After a quiet night with a beautifully starry sky we took the nicer road down from #Terenzen to #Kiens. At least we met some e-bikers on the way before we set out on our 3rd leg of the #MünchenVenezia #bikeroute https://www.muenchen-venezia.info/ from Kienz to #Cortina d'Ampezzo. This part of the route through #Pustertal valley is hilly (approx. 1km difference in altitude) and passes through towns and villages. Most of the route is separated from motorized traffic but only partially paved.
While the gravel parts after #Bruneck and along lake Olang would be doable on a Dutch bike, the entire #MunichVenezia #bikeroute from #Toblach to #Cortina with its breathtaking views on the #UNESCO #worldheritage of the #Dolomites is a nuisance: gravel while the motorized traffic runs smoothly on the new-paved road within hearing range.
On the pass at the border between #SouthTyrol and #Belluno we decided to continue on the Strada Statale downhill as we wanted to reach Cortina before sunset: Apart from the constant danger of being steamrolled this road lives up to the standard other Italian long-distance #bicycle routes definitely have. Finally traffic congestion into Cortina and no way for cyclists.
