The tour to Aica di Fiè forms a figure eight around the Umser Feld and the Aichaberg, the junction to the Val di Tires and the Gruppo del Catinaccio/Rosengarten. The difference in altitude is split up over several small but never too steep climbs. This trip is not very demanding from the point of view of riding technique and can therefore be done by newcomers to mountain biking. Stunning views of the Sciliar/Schlern, Croda del Maglio/Hammerwand and Monte Cavone/Tschafon complete this ideal beginners’ tour.
The tour begins in a very relaxed fashion on the narrow road from Fiè to Umes, past strikingly beautiful old farmhouses, with the gigantic Croda del Maglio/Hammerwand and Monte Cavone/Tschafon firmly in view. After about two kilometres a gravel road climbs up in the direction of Moarmühle (mill). Above the Umser Feld you cruise along with stunning views over the valley to Umes.
A short climb initially takes you in the direction of Monte Cavone/Tschafon. At the wooden bridge over the Schlernbach/Rio Sciliar a short descent begins past the sawmill at Umes in the direction of Presule. Climbing gently you reach this small village after a few kilometres where you can make a detour to the prominently located Presule Castle. The Prösler Hof is the perfect refreshment stop at the approximate half-way point of this tour.
The route continues in the direction of Aica di Fiè, from where after a few metres you turn onto a hiking trail alongside woodland. Shortly before the intersection with the main road coming from the Valle Isarco you come across the tarmac road again. You follow it past Aica di Fiè as far as a tunnel.
Immediately behind the tunnel the route climbs left again slightly to the Schnaggenkreuz, a stunning vantage point with a view of the complete amphitheatre of mountains from the Sciliar to Monte Cavone. You travel through woodland to the sawmill at Umes climbing again briefly.
The old road from Umes to Fiè forms the crowning glory of this tour! This mostly gravelled idyllic section leads through cropped fields past old farmhouses to Fiè, in beautiful afternoon sunshine if the weather is fine.
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