Through Val Pusteria/Pustertal by mountain bike

In Terento/Terenten centre turn right into Valle dei Mulini/Mühlental. You cross the farmland and follow the road as far as the earth pyramids. You ride on a mixture of tarmacked roads and forest trails reaching an altitude of approx. 1,770 m and the Perchner Alpine hut. After continuously following the forest trail for a while, you reach a short passage that you have to carry your MTB across. Once you’ve managed this, you can get back on your bike and get close to the Rio Vena/Winnebach on a forest trail. Our destination, the Astnerbergalm Alpine hut, is already in sight. You can get back to the starting point and if you like straight to our hotel in Chienes/Kiens via the Rio Vena/Winnebach valley and the tarmacked road.

590 m elevation gain – 13.7 km – max. 1,792 m

The tour for the whole family starts by the Zumis car park above Rodengo/Rodeneck. You cycle past the Riva/Roner mountain hut, the Plan chapel, Starkenfelder Alpine hut as far as the Ast Alpine hut. It then goes slightly downhill on an unmarked forest trail (left) and straight afterwards up again on the right to the Einhäuser Alpine hut at 2,120 m. Everyone will probably have to push their MTB up to the Cima Lasta/Astjoch but it’s worth it: the panorama from your MTB over Val Pusteria/Pustertal is mind-blowing! You then take a steep track (track 11) downhill as far as Prateria della Croce/Kreuzwiese, the easy version leads on trails 10 and 12 to the Alpine hut (possible rest stop). You then return to the Ast Alpine hut via the Rafreider Alpine hut, Steiner Alpine hut and trail 66 and back to the starting point on the same way there.

640 m elevation gain – 22.7 km – max. 2,194 m