Dolomites Passes marathon

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Center of "Arabba"

Clockwise direction: From the centre of "Arabba", head towards the first hairpin bends of the "Pordoi" pass and follow the signs for "Canazei" and the "Fassa" valley. Here, at the roundabout of the town, turn left and take the "Fedaia" pass which, after a descent that will put your brakes to the test, will take you through the "Cordevole" valley to "Agordo". From the main town of "Agordino", at the roundabout of the variant, you start the climb to the "Cereda" pass which, after passing "Frassenè Agordino" and "Gosaldo", takes you to "Fiera di Primiero", where you turn right and continue to "San Martino di Castrozza" and the "Rolle" pass , over which you reach "Predazzo" and the "Fiemme" valley. After crossing the whole valley carved by the "Avisio" river, you reach "Ora", where you turn off on the wine road to "Caldaro", from where you can make a short detour, if you wish, to the top of the "Mendola" pass. After descending the same road, continue towards "Bolzano", whose historic centre is worth a detour, and follow the signs for Sarntal and the "Vizze" pass, which will take you to Sterzing, the last town before the Italian border at the Brenner Pass. From here you can take the Brenner motorway A22, which will take you back to just before Klausen, where you will find the turn-off to the "Kräuter" Joch and the Gadertal. Once you arrive in "La Villa" in the "Badia" valley, turn left at the roundabout towards the "Valparola" pass. At the top of the pass you will find the "Falzarego"pass, which will lead you to the village of "Cernadoi", where the Dolomite road no. 48 begins.

 Anticlockwise: From the centre of "Arabba", take Dolomite road no. 48 towards "Pieve di Livinallongo" and, after the village centre, you will reach the village of "Cerenadoi", where you will find the junction for the "Falzarego" and "Valparola" passes, which will take you to "La Villa" in "Badia" valley. Here you turn right at the roundabout and, following the signs for "Brunico", you reach the town of "San Martino in Badia", from where the "Kräuter" pass begins, which takes you to "Chiusa", where the toll station for the A22 Brennero motorway is located. Via the motorway you reach the town of Sterzing, the last town before the Italian Brenner border. From here, follow the signs to the "Vizze" and "Sarentino" passes, which will take you to "Bolzano", whose historic centre is well worth a visit. From "Bolzano", head towards "Caldaro" on the wine road, where you can make a detour to the top of the "Mendola" ass if you wish. After descending on the same road, continue towards "Ora", from where you can take the road of the "Fiemme" valley to "Predazzo". Once in the valley crossed by the "Avisio" river, head towards "Bellamonte", from where you can start the climb to "Rolle", which will take you to "Fiera di Primiero" via "San Martino di Castrozza". Once in the centre of the village, turn left at the fork and begin the climb up the steep curves of the "Cereda" pass, which will lead you to "Agordo", the capital of the "Agordino", with its descent towards "Gosaldo" and "Frasssenè Agordino". At the roundabout of the variant, turn left and, following the signs for "Rocca Pietore", you reach "Malga Ciapela", from where you take the steep ramps of the "Fedaia" pass, which, after passing the foot of the "Marmolada", the queen of the Dolomites, down to "Canazei", where you turn right at the roundabout in the centre of the village to start the 60 hairpin bends of the last pass of the day, the "Pordoi", which, overlooking the "Fodom" valley, will take you back to the centre of "Arabba".