Passo Pampeago - 1996m.a.s.l. from Tesero:
1. Directions:
How to get to Canazei, 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 start on the route according to the map;
- 3,4km: (1408m.a.s.l.) turn left towards Fontanazzo;
- 4,2km: (1385m.a.s.l.) a good spot for the first morning coffee (or the last evening one on the way back) - there's a pastry shop/café Dolciaria Fassana with a large selection of sweets by the large car park on the right - open from 8:00 - 19:00; we enter a comfortable, paved bike path: Pista Ciclabile Val di Fiemme e Val di Fassa;
- 17,6km: Moena (1186m.a.s.l.) at the intersection of streets, one of many in this town, there's a drinking water intake;
- 21,6km: (1132m.a.s.l.) there's a dining spot Il Giardino on the right;
- 26,8km: Predazzo (1031m.a.s.l.) - if we want to stop for coffee in the town center, we turn left; otherwise, a well-marked bike path leads around the town;
- 36,8km: (898m.a.s.l.) we exit the bike path to the right towards Tesero; 100m on the right is a drinking water intake;
- 37,2km: (898m.a.s.l.) at the roundabout, we take the second exit - sign: Tesero and Alpe di Pampeago; the climb begins;
- 38,4km: Tesero (1001m.a.s.l.) dining spots; on the right is a drinking water intake;
- 38,6km: (995m.a.s.l.) we turn right onto SP215 - sign: Stava;
- 41,1km: (1173m.a.s.l.) there's a drinking water intake on the right;
- 42,3km: (1277m.a.s.l.) we turn right - sign: Alpe di Pampeago;
- 46,4km: Alpe di Pampeago (1764m.a.s.l.) dining spot;
- 49,8km: Passo Pampeago (1996m.a.s.l.) the first goal achieved;

The climb profile from Tesero (37,2km) to Passo Pampeago (49,8km) is available on: climbfinder.com and cyclingcols.com

We continue driving on the SR48 road towards Arraba;
- 52,2km: (1816m.a.s.l.) on the right side is a drinking water intake;
- 54,5km: (1562m.a.s.l.) at the first roundabout, take the first exit to SP76 - signposted Eggen / Ega;
- 60,3km: Stenk (932m.a.s.l.) turn right onto SS620 - signposted Bolzano;
- 61,4km: Ponte Nova (870m.a.s.l.) at the intersection, there is a restaurant called 'Rosengarten' with tables outside - a coffee break before the climb; turn right onto SS241 - signposted Nova Levante and Passo Costalunga; the climb begins; after 50m on the right side, there is a small grocery store;
- 66,5km: Welschnofen / Nova Levante (1162m.a.s.l.) a restaurant and a grocery store; at the exit from the village, on the left side in the parking lot, there is a drinking water intake;
- 71,7km: Karrersee / Lago di Carezza (1562m.a.s.l.) on the left side, at the parking lot, there are restaurants and a public toilet, and on the right side, there is a viewpoint of the lake and mountains;
- 75,2km: Passo Costalunga (1752m.a.s.l.) the second destination achieved; a restaurant - a good place for coffee/lunch;

The climb profile from Ponte Nova (61,4km) to Passo Costalunga (75,2km) is available on: climbfinder.com
and cyclingcols.com
We continue driving on the SS241 road and begin the descent;
- 81,1km: (1571m.a.s.l.) before the turn on the left side, there is a drinking water intake;
- 84,5km: (1316m.a.s.l.) end of the descent; at the second roundabout, take the second exit to SS48 - direction: Canazei;
- 86,1km: Canazei (1325m.a.s.l.) turn right onto the well-known cycle path: Pista Ciclabile Val di Fiemme e Val di Fassa, which leads us back to the starting point.

Statistics about Passo Pampeago can be found on procyclingstats.com and Passo Costalunga here;

download the route in: gpx

Statistics of the ascent to Passo Pampeago:
- start at an altitude of 898m.a.s.l. (37,2km) finish at 1996m.a.s.l. (49,8km)
- total elevation difference: 1198m
- length of the climb: 12,6km
- average gradient: 9%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 16,7%

Passo Pampeago in Google Street View:

Statistics of the ascent to Passo Costalunga:
- start at an altitude of 870m.a.s.l. (61,4km) finish at 1752m.a.s.l. (75,2km)
- total elevation difference: 886m
- length of the climb: 13,8km
- average gradient: 6,4%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 11,6%

Passo Costalunga in Google Street View: