Churiva - Tag 2 - Push Hard

In the morning we take the Scaletta Pass. A sounding name for all bikers, whether alpine crossers or day trippers. After a loose but steady uphill it gets steeper and steeper. At some point, Maik, Jan and Ade will also get off the bike: too steep, pushing. At the top, the highlight of the day awaits: a challenging S2 trail.

With adrenaline in our veins, we approach the most unpopular pass of this Transalp: the Chaschauna Pass: steep, disgusting, pushing, hard. The mountain is notorious and anything but a pass, which is then called a dream pass. The descent is on gravel and unspecacular.

The whole day we were there over 1500m, an interesting landscape is waiting for us.

Descriptions from the passport database:

Scalettapass

INFO: one of the highest completely mobile Alpine passes. Scenic unique

surroundings DOWNHILL: Dream single trail to the Alpine pasture Funtauna

DIFFICULTY: S2

TIP: Mountain bikers are always welcome and welcome in Switzerland. This can be seen in particular in this passport. Fantastic, you have to have done once.

Chaschauna Pass

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Other descriptions:

Scalettapass

The first part after the pass to Alp Funtauna at 2192m is only a very narrow Singeltrail, for which experienced riders are needed. From Alp Funtauna, a wide gravel road leads down through the beautiful Val Susauna into the Upper Engadine.

(http://www.gps-touren.ch/01_touren/einzel.php?tourId=1014)

Chaschauna Pass

... you only have to push for about 20 minutes and the descent down to Livigno is easily drivable.

(http://www.mtb-news.de/forum/archive/index.php?t-120561.html)