Summer sports in the mountains

The most popular adventure sports in South Tyrol are canyoning, rafting, paragliding and hang gliding – with an upward trend. But the region also offers fishing and swimming, which are allowed in the many clear waters in the Dolomites. However, you should be prepared for temperatures below 20° C.
Cycling and mountain biking are the most popular sports in South Tyrol alongside hiking. Especially the large Dolomite roads around the Sella and the Stilfser Joch are first-class destinations for racing cyclists. Since 2017, the “Dolomites Vives” initiative supported by Reinhold Messner has made it possible to close the Sella Pass to motorised traffic in July and August.
There are also many relaxed valley cycle paths, such as from San Candido to Lienz, in the Wipptal and Eisacktal valleys, in the Pulstertal valley, in the Vinschgau valley and between Bolzano and Trento, as well as from Bolzano to Caldaro. You can take your bike everywhere in South Tyrol on buses and trains. This means that you can go on even longer cycling excursions without your own car!
Mountain hikers, mountaineers, tourers, classic climbers and free climbers will all find the right summit in South Tyrol. A well-marked network of paths and many natural climbing gardens offer a lot of variety. The refuges are very close together in the Dolomites. Only in the Central Alps do you have to reckon with longer trails. However, the Ortler group and the border ridge with Austria are reserved for high-alpine mountaineers with glacier equipment.

Wintersports in the South Tyrolean Dolomites

In the Dolomites, the winter season is increasingly becoming the actual peak season; for February, the region is booked well in advance. The mountain railways and slopes of the eastern part are combined in the “Dolomiti Superski” association.