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Groedner Joch seems to be the favorite pass of the Sella loop, according to many cyclists. It's not quite as crowded as on the adjoining Sella Joch up here, so the invitation to linger a bit longer is stronger. Also the vantage point up here is arguably the most interesting. You're a little further away from all the brash cliffs and Kofels surrounding the surrealistic Sella Pass, and from a distance they seem even larger. On the Corvara side a spaghetti salad of switchbacks is the main attraction.
Approaches From West. It's not very far down the
descent of the Sella Joch, that one can turn right
up the next pass, the Groedner Joch. Three ramps
lead to a straight traverse along the Grand
Champanil de Murfreit (2624m). Then it's a few
spagehtti like curves through the alpine grass and
the top is reached.
From East. (described downwards) This
side of the Sella Massif is especially
precipitous. That's the mountains, but not so much
the road. Instead the road has the most far flung
switchbacks of the entire Sella loop, in order to
negotiate the drop. Even the usually speeding
motor cyclists feel compelled to stop and pull out
their camaras in order to take picture of one
another negotiating the turns. Meanwhile to the
back of the riders, the Sella Group shows its
snowiest side. There are a number of scenic
benches on the descent that make attractive lunch
stops. Once entering the busy skiing town of
Korvara, every centimeter of real estate with a
view is neatly divided up for hotel guests, and
labeled as such. The next public bench that I
could find is down in the valley, direction pso di
Campolongo.
Dayride
A first ride over the Sella Group passes, with an addtional short approach, with lots of stops to take pictures: Fontanac > Canazei > Sella Joch > Groedner Joch > pso di Campalongo > pso di Pordoi > Fontanac measured 45 miles with 6900ft of climbing in 5:0 hours.
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