via Passo Cimabanche, the lowest connection between the Puster Valley and Cortina d'Ampezzo at 1,530 metres, you then return to the Puster Valley on the well-signposted Cortina-Toblach cycle route. On the way home to Olang, you will cross the Höhlenstein Valley which is surrounded by two nature parks, the Fanes Sennes Prags and the 3 Peaks nature park
Route description:
Olang – Toblach – Misurina Lake – Passo Tre Croci – Cortina – Schluderbach Valley – Passo Cimabanche – Höhlenstein Valley – Toblach – Olang
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The Ahrntal Valley is definitely worth a tour! The scenically beautiful valley requires a good level of fitness - if only because of the challenging passages with unpaved ground. Instead of the Dolomites, this tour takes you deep into the main Alpine ridge for a change. The combination of little traffic and impressive nature is worthwhile. At the end of the valley, the Kasern inn awaits you with refreshments before the return trip is quite leisurely - just let it roll downhill and enjoy ...
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Challenging but absolutely worthwhile. That's how you could describe the difficult tours around Olang. Each one is absolutely unique. There are some tough challenges here that will demand everything of you - but they are worth every single metre of altitude! Are you ready for the Dolomites UNSECO World Heritage Challenge?
In the footsteps of the Giro d'Italia: climb the Kronplatz directly from Olang: Just like in the old days of 2019, the route takes you over the Furkel Pass and back to Olang and further over the Stallersattel to the border to Austria. This pass swing is a real treat for altitude freaks. Conclusion: 1,800 hm, 2 passes, 1 spectacular adventure on a road bike.
Route description:
Olang – Furkel Pass – Olang – Stallersattel – Olang
Facts of the tour
This classic tour around the Sella massif - the true heart of the Dolomites - should not be missed by road bike lovers and Dolomite fans. The loop leads over all four passes that connect the four Ladin valleys: Campolongo Pass, Pordoi Pass, Sella Pass and Gardena Pass. If you start from Olang, the tour is an absolute heavyweight, here the Furkelpass is added to the 4 passes. The distance of almost 150 kilometres and 3,800 metres in altitude also make the tour extremely challenging.
The easier option here is the start from Corvara: enjoy 50 kilometres and 1,700 metres of altitude feeling great.
Route description:
Corvara - Campolongo Pass - Arabba - Pordoi Pass - Sella Pass - Grödner Pass - Colfosco – Corvara
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With the road bike over the Staller Sattel to East Tyrol: the cross-border tour starts eastwards into the Antholzertal. The low-traffic, rustic valley opens up a completely different landscape on the edge of the Rieserferner Ahren Nature Park, past the peaks of the 3,000-metre peaks. Over the Stallersattel, the route crosses the border from Austria into the rustic Tyrolean Defereggen valley and continues east along the road to Lienz. It is precisely the scenic contrasts - from the very traditional Italian Antholz Valley to the extremely rustic Tyrolean Defereggen Valley, which is not yet very touristic but instead very quiet and unspoilt - that make this loop absolutely unique.
Conclusion: An absolute highlight tour with a potpourri of languages, cultures, landscapes and cuisines - very appealing!
Route description:
Olang – Antholz Valley – Staller Sattel – Defereggen Valley – Lienz – Olang
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This variant of the Misurina Lake - 3 Peaks Tour leads via Toblach to the beautiful high-mountain lake Misurina, but then branches off towards Auronzo di Cadore to the Kreuzberg Pass, instead of Cortina d'Ampezzo. From here, the strenuous route takes you to Sesto and San Candido - and deep into the Sesto Dolomites and the Three Peaks Nature Park. You return via Toblach to Olang.
Conclusion: A really difficult, but very rewarding tour for road bikers with good physical condition!
Route description:
Olang – Toblach – Misurina – Auronzo di Cadore – Kreuzbergpass – Sexten – Innichen- Toblach – Olang
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