Route:

The tracing is based on the rail-way which connected the two places, Cortina d’Ampezzo and Dobbiaco, crossing breath-taking landscapes, surrounded by an uncontaminated nature.

The race starts in Cortina d’Ampezzo, in Corso Italia, and, after 30 kms, ends in Dobbiaco. The first part is softly uphill, with passages through galleries and on small bridges which seem to be suspended in the air. The Dolomites are always on your side, until you run downhill at the Cima Banche Pass (1530m, the maximum high of the run), which not only divides two places, but also two provinces and two different regions. Respectively, Cortina d’Ampezzo (Belluno) in Veneto and Dobbiaco (Bolzano) in Alto Adige. Going on, you descend until Ladro Lake, where the 11,5K non-competitive race starts. After that, the symbol of these places stands on the right: the impressive and majestic Three Lavaredo Peaks. The Cime di Lavaredo are world-wide famous for their unique beauty and charme. After a few kilometres, you meet the Alpine Lake of Dobbiaco, an other typical feature of the run. Leaving the wood, you glimpse the first houses in Dobbiaco and start the last kilometres which are on the asphalt. The last part is softly downhill, and not very easy but finally the race is over and your efforts stop at the wonderful park of Grand Hotel of Dobbiaco, welcome by a burst of cheering of the enthusiastic public.”

Altimetry of the Cortina-Dobbiaco Run

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