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 The region of the Ortles mountain group does not only consist of the mountains around the Ortler directly, but of an area that’s about 77km long and 34km wide. The western boundary of this area is the Veltin (ital. Valtellina) all the way up from Tirano to Bormio, then the northern border is the Passo di Stelvio and the Vinschgau (ital. Val Venosta) to Merano. The eastern boundary is the Adige Valley, in the north with Merano via Bolzano down the Kaltern Lake and further down to Mezzocorona and the Val di Sole in the south with the Tonale Pass (ital. Passo di Tonale).
Not much people live in the Ortler Mountains since the region is relatively low populated and a round-trip by motorcycle, starting in Bolzano via Mendel Pass, Passo Tonale, Passo Gavia, Stelvio and Passo Palade something takes more than 6 hours, with breaks included. An ideal day trip, with huge differences in height. The Ortler (3.905m), second highest mountain in the Eastern Alps after the Piz Bernina gave the region the name and the face. Traveling here will lead you through two language regions and several provinces - German and Italian and the provinces of South Tyrol, Trento and Sondrio.
Today the Ortler group belongs, with the Dolomites, to the most visited areas in the eastern Alps. This tackles mainly the central part with the Stelvio and Passo Gavia. On one weekend in August with good weather, the summit of the Stelvio turns into a traffic emergency zone and it is even difficult for motorcyclists to find a parking space. Ideal time frame to ride in that region is late June and early July, whereby you have to closely watch the weather forecast. Additionally, it is always better to plan the trip during the week and avoid weekends.
You should also not miss the Ulten valley (ital. Val d'Ultimo). Riding up from Merano and the village Lana coming up the Adige Valley you will find that nice little valley just a few miles behind the dam. Since now the tunnel is open over to the Val di Sole, you can continue to the south and plan an excellent short day trip with breathtaking scenery and many sightseeing stops.
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18 bedrooms, (8 single bedrooms), several holiday flats for up to 6 guests, sauna, heated outside pool, whirlpool, garage with free of charge parking lots. Drying room, motorbike washing corner, tool supply, oil and grease for the bike. Typical country side hotel near the Eggental valley but central located in the Dolomiti mountains.
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room with half course starting at 46,- Euro
holiday flat for 6 guests starting at 67,- Euro
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