Post #4462107
2026-08-06 19:13 UTC
Day 6: managed to start early before the Plöckenpass gets motorcycle infested, but the long rough steep “gravel” climb to Rif. Marinelli in 30C+ heat killed me and was considering giving up. Fun descent, then the siesta incident, “dip” in the river (too cold to submerge) and the pleasant surprise of the next climb is fresh Champagne gravel (with a punishing chunky loose part at the end)! Sleeping in Rifugio Sorgenti del Piave.
#BikePacking #Italy #ChampagneGravel
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@mrc@mastodon.berlin 2026-08-06 19:35
Both climbs had a mandatory “road closed” sign, both bullshit. What they did not have a sign for is the Rifugio at the top being closed for the season, a sad surprise if you depend on food/drinks/bed after climbing 1000 meters (I knew, only by having coffee and talking to a local in the valley). The other thing they did not have a sign for was a huge rockslide obscuring a road (barely passable by bike).