Penegal - 1720m.a.s.l. from Bolzano / Bozen:
1. Getting there:
how to get to Bolzano, where to stay, rent a bike or park the car, can be found here
2. Description of the route with suggested breaks for meals and/or refilling water bottles: We start our journey according to the map;
- 4,8km: (235m.a.s.l.) turn right and continue cycling on the bike path - signpost: Merano/Meran;
- 6,1km: (250m.a.s.l.) turn left onto the Bolzano-Oltradige trail bridge;
- 12,7km: (401m.a.s.l.) at 'Restaurant Pizzeria Pfeffermühle,' we leave the bike path onto SS42;
- 13,6km: (402m.a.s.l.) turn right and continue on SS42 - signpost: Passo Mendola/Mendelpass; the climb begins;
- 17,8km: (569m.a.s.l.) on the left side, there is a gastronomic point Kalterer Höhe;
- 23,6km: (1032m.a.s.l.) on the right side, there is a drinking water intake;
- 28,4km: Passo Mendola / Mendelpass (1363m.a.s.l.) the first destination achieved; a good place for coffee - gastronomic points with outdoor tables;

The climb profile from Gand / Ganda (13,6km) to Passo Mendola / Mendelpass (28,4km) is available on the: climbfinder.com and cyclingcols.com

- 28,8km: (1371m.a.s.l.) turn right - signpost: Penegal; continue climbing;
- 32,7km: Penegal (1720m.a.s.l.) the second destination achieved; gastronomic point;

The climb profile from Passo Mendola / Mendelpass (28,4km) to Penegal (32,7km) is available on the: climbfinder.com and cyclingcols.com

We return the same way;
- 36,6km: (1371m.a.s.l.) turn left onto SS42, passing Passo Mendola/Mendelpass;
- 50,5km: (473m.a.s.l.) turn left - signpost: Ganda di Sopra;
- 52,2km: Sankt Michael / San Michele (432m.a.s.l.) turn left; the climb begins;
- 53,5km: (516m.a.s.l.) at the signpost 'Perdonig/Predonico 3km' - on the right side, there is a drinking water intake;
- 54,4km: (597m.a.s.l.) turn left onto Buchwaldweg;
- 58,4km: Buchwald / Faedo (951m.a.s.l.) the third destination achieved;

The climb profile from Sankt Michael / San Michele (52,2km) to Buchwald / Faedo(58,4km) is available on the: climbfinder.com

We return the same way;
- 65,1km: Sankt Michael / San Michele (409m.a.s.l.) grocery store and gastronomic point;
- 66,1km: (381m.a.s.l.) turn left onto the bike path and follow it back to the starting point;

- The ascent to Passo Mendola during the Giro delle Dolomiti 2016 race was presented on Gianfranco Monti YouTube channel.

statistics regarding Passo Mendola / Mendelpass can be found on the website: procyclingstats.com

   download the route in: gpx

Statistics of the ascent to Passo Mendola / Mendelpass:
- start at an altitude of 402m.a.s.l. (13,6km) finish at 1363m.a.s.l. (28,4km)
- total elevation difference: 961m
- length of the climb: 14,8km
- average gradient: 6,4%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 10%

The road to Passo Mendola / Mendelpass in Google Street View:

Statistics of the ascent to Penegal:
- start at an altitude of 1363m.a.s.l. (28,4km) finish at 1720m.a.s.l. (32,7km)
- total elevation difference: 357m
- length of the climb: 4,3km
- average gradient: 9,2%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 17%

The view from Penegal in Google Street View:

Statistics of the ascent to Buchwald / Faedo:
- start at an altitude of 432m.a.s.l. (52,2km) finish at 951m.a.s.l. (58,4km)
- total elevation difference: 542m
- length of the climb: 6,2km
- average gradient: 8,6%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 16,4%

The road to Buchwald / Faedo in Google Street View: