The long way home
The long way home
Collection by Alain Rumpf (A Swiss With A Pulse)
3
Tours
31:10 h
328 mi
34,150 ft
A 3 day bikepacking trip to celebrate the end of the cycling season in the Alps. I started on the shores of Lake Garda (Italy) and finished in Brig (Switzerland). My route included the Passo Croce Domini, the Selvino, the Passo San Marco, the Splügenpass, the Oberalppass and the Furkapass. Riding the Furkapass at sunset on the last day before it closed for winter was definitely the highlight of this trip.
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Tours & Highlights
- 09:0290.1 mi10.0 mph10,025 ft8,925 ft
Day 1: from the shores of Lake Garda to the Bergamo area. I loved the Passo Croce Domini that took me from Lago d'Idro to Lago d'Iseo
- 11:41113 mi9.7 mph14,000 ft10,675 ft
Day 2: a huge ride with the Selvino, the little known Passo San Marco and the Splügenpass (Passo Spluga in Italian) that took me into Switzerland
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- 10:27124 mi11.9 mph10,100 ft12,375 ft
Final day on familiar roads with the Via Mala, the Ruinaulta, the Oberalppass and the Furkapass. I called it a day in Brig and caught a train home. What an adventure!
Riva del Garda
Road Cycling Highlight
Located on the northernmost tip of the lake, it is an excellent refreshment point for the canonical tour of the lake
Tip by Federico Bassis
Passo Crocedomini
Road Cycling Highlight
One of Brescia's mythical passes, its peculiarity is being the meeting point of the three main valleys: Camonica, Sabbia, Trompia
Tip by Marco Contarelli ilMog°blog
Salita Selvino
Road Cycling Highlight (Segment)
The ascent of the Selvino is perhaps the most famous of the Bergamo climbs.
It is the main ascent of the Gran Fondo Felice Gimondi and has ideal characteristics for a racer.
They are 10 km. with an average gradient of just under 6% with a maximum peak of 7% at km.4. It starts from the town of Nembro and continues on the main road until arriving in Selvino.
The 19 hairpin bends that characterize it have given the names of many Bergamo champions in professional cycling with the remaining number in km and the difference in height.
Source: grimpeur.it / Conti Paolo on komoot.comTip by Paolo Conti
Passo di San Marco (1992m)
Road Cycling Highlight
The queen climb of Bergamo, with its 19km from the center of Olmo to Brembo is a challenge for every cyclist.The first part up to the Genzianella refuge is pedaled, from then on the slopes do not give up mine, reaching even 15% in the stretch in the wood.
Absolutely to tryTip by Federico Bassis
From Chiavenna to Splügen via Splügenpass
Road Cycling Highlight (Segment)
great route and fabulous pass (over the Splügen)! Recommendable!
Tip by WolfG *FR
Rheinschlucht
Road Cycling Highlight
Be sure to include this section of the route in your tours! You can expect little traffic, a really great view of the Rhine Gorge and a nice descent along the mountain slopes!
Tip by Mathias
Passhöhe Oberalppass
Road Cycling Highlight
At the top of the pass there is an inn if there is a lack of food, as well as an information house about the origin of the Rhine, which is marked here with a model of the lighthouse that stood at the mouth of the Rhine into the North Sea until a few years ago.
In addition, the border between Uri and Graubünden runs over the top of the pass. From Andermatt there are 600 vertical meters and 9 serpentines to overcome, from Disentis a good 900 vertical meters and also 9 serpentinesTip by Daniel
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Collection Stats
- Tours3
- Highlights9
- Distance328 mi
- Duration31:10 h
- Elevation34,150 ft
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