Engadin Cycle Marathon - la cuorta

Medium

96.2 km

5:30 h

1299 mhd

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The la Cuorta route takes the race participants from Zernez through the closed tunnel to Livigno and back to Zernez via the Forcola di Livigno and the Bernina Pass.

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Highest Point 2327 m

Lowest Point 1467 m

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Start

Zernez

Destination

Zernez

Coordinates

46.699686, 10.094852

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A challenge against a dream backdrop: Two passes beyond the 2000-metre mark and 97 km await the participants of "la cuorta". After just under 27 kilometers of racing, the challenges come in a double pack: Between Forcola di Livigno after just under 42 kilometers and the Bernina Pass after a good 49 kilometers, there is only a short, speedy descent to take a breather. On the fast but easy descent towards Pontresina, the glaciers of Piz Bernina and Piz Palü keep flashing up on the left - a dream panorama for mountaineers and cyclists alike. Despite the well-maintained road down from the Bernina Pass, it's important to concentrate as a railroad crosses the road in Bernina Suot and at the Montebello bend. The Bernina Express, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, has right of way! The route leads past the mountaineering village of Pontresina down through the Inn Valley to Zernez.

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Safety Note

The Livigno Tunnel is only closed to vehicles during the race. The passes are very busy at the weekends.

Waypoints

E-car charging station Engadin Samnaun Val Müstair

E-Ladestation Hotel Restaurant Spöl - Zernez

Charge your car at one of our e-charging stations near you.

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E-car charging station Engadin Samnaun Val Müstair

Stromtankstelle Josias Gasser Baumaterialien AG, Zernez

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Lake Engadin St. Moritz

Lejets La Punt (lake)

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Lake Engadin St. Moritz

Lej Nair

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Observation Tower Engadin Samnaun Val Müstair

Morenturm Zernez

Medieval residential tower with high entrance and newer tent roof.

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Viewpoint Valposchiavo

Ospizio Bernina

The Station Ospizio Bernina on the Bernina Pass forms the highest point of the Bernina route at 2253 m above sea level and is located directly on Lake Bianco.

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Glacier Garden Engadin St. Moritz

Morteratschgletscher

How elegantly the Rhaetian Railway winds through the nature of the Upper Engadine can be observed from the Montebello curve. It turns here on a 180-degree curve and parades in front of the vivid panorama with Morteratsch Glacier, which lies embedded between the peaks of the Bernina Group.

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Fireplace Engadin St. Moritz

Barbecue site by the waterfall Arpiglia Bach

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