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Free your energy! The mountain bike routes of Alpe Cimbra

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Free your energy! The mountain bike routes of Alpe Cimbra

Mountain Biking Collection by Alpe Cimbra

13

Tours

39:49 h

241 mi

36,925 ft

The Alpe Cimbra is the most beautiful place you may not have heard of yet. Located in the south-east of Trentino, it comprises the mountain settlements of Lavarone, Folgaria and Luserna and numerous plateaus. The region is also characterised by a very special language, Cimbrian. The language is a Germanic idiom that developed in the Middle Ages due to the emigration of several thousand people from Bavaria.

In this Collection, you can enjoy exciting outdoor adventures and experience the rich history of the Alpe Cimbra. These 13 mountain bike Tours reveal this area of Italy at its best. there's something for everyone, too: from quiet family rides to challenging and technical routes that will test even the most skilled riders.

These are high mountain trails and the terrain is generally firm. Two bike parks – one in Lavarone and one in Folgaria – are favourite destinations for those who enjoy both enduro and more flowing trails. A large part of the trails consist of cart tracks at least a couple of metres wide, which are not dangerous or steep.

There are many places to eat or stay overnight and all are of a very good standard: you really are spoilt for choice. Here, you can sample all the traditional dishes of Trentino cuisine and observe views of rare beauty.

We advise you to try these MTB tours in the warmer seasons. Due to high altitudes encountered, most of the trails are covered in snow in winter. The summer season, however, is a breath of fresh air in the high mountains.

The Alpe Cimbra is a place where, in summer, splendid light entices you to stay outdoors as much as possible. Even if only on the shores of Lake Lavarone, where you can have an ice cream after cycling. What are you waiting for? Get on your bike and set off on an exciting adventure to discover a magical place!

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Tours

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    100 km of the Forts

    09:35
    58.1 mi
    6.1 mph
    8,175 ft
    8,250 ft
    Expert
    Expert mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the Tour may require you to push your bike.

    With departure and arrival in the municipality of Lavarone, this first Tour on Alpe Cimbra is quite demanding. Non-trivial climbs and technical descents follow one another continuously and will put even the most trained legs to the test.

    

    On leaving the Gionghi hamlet, which is the educational and administrative

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  2. 02:01
    12.1 mi
    6.0 mph
    1,900 ft
    1,900 ft
    Intermediate
    Intermediate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels.

    The name of this Tour is quite eloquent: it is a circular tour around Mount Toraro, starting on the shores of Lake Coe. Immediately take a slightly downhill dirt track to enter the woods of Campo Azzaron, a wide and well-beaten path on which it is a pleasure to pedal.

    

    At the foot of the Azarea peak, the

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  4. 04:29
    25.6 mi
    5.7 mph
    4,275 ft
    4,275 ft
    Expert
    Expert mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the Tour may require you to push your bike.

    The medium-length loop tour called Folgaria Megabike will allow you to touch three of the most remarkable refuges in the area, such as the Stella d'Italia refuge, the Malga Vallorsara agritourism and the Tonda hut. Many vertical meters in just over 40 kilometers make it training and not to be underestimated

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  5. 06:31
    40.4 mi
    6.2 mph
    6,475 ft
    6,475 ft
    Expert
    Expert mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

    A town of less than 300 inhabitants and a Cimbrian linguistic island, Luserna is a splendid village from which to set off for a day of mountain biking. A slight initial climb will take you in front of the Campo and Millegrobbe huts: in winter, near the latter there are splendid cross-country ski trails

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  6. 06:42
    37.7 mi
    5.6 mph
    6,475 ft
    6,500 ft
    Expert
    Expert mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

    Fraction of the municipality of Altopiano della Vigolana, Vattaro was an independent municipality until 2015. It is located at the foot of the Doss del Bue and the Vigolana massif: it will be your starting and finishing point for today's stage. The departure is immediately uphill, but panoramic. Lake

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  7. 02:00
    12.7 mi
    6.4 mph
    1,700 ft
    1,675 ft
    Expert
    Expert mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the Tour may require you to push your bike.

    The Zimbarlant Tour – or the tour in the land of the Cimbri – is the best way to get to know these splendid areas slowly without traveling too many kilometres. With departure and arrival in Luserna, this tour is suitable for families and people who are not too trained or familiar with mountain bikes

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  8. 02:49
    16.0 mi
    5.7 mph
    2,925 ft
    2,925 ft
    Intermediate
    Intermediate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

    About 7 kilometers from Folgaria and 4 kilometers from Lavarone, the Carbonare locality has a particular history. The ancient German-Cimbrians called the locality "Kan Kohligen", which means "place of carbonaras", i.e. those places where charcoal was produced. Although this activity has not been carried

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  9. 01:35
    9.26 mi
    5.9 mph
    1,725 ft
    1,725 ft
    Intermediate
    Intermediate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels.

    Short but intense, this Tour includes the ascent to Cima del Cornetto. It is impossible to reach by mountain bike, so the ascent will have to stop at the Paradiso Hut, but you will certainly find bread for your teeth.

    

    In fact, having abandoned Folgaria and the asphalt, you will go up a steep cemented

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  10. 03:07
    19.0 mi
    6.1 mph
    2,725 ft
    1,925 ft
    Intermediate
    Intermediate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

    A splendid cycle route between Roana and Luserna, this itinerary is perfect for those who want to cycle in the Cimbrian nature on the border between Veneto and Trentino. Roana, in fact, belongs to the province of Vicenza, but it too is affected by the ethnic-linguistic minority of the Cimbri.

    

    From Lake

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  11. 00:14
    2.46 mi
    10.7 mph
    0 ft
    1,025 ft
    Easy
    Easy mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Suitable for all skill levels.

    A track that is anything but demanding in the Folgaria Bike Park, the FOLGALINE is characterized by small jumps, humps and some steep sections. It is perfect to be tackled even by those who are not very experienced in MTB descents and its relatively short duration makes it perfect for taking a breather

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  12. 00:06
    1.17 mi
    11.5 mph
    525 ft
    Easy
    Easy mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Suitable for all skill levels.

    Flow like the FOLGALINE, but with some more technical and demanding passages, the FOLGABOLIC is suitable for those who want to test their skills on a different track from the known FOLGALINE.

    

    If you are able to slide your mountain bike smoothly here too, you can tackle almost any dirt descent. Shares

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  13. 00:04
    0.83 mi
    12.3 mph
    525 ft
    Expert
    Expert mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the Tour may require you to push your bike.

    In the Lavarone Bike Park, the PIÑA COLADA trail is one of the best known, fun and most challenging. It features wooden walkways, jumps and breathtaking curves to test the fearless soul of riders who know how to go downhill with ease. The final stages of the Gravity Cup were held here in 2013 and on

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  14. 00:37
    5.29 mi
    8.5 mph
    550 ft
    3,100 ft
    Expert
    Expert mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the Tour may require you to push your bike.

    Almost a thousand meters downhill and dense vegetation all around you: the Rosspach trail is a true descent into nature. From Folgaria go down to the valley floor, towards Calliano. Before arriving there, however, face a very short climb up to Castel Beseno: located on the homonymous hill, it is an incomparable

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Collection Stats

  • Tours
    13
  • Distance
    241 mi
  • Duration
    39:49 h
  • Elevation
    36,925 ft

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