Mendel Pass – View of Lake Caldaro loop from Altenburg - Castelvecchio

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South Tyrol

Kaltern An Der Weinstraße - Caldaro Sulla Strada Del Vino

Mendel Pass – View of Lake Caldaro loop from Altenburg - Castelvecchio

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Mendel Pass – View of Lake Caldaro loop from Altenburg - Castelvecchio

02:39

42.1km

1,210m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

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Start point

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4.51 km

View of Lake Caldaro

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The lake is 1.8 km long, 0.9 km wide and 5.6 m deep at its deepest point. The area is 1.47 km². It is located at an altitude of 215 …

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19.1 km

View of Lake Caldaro

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Magnificent panorama of the region around passo Mendel

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20.4 km

Descent from Mendel Pass

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Motorcycle traffic is hell here.
We drive this pass, if ever again, ONLY in the morning at 6 or 7 a.m.
Everything else is madness.
It's a shame about the beautiful pass

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23.0 km

Mendel Pass

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The winding Mendel Pass road, with a maximum gradient of around seven percent, features a total of fifteen hairpin bends. A drive up the Mendel Pass was, and still is, …

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25.1 km

Mendel Pass Road with View of Lake Caldaro

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What more could you ask for? Dreamlike bends with breathtaking views.

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25.9 km

View of Lake Caldaro

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Bend 8 is the bend with the best view of the lake - pure panorama, a mandatory stop on the journey to the Mendel!

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26.7 km

Mendola Pass Hairpin Bends (SS 42)

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The word serpentine is taken by its name: the asphalt strip meanders leisurely up to the Mendola. There are always fantastic views.

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40.1 km

Kalterer See viewpoint

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The Kalterer lake is picturesquely embedded in the South Tyrolean vineyards, not far from Tramin, where the well-known and exquisite Gewürztraminer comes from. So the place is perfect as a …

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End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.4 km

16.5 km

104 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

41.9 km

159 m

< 100 m

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Weather

Tuesday 6 October

21°C

7°C

14 %

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Comments

April 12, 2025,🇮🇹 Mendel-Race 🚴

A great pass to kick off the season. I haven't ridden a bike in five months, but the relatively consistent 6-8% gradient is easy to manage as elevation gain training after the winter break 😉.

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September 25, 2022,Mendelpass Sprint

From Caldaro, the Mendola Pass offers an altitude difference of almost exactly 1000 meters. The route runs with a very balanced and rather moderate gradient, first through the vines, then partly through mixed and ravine forest, in the middle part also quite daring and much narrower through the rock faces of the east flank of Monte Penegal.
The final ascent …

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October 17, 2021,Einmal Mendelpass und zurück

Very nice pass and few motorcyclists on the way from mid-October.

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August 19, 2024,Mendelpass 🇮🇹

…just because the morning ride wasn’t enough for Andi today! 🤭

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August 31, 2022,Mendelpass

The Mendola Pass is always nice to drive. Started in fog today. The sun came through on the descent. Perfect👌

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September 18, 2021,Autofreier Bike-Tag auf den Mendelpass

Today the Mendel Pass was closed. Only bicycles were allowed to ride. Very cool.

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June 16, 2025,Penegal ⛰️ hoch über Bozen

On the day of arrival, we were suddenly torn away from the pool, as the thunderstorms were quietly moving around the area, so we headed up to the Mendel Pass.
Once at the top, there's another steep climb to the right (at around 18% in places) to the Penegal Pass.
The view extends from the Seceda, Odle Peaks, Sciliar, and …

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