Mountain Passes Of Italy | Dolomites
PASSO LAVASE | LATEMAR MOUNTAIN GROUP DOLOMITES
Passo Lavasè, sitting at 1805 meters a.s.l. is located in the Latemar Mountain Group of the Italian Dolomites. Located in the Trento Province the pass connects Calavese and the Fiemme Valley with Nova Ponente. A great ride that very few individuals actually come over to ride.
The Passo Lavaze has an excellent cross country ski area and in the summer time there are several mountain biking trails to explore. Sitting below and to the west of the Pampeago ski resort, the main road sp620, that marks the pass sits in a large upper plain.
HOW TO GET TO PASSO LAVAZE IN THE ITALIAN DOLOMITES
The closest train stop is at Ora/Auer and then you can take a bus to Cavalese. If you are bike touring the Italian Dolomites you can ride the pass from Bolzano in the north by riding toward Passo Costalunga turning off at Ponte Novo following the signs to Cavalese. For the south you can ride down the Fiemme Valley using a bike path to move up and down the valley. Passes that in the area to ride is Passo Menghen, Passo Rolle, and Passo S. Pellegrino.