#2 of 79 · mountain
Stelvio Pass
Bormio, Italy → Prato allo Stelvio
46 km · Jun – Sep · Challenging
Forty-eight numbered hairpins on the north face, then the pass, then the descent into Prato. The Stelvio is a mountain wearing a road.
Viewpoints
Pass summit
2,757 m. The numbered bends fan out below like a drawing.
22 km
2,757 m
North face hairpins
The famous stack. Count them on the way down.
32 km
2,100 m
- Road
- Narrow, well surfaced, often wet in the morning. Cyclists and coaches share the same hairpins. Snow can linger into June.
Tips
- 01
Go early
Coaches fill the pass after ten. The light is better before that anyway.
- 02
Check the opening
The pass is seasonal. A closed Stelvio is a long detour.
From the road
2 notes
Field reports from people who have driven this route.
Driven this road? Join as a driver to leave a note from the road.
Marco B.
Sep 2025
The north face is the reason. Forty-eight numbered bends, a coach forcing a reverse on hairpin 31, and still the cleanest high road I have driven in Italy. Go before the coaches.
Giulia R.
Jun 2025
From Bormio the climb is shade and meltwater. At the pass the wind took the door. Prato is a different country. June was still snow on the outer edge.
