Furcia
One last stage from Corvara, so where to go?
I didn’t want a long day in the saddle, or a long transfer to start or from finish.
Which didn’t leave me with a lot of options…
Although I did not seriously consider going up Plan de Corones / Kronplatz, I did head for Longega for the Furcia.
I got on the bike near Piccolino, where the thought of the climb up the Würzjoch a few days before made me cringe…
In Longega I headed towards San Vigilio (di Marebbe), where I took a wrong turn.
I recognized the mistake in time and headed back to Marebbe, to pick up the right path.
I was not surprised this time, as I remembered the Furcia all too well.
In 2011, I barely managed it after I climbed Pennes and Giovo before it.
At the top, the water basin was empty – apparently, they are making it deeper, to allow for more water to make snow in the winter…
I descended towards Valdaora, had a coffee break and started the climb up the Furcia from that end.
About the same altimeter gain, but over a shorter distance.
Once back at the summit, I only posed at the entry of Kronplatz, like I did 4 years ago.
Thankfully, this stretch is forbidden for cars and going up alone was not an option today as I was probably even more exhausted than I was back then, even if it was just after noon…
We had lunch at the only open place we could find, officially only open to the construction workers in the area.
They filled the restaurant almost completely.
After this improvised lunch, I cycled back to Longega, just for the fun of it and the extra kilometers.
