The “100 km dei Forti” mountain bike tour leads past fortresses, malghe and the passes of the Folgaria High Plateau, hypnotising you with its varied landscapes and hilly terrains
Image gallery: “100 km dei Forti” Stage 3: Folgaria High Plateau
From Carbonare we take the forest road to the “Ponte della Sper” bridge over the Astico river. The route then climbs towards the rifugio Clama and rifugio Seconde Poste mountain huts. We continue on the opposite side of the strada provinciale to Forte Cherle, where the route descends to the Austro-Hungarian soldier cemetery. Across the road you'll find the former military hospital and the Rifugio Vallorsara (currently closed). From there, a wide forest path leads up to Forte Sommo Alto near the meadows of Rifugio Camini at Passo Coe.
The route continues uphill, first along the forest path and then a mule path toForte Dosso delle Somme, a fortification overlooking the Val Terragnolo. At 1,667 m a.s.l. this is the highest point of the entire “100 km dei Forti” mountain bike tour. Finally we can recharge our energy as the road proceeds downhill for a few kilometres to Roccolo near Serrada. Then we follow a single trail in the forest to Francolini.
From here we take the strada provinciale to Folgaria and cycle towards Passo Sommo. In Costa di Folgaria the signpost “100 km dei Forti” indicates the turn-off for Maso Splizi (Golf Club Folgaria. Along this path we finally reach the homonymous mountain pass at 1,341 m a.s.l. This long last stage concludes with a downhill run to Carbonare which is way more interesting thanks to sections of mixed terrain on arterial roads and forest paths through the villages of Perpruneri, Tezzeli, Liberi Cueli and Morganti.
Author: AT
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- Starting point:
- Carbonare
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- Time required:
- 06:15 h
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- Track length:
- 41,0 km
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- Altitude:
- from 1.066 m to 1.655 m
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- Altitude difference:
- +1259 m | -1259 m
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- Route:
- Carbonare - bridge "Ponte della Sper" - Clama Hut - Seconde Poste Hut - "Forte Cherle" fortress - Vall'Orsara Hut - "Forte Sommo Alto" fortress - Camini Hut - "Forte Dosso Sommo" fortress - Roccolo - Francolini - Folgaria - Costa - Passo del Sommo - Tezzeli - Liberi-Cueli - Morganti - Carbonare
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- Signposts:
- 100 km dei Forti
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- Destination:
- Carbonare
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- Resting points:
- Albergo Forte Cherle, Malga di Vallorsara (currently closed), Rifugio Camini, taverns in the villages along the route
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- Recommended time of year:
- Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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- Download GPX track:
- “100 km dei Forti” Stage 3: Folgaria High Plateau
If you want to do this tour, we suggest you to check the weather and trail conditions in advance and on site before setting out.
