Forcella di Kiens - 1743m.a.s.l. from Vintl / Vandoies:
1. Directions:
How to get to Bruneck/Brunico, where to stay, rent a bike or park the car, can be found here
2. Route description with suggestions for meal and/or water refueling stops:
We take a regional train to Vintl/Vandoies and start the route according to the map;
- 0,3km: (749m.a.s.l.) turn right onto SP40 road; signpost: Vallarga;
- 1,5km: (787m.a.s.l.) turn left - signpost: Serga; the climb begins;
- 12,9km: Forcella di Kiens - (1743m.a.s.l.) destination reached - 'Kiener Alm' restaurant

The climb profile from Vintl / Vandoies (1,5km) to Forcella di Kiens (12,9km) can be found on: climbfinder.com

We descend towards Vallarga;
- 23,3km: Vallarga (875m.a.s.l.) grocery store;
- 23,5km: (875m.a.s.l.) turn right onto SP153;
- 26,6km: Vintl / Vandoies (770m.a.s.l.) restaurant, grocery store; on the right (across the river) before the bank entrance, there is a drinking water source; turn left onto SP40;
- 26,9km: (751m.a.s.l.) we leave Vintl/Vandoies; the climb begins;
- 32,9km: Terento (1237m.a.s.l.) a good place to take a break: restaurants and grocery store;
- 34,8km: (1266m.a.s.l.) turn left onto Via Schneeberg;
- 38,2km: Pertinger Alm (1587m.a.s.l.) - second destination reached;

The climb profile from Vintl / Vandoies (26,9km) to Pertinger Alm (38,2km) can be found on: climbfinder.com

- 41,6km: (1266m.a.s.l.) turn sharply left onto Sonnenstraße on SP40;
- 49,3km: Kiens / Chienes (822m.a.s.l.) drinking water source; turn onto the bridge, onto the cycle path and ride along the river; - 49,9km: Kiens / Chienes (781m.a.s.l.) end of the descent; near the tourist information point, there is a restaurant - a good place for coffee before the end of the route; turn right before the bridge and ride onto the 'Pista ciclabile della Val Pusteria' cycle path and follow the signs and gpx track to the starting point;

Statistics for Terento (a town before Pertinger Alm) can be found on the procyclingstats.com website;

   Download the route in: gpx

Statistics of the ascent to Forcella di Kiens:
- start at an altitude of 787m.a.s.l. (1,5km) finish at 1743m.a.s.l. (12,9km)
- total elevation difference: 973m
- length of the climb: 11,4km
- average gradient: 8,6%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 17,9%

Forcella di Kiens in Google Street View:

Statistics of the ascent to Pertinger Alm:
- start at an altitude of 751m.a.s.l. (26,9km) finish at 1587m.a.s.l. (38,2km)
- total elevation difference: 842m
- length of the climb: 11,3km
- average gradient: 7,2%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 13%

road to Pertinger Alm in Google Street View: