Mountain biking around the Excelsior Resort

Tour I: Pederü

Starting point is St. Vigil (1.201 m) with destination Pederü (1.540 m). Then back towards the hotel on a twelve kilometre long single trail. It’s an ideal tour for training and to get to know the unique valley of Enneberg. The single trail is technically oriented and is highly recommended. Tip: You can combine this tour also with the Natural park round trip.

Rest stop:
Restaurant Lè dla Creda at kilometre 4,5 and then in Pederü at kilometre 12.
Itinerary length:
23 km, Height difference: 340 m

Tour II: Ju de Rit

An interesting tour which passes through the forest. Many forest roads, trails and single trails are waiting for you. There are no asphalt roads. Fun factor is guaranteed.

Itinerary length:
16,7 km, Height difference: 700 m

Tour III: Chi Vai – Val – Costa

A short but nice tour around the village and the farmsteads of St. Vigil. The route is varied. Absolutely the right tour to get to know better the idyllic village.

Itinerary length:
7,3 km, Height difference: 280 m

Tour IV: Gran Jù

The hotel is situated en route of this short but very interesting tour. The technique lovers under the mountain bikers get their money’s worth – on unpaved tracks, forest roads, single trails or asphalt road. The amazing view at Gran Jù compensates for the efforts – highly recommended. Where else the summits of Marmolata and Peitler Kofel seem so near?

Rest stop:
Restaurant La Para in the hamlet Sarjei.
Itinerary length:
7,8 km, Height difference: 620 m

Tour V: Natural park round trip

Start and destination in Pederü. After Pederü follow tour number one. You can be sure: this tour isn’t called for nothing the most beautiful of the whole region. You will be fascinated by the varied and breathtaking landscape of the alpine pastures Fanes, Ra Stua, Sennes and Fodara. The route technique is challenging and varied. As it’s the most famous and beautiful tour, you will find many fellows on the mountain bike.

Rest stop:
Refuge Fanes at kilometre six and Refuge Lavarella (circa 500 meters from the trail); uphill to Sennes Alp the Refuge Ra Stua is recommended, also Refuge Sennes and Fodara Alpina (back downhill).
Itinerary length:
34,4 km, Height difference: 1.450 m

Tour VI: Furkelpass

The route goes from Vigil (1.201 m) to the Furkelpass (1.737 m). The tour is short and appropriate to get to know better the area towards Val. Same number of unpaved tracks and asphalt roads.

Rest stop:
Hotel Furkelpass
Itinerary length:
12,8 km, Height difference: 520 m

Tour VII: Pfaffenberg

Start in St. Vigil (1.201 m); the route goes until Pfaffenberg (1.416 m). A nice tour driving past old farmsteads and idyllic hamlets of the Enneberger Pfarre. Who wants can become acquainted with the local mountain farmers’ life. The tour goes until St. Lorenzen in the Pustertal valley, drives past Castle Michelsburg and Maria Saalen, then back on the old road of the Badia valley to St. Vigil.

Itinerary length:
31,4 km; Height difference: 810 m

Tour VIII: Heilig Kreuz

The route goes from St. Vigil (1.201 m) across the Armentara meadows to Heilig Kreuz (2.045 m). Across the mountain pass Rit Joch you arrive in the parallel valley of La Val to the Armentara meadows, known as the little Seiser Alm, until the Refuge Heilig Kreuz. This tour offers all a confirmed mountain biker is looking for: free nature, beautiful landscapes, awesome view and traditional huts. Like our mountain bike guide Hans says: "For me it’s the most beautiful of all tours."

Rest stop:
Refuge Ranc at the Armentara meadows; Refuge Heilig Kreuz.
Itinerary length:
45,3 km; Height difference: 1.660 m

Tour IX: Lè de Fojedöra

You drive from St. Vigil (1.201 m) until Lé de Fojedöra (2.283 m). All in all you have to cope with 1.100 meters height difference in nine kilometres, on a pure unpaved track. The area is ideal for bikers who are looking for a special adventure because it is off side the usual trails. On the mountain you will be recompensed with a panoramic view over the gorgeous and savage landscape at lake Fojedöra. We recommend the continuation of the tour until lake Prags, and driving past Welsberg and Olang, back to St. Vigil.

Rest stop:
One kilometre before the highest point of Kreuzjoch at 2.200 meters is situated the Fojedöra hut (open only during the seasonal mountain pasture).
Itinerary length:
20,6 km; Height difference: 1.140 m

Tour X: Kronplatz

The route goes from St. Vigil (1.201 m) to the Kronplatz (2.275 m). Definitely an extremely varied tour, which brings you on the number one skiing mountain of South Tyrol, where a most impressive panorama sight over the mountains of the Pustertal valley is waiting for you.

Rest stop:
Refuge Cai; Restaurant Gran Ciasa or Sottrù in Enneberg Pfarre.
Itinerary length:
31.9 km; Total height difference: 1.170 m