Campolongo (pso di)
Highest Point: 1875m
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| Northern Approach: |
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| from Pederola (1154m) |
721m |
20km
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| from Corvara (1522m) |
353m |
6km
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| Southern Approach: |
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| from Savinier (1050m) |
825m |
21+1/2km |
| from Arabba (1601m) |
274m |
4km |
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Reaching pso di Campolongo from the lower Val Badia can be
the high point of the day. But strangely enough, when
circling the Sella group, this approach is a kind of break
in the excitement, a chance to relax a little bit. This is
the lowest of the four Sella Group passes, and also the
pass with the fewest parked tour busses and hotel
complexes at the top. Even the ski lift towers seem to be
smaller.
Approaches
From North. The hustle and bustle of the
Covara slowly recede in the valley. The first 2km contain 10
switchbacks, providing changing views onto Sass Songher, the
giant tooth behind Covara. When riding the Sella round, the
previous pass, the Groedner
Joch, was a seemingly never ending group of switchbacks
before reaching the top. By contrast this top sneaks up
completely unexpectedly. The slope flattens out and the road
passes the east side of the Sella Group. The large single
hotel at the top seems low key, compared to the crowded
perches of the Sella Joch
and Groedner Joch,
which seems just right at this point of the bike ride.
From South. (described downwards). After the bike
starts to roll by itself towards Araba, a monumental peak
appears ahead in the distance to the left (telephoto picture
lower left). I'm not sure if this is the Marmolada, the
highest mountain in Italy. To the right the ascent towards
Pordoi Joch appears like a long, gradually climbing valley.
Tours
Dayrides. A first loop ride over the Sella Group
passes, plus a short approach, with lots of stops to take
pictures: Fontanac > Canazei > Sella
Joch > Groedner
Joch > pso
di Campalongo > pso
di Pordoi > Fontanac measured 45 miles with
6900ft of climbing in 5:0 hours.
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