783 "Around Paganella"

Starting from Andalo go to Molveno following the SS421 until the "Goodbye Andalo" table, Past the sign, turn left on the dirt road that connects Andalo to Molveno. Continuing along the road and turning right on the only visible bridge you'll arrive to loc."Genzianella". From here, going up towards the "old road" to Molveno, continue on "via Belvedere" for a few minutes until you'll arrive in front of the "gondola Molveno-Pradel". Continue along "via Nazionale" towards the lake, follow the main road untill the "Hotel Belvedere" and then turn right onto "via Lungo Lago". From the bridge, follow the road until you get to a small roundabout, turn right towards the hill and at the first intersection turn left heading towards the lake. Continue along the flat dirt road until you reach a small bridge, keep left and face the short climb that will take you to the junction for the "Fortini di Napoleone". Go straight down the slope along the lake following the main road, In a few minutes you'll be exactly at the other end of the lake. At this point, following the signs, turn right on a paved road and continue for more or less 100 meters. Before the power station turn left and then, just before the bridge, turn right along a dirt road along a canal, continue until you'll come back on the paved road that leads to the "Lago di Nembia". Once past the lake keep right and take the SS 421 for a hundred meters and then turn immediately left following the signs for Ranzo. Proceed uphill for a couple of kilometers keeping right and following the main road that will change from asphalt to dirt, it is the signal of the beginning of the dirt road Nembia-Ranzo. Continue riding along the road following the signs for Ranzo. After several kilometers you'll see the spectacular view of the gorge of the "Sarca" and you'll pass under a tunnel dug into the rock, go ahead and within minutes you'll be in the center of Ranzo. At this point follow the the road indications for Vezzano and cycle along a stretch of road dug along the hillside of the mountain, continue to pedal until the junction for Margone, keep right and face the long descent that will take you directly to Lon. From here, go to the city center and then follow the road indications for the "Laghi di Lamar" or the sign of the "Side Trail Valle dei Laghi": it is a very varied route, characterized by stretches of dirt roads, small pieces of trail and a few kilometers of paved secondary roads; there are several challenging climbs alternated with downhill stretches. Continue to ride for several kilometers following the signs of the "Side Trail Valle dei Laghi", you'll arrive near the "Laghi di Lamar". After facing a short downhill on a trail, you'll arrive on a dirt road with the directions to the Lakes on your right, turn left in the opposite way and go down the dirt road for a few minutes. At one point the dirt road will turn right, you keep left following a simple path, soon it will become very technical and, after some hard passages, will take you directly above the village of "Zambana Vecchia". From here keep left and continue uphill pushing the bike along a very steep path that climbs towards the "Passo Santel". After about 5 minutes the trail will take you on a new dirt road: now you'll face the biggest climb of the tour that leads from an altitude of 400m to 1000m of Fai della Paganella. Follow always the main road and in about 40 minutes you'll arrive behind the "Hotel Belvedere" in Fai della Paganella. From this point, turn left onto the SP64 towards Santel, once there, turn immediately right in front of the "Hotel Santellina" and get onto the road that connects Santel to Cavedago. Proceed downhill on asphalt for about 2km controlling your left, you'll notice a small path that leads into the forest marked by signs, turn, and after a short descent along a dirt road, in a few minutes you'll be on SS421. Turn left towards Cavedago, go straight until the fire department station and, once past the building, turn left and follow the signs, passing in front of the entrance of the "Hotel Olisamir". Continue straight along "via Viola" until you cross again the SS421, pedaling for about 100m and, once you get to the town hall, turn left on "via Thomas". Pedaling uphill until you arrive to a junction, keep right and get onto the path that connects Cavedago to Andalo. From here the route continues towards Andalo with a climb of about 300 meters pretty hard on asphalt. After another climb cross a dry river on your right and continue up to a junction, here turn left and within seconds you'll be back on the SP64. Cross the road and, following the signs, go in the direction of "Maso Toscana", past a group of houses, turn right and you'll be on the dirt road that, after a new junction with the SS421, will take you directly to loc. "Priori" (Tana dell'Ermellino). Once past the football field and the restaurant turn immediately left following a dirt road. In a few minutes you'll be back to the starting point.