From the Upper Val Venosta day trips to Switzerland can be done, for example through the Val Monastero valley to Zernez
Image gallery: Bike tour to the Engadine via the Forno Pass
Our bicycle tour starts in the morning at Malles village. Along the state road we proceed towards Laudes and further to Tubre in the Val Monastero valley. The marked cycle path leads along the Rio Ram creek (gravel path) and ends shortly before the border.
There we have to come back to the road again. Immediately after the border crossing we reach Müstair, the village with the famous Son Jon Monastery (Saint John Abbey in Müstair, World Heritage site), which dates back to Charlemagne. After we have passed the villages of Santa Maria, Valchava, Fuldera and Tschierv the steep part up to the 2,149 m high Passo del Forno pass (Ofenpass) starts. Exact at lunch time we reach the top of the pass and take a rest at the mountain hut. Here a short descent starts. But after some km, at the junction to Livigno, a second steep - but much shorter - ascent to the Ova Spin follows. But we are rewarded, from here our real descent starts now, downhill to Zernez, which is central located in the Engadine.
To come back we take the same route. But due to the fact that it is already quite late, we use the Swiss "Post Auto" bus service which transports also our bicycles back to our starting point. Don't forget your ID (border controls are possible). Ascent demanding, good condition recommended!
Author: AT
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- Starting point:
- Malles (rail station or village centre)
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- Time required:
- 03:50 h
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- Track length:
- 54,6 km
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- Altitude:
- from 945 m to 2.157 m
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- Altitude difference:
- +1401 m | -952 m
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- Route:
- Malles - Laces - Tubre in Val Monastero - Passo del Forno (CH) - Zernez (CH)
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- Destination:
- Zernez. Return possible by bus ("Post Auto") with bike transport.
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- Track surface:
- asphalt, gravel on the cycle route section at Tubre, alternative for road racing cyclists: asphalted SS41
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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:
- Bike tour to the Engadine via the Forno Pass
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.
