Special service for bikers and cyclists.
Hotel Alù is part of the
Alta Rezia Bike Hotel group which offers special services for your bike care and maintenance (racing or mountain bike):
Garage with safe bike deposit and bike stands.
Free laundry service for cycling clothes.
Bike wash area
Bike corner with cycling maps
Basic workshop for small repairs
Free use of wellness centre
Sports massage (payment)
Rich energetic breakfast for a full day's sport
Bormio, Valtellina and Alta Rezia offer various trails for mountain bikes or road bikes. From relaxing trails to hard going ones that the professional cyclists come and train on.
Here is an example of the most famous passes;
Passo Stelvio:
22 km from Bormio (1215 m.) to Passo dello Stelvio (2758 m.)
vertical drop 1543 m. - medium gradient 7% - maximum gradient 15% - difficulty ++++
Passo Gavia:
26 km from Bormio (1222 m.) to passo del Gavia (2621 m.).
vertical drop 1300 m. - medium gradient 5,4% - maximum gradient 15% - difficulty +++
Passo Mortirolo:
12,5 km from Mazzo in Valtellina (552 m.) to Passo Mortirolo (1850 m.).
medium gradient 10,5% - maximum gradient 18% - difficulty +++++
Passo Bernina:
33,5 km from Tirano (450m.) to passo Bernina (2328 m.)
medium gradient 5,5% - maximum gradient 12% - difficulty +++++
For mountain bikers there are 2 great trails in Val Zebru and Bormio, both up at 3000 metres with breath taking scenery that is difficult to match in any other national park.
There are lots of other great trails still at high altitude including the panoramic one of the Cancano lakes.
For all information on the various roads and trails visit www.bike-gps.com
Le 3 mitiche: Stelvio - Gavia - Mortirolo