Dolomiti & Alto Adige · Val Gardena / Alta Badia
Sella Ronda Pass Loop
Four Dolomite passes in one day, with hut food at the top of each.
- Distance
- 52 km
- Elevation gain
- 1780 m
- Est. duration
- 5–7 h
- Difficulty
- Challenging
Selva / Wolkenstein → Selva / Wolkenstein
RoadE-bike
Elevation profile
Stops along the route (3)
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Rifugio Frara
Barley soup and apple strudel at 2,100 m on the Gardena Pass
- Secure bike parking
- Cyclist-friendly
- Bottle refill
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Ütia Bioch
Ladin turtres, fried and filled with spinach and sauerkraut
- Cyclist-friendly
- Bottle refill
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Malga Sella
Graukäse with onion, vinegar and dark bread, on the way down
- Secure bike parking
- Cyclist-friendly
- Bottle refill
About this route
The Sella massif is a single block of pale rock, and this loop simply goes round it: Gardena, Campolongo, Pordoi, Sella, each pass a set of hairpins with a hut at the summit. It is the hardest ride on Bikes & Bites and the least negotiable — 1,780 metres of climbing, no shortcuts once you are over the second pass. What makes it bearable is the food chain along the way: barley soup at Frara, Ladin turtres in Alta Badia, Graukäse on the way home.