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As is often the beginning of September, it will slow autumn in the Alpine foothills. We really want to have a weekend trip to perform with an overnight stay. In this season, the Dolomites are ideal for vacationer’s streams in this beautiful region in August, flooding, now ebbing away again.


The hikers, who romp in the fall here are distributed in this area and do not interfere. So we loaded the Boxerkuh and off you go. Half an hour later we cross the Austrian border at Kiefersfelden.

On the Staller Sattel
Flight of the Pass Thurn is stormed. The weather presents itself at its best, even when driving on the highway Felbertauern the sun shines from a flawless blue sky.

After the tunnel passage, which costs € 8 for motor cyclists by the way, we stop at the inn and enjoy excellent views Tauern Osttirol Schlipfkrapfen. With this stronger hand, we board our steel steed crossing back to the Italian border at the Staller Sattel. As the road partly on the Italian side is very narrow, this may be visited only one lane. On the pass is controlled by a traffic light. Only the first 15 minutes of every hour shows the light is green. Whoever comes too early or too late to wait for the next green phase?

This can be done on the pass and enjoy the view or take in one of the existing takeaways a bite to eat. As we enjoy the view above have often allowed and through our stop-off on the Felbertauernstraße been strengthened enough, we remain at the idyllic upper lake are about to pass, sit on a bench overlooking the lake and let the beautiful scenery on our. Act On the hour we set off.

In a few minutes we reach the Paßubergang and can go directly. We also have to wait in line at the traffic lights, the hustle and meander towards the front of some bikers and within minutes before the start of the green phase hum of the engines to start rolling even before the cans are avoided.

After crossing the Antholz valley we make a detour to Lake Braies. Like a diamond in the small picturesque lake shimmers in the Dolomites – a backdrop. Here, however, many weekenders are traveling so we do not linger too long. So we are looking for a short time after all the free motorcycle parking, situated in the forest to take the buses and cars to any space.

We want to make their way back. First, the little machine will only balanced but the many exposed tree roots. I’m glad to have a certain advantage here with the GS. A Goldwingfahrer next to me is it violently into a sweat.

Now we go straight over the Kreuzberg mountain pass and Passo San Antonio to Auronzo di Cadore in a neighborhood for the night look. Our neighborhood is finally in Lorenzago di Cadore at the foot of the Passo del Mauria. Now that our neighborhood is related, I can not resist and so we drive up the short pass.

After returning to the hotel we have the evening off with amazing glass of red wine with a mild air relax on the hotel terrace.

3 Peaks – Panorama road
The next morning, pull on a cloud. The report, which only predicted a beautiful day, seems rather to keep it. When we went to a hearty breakfast our BMW motorcycle load up some gaps need to glimpse into the clouds, it still does not look like rain.

We decide to drive over and above the Misurinapass depending on the weather to decide if we attach the originally planned trip to the 3 Peaks scenic road yet. Once on the pass the weather looks pretty good out there a little brightening and is clear to us, we drive to Rifugio Auronzo to the 3 peaks to come very close.

Eleven are € compensate although a high price but the gorgeous curves and wonderful scenery for us. Also, we owe this beautiful scenic route to the madness of the First World War. At that time, was the front line in the area of the 3 peaks? To supply the Italian troops with supplies to this road was built.

At 2333 m altitude is the Rifugio Auronzo, here we are off our bike and mountain views all around. The view of the valley is just class. From here one could take beautiful walks, with our clothes, we omit the better.

On the descent, we use the time to show us the little Lago d ‘Antorno to view. I find it always difficult in such an incredibly beautiful areas of the middle ground between landscape and find enjoyment curve.

The curve is simply wagging endlessly fascinating but I must stop again and again to soak up the scenery in me. But enough raving, we must continue towards home. The most spectacular part of this exit is now behind us. The rest of the Pusteria and back again has the Felbertauernstraße in our region to offer even a lot. Linger a few days more to keep going even in the Dolomites were now still a stunner.

On the way home, there is still a scary moment in the parking lot of an inn in the Munich before us a large group of bikers and stop making attempts to spread to the parking lots. A driver from the group believes ride momentum to a small hill and gets to have my wife and myself when accelerating his companion almost 170 hp from the saddle.

Approx. 30 cm in front of my front tire, he shoots past us – great show – I did not laugh. It is fortunately gone well again; I wonder briefly whether it would be useful to link the amount of horsepower at the level of IQ. As experience has shown makes no sense to such people about the danger of the situation to speak, an objective discussion would not probably come into existence, I prefer to continue over the Pass Thurn go to another inn for our final stop-off to seek.

When we eat really good forest economy and make the short trip again to reminisce. Life can be so beautiful! From here we are at home in an hour. There is still time to stroll through the old town Kufstein in and look at the Andreas Hofer cozy Inn flowing past while sipping a cappuccino.

Our conclusion, the Dolomites are always worth a trip, even if it’s only two days.