the saubers

Today I wanted to see lake Garda from the east side, so I decided to climb Monte Varagne at 1′779 meters above sea level.

You find good roads (mostly asphalt) up hill and lots of other bikers until you reach Dos Remit at app. 1′200 meters. Most of the bikers go downhill from there but if you continue, you’ll see lake Garda from a different side.

At the top I met some locals that told me to take the same route down as I came up but a real mountain biker always tries something different, so I went down the other side through Rif. Malga Campai at 1′469 meters. A fantastic downhill, which demands every thing from you, simply brilliant!
Here’s the route and if you need my GPS file, just let me know.

written by Philipp \\ tags: biking, traveling

Lago di Garda is famous for mountain biking and surfing. I’ve been here in 1997 with a few friends, exploring the mountains around Riva del Garda. Lake Garda’s elevation is at 64 meters above sea level and the highest mountains go beyond 2′000 meters.

Today Nadine and I had our first ride up to mount Grassi at 1′056 meters with a fantastic downhill, which was not only easy.

written by Philipp \\ tags: biking, traveling