Passo dello Spluga from Chiavenna

HC 4 reviews/stories | Statistics | 19 photos

1341

difficulty points

5.9%

avg. gradient

10.7%

steepest 100 meters

30.2km

length

1795m

total ascent

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Passo dello Spluga from Chiavenna is a climb in the region Lombardy. It is 30.2km long and bridges 1795 vertical meters with an average gradient of 5.9%, resulting in a difficulty score of 1341. The top of the ascent is located at 2113 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 4 reviews/stories of this climb and uploaded 19 photos.

Road name: SS36

by Fausto

This is an automatic translation, the original language is: Dutch.
Very cool climb, especially because it has an immense amount of hairpins and the road is sometimes very impressive by all the tunnels and sharp turns. Sometimes it seems like you can get lost - except that you can just follow the road of course. On the map the road looks straight, but if you zoom in... read more

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Statistics

Passo dello Spluga from Chiavenna This climb	Lombardy 383 climbs	Italian Alps 1371 climbs	Alps 3938 climbs	Italy 2974 climbs	Europe 29126 climbs
Difficulty points 1341 HC	rank 19 56% easier than Pozza San Glisente - Dos dell'Asino from Esine	rank 57 56% easier than Pozza San Glisente - Dos dell'Asino from Esine	rank 117 56% easier than Pozza San Glisente - Dos dell'Asino from Esine	rank 60 56% easier than Pozza San Glisente - Dos dell'Asino from Esine	rank 175 56% easier than Pozza San Glisente - Dos dell'Asino from Esine
Average gradient 5.9%	rank 265 66% less steep than Pozza San Glisente - Dos dell'Asino from Esine	rank 973 78% less steep than Muro di Cassone	rank 2569 78% less steep than Muro di Cassone	rank 1718 78% less steep than Muro di Cassone	rank 10330 80% less steep than Calçada do Rêgo Lameiro
Length 30.2km	rank 6 11% shorter than Passo Forcola di Livigno from Tirano	rank 22 48% shorter than Colle della Maddalena from Borge San Dalmasso / Cuneo	rank 54 48% shorter than Colle della Maddalena from Borge San Dalmasso / Cuneo	rank 36 48% shorter than Colle della Maddalena from Borge San Dalmasso / Cuneo	rank 150 52% shorter than Transfăgărășan from Căpățânenii Pământeni
Total ascent 1795m	rank 6 6% less ascent than Berninapass from Tirano	rank 10 16% less ascent than Colle del Nivolet	rank 20 16% less ascent than Colle del Nivolet	rank 12 16% less ascent than Colle del Nivolet	rank 57 35% less ascent than Pico Veleta / Alto de la Sierra Nevada

Classification

Famous climb

Beautiful scenery

Hidden gem

49 hairpin turns

Road surface condition

83% 17% 0%

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Traffic

0% 100% 0%

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Climbing times

7 km/h	04:18:55
11 km/h	02:44:46
15 km/h	02:00:49
19 km/h	01:35:23

Reviews/stories (4)

AndreaLorenz

6 Mo

This is an automatic translation, the original language is: Italian. Show original

Beautiful and endless climb. Done in early November, I was able to enjoy the scenery and tunnels without traffic (no motorbikes) a few cars up to the junction for Madesimo, but nothing more.
The tunnels are mostly open and bright, some light up as they pass.
The climb starts off challenging but steady until Campodolcino, where there is a kilometre to catch your breath and loosen up your legs ahead of the toughest section, the one with the tunnels. The beauty of the panorama for long stretches makes you forget your fatigue. At the height of Boffalora the landscape turns from beautiful to magnificent, in November it seems as if I were pedalling on the moon. At this point I started to cramp up, but after about 1km you arrive at the lake and as far as the village of Montespluga you recover by going around the lake on the flat. After a couple of hairpin bends the cramps left me with no chance, but the view of the valley and the lake from above were a reward worth the effort. I'll be back in the spring, because I'm not sure I'll be able to enjoy it like this with the summer traffic.

Schivatombini

8 Mo

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Good climb, long, but never too hard. Minimum 34/26, best 34/28. Use your strength well and recover in the straights for the last 2 km of the climb. Recommend lights at the front and back for the tunnels, which are in any case illuminated and never too long, pay close attention to the downhill tunnels, to avoid the more technical ones you can choose the Isola variant. Restaurants after the Montespluga lake.to be done at least 1 time!

Stearena

1 y

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Long climb and unfortunately often very busy. The beginning is immediately hard, it is worth it only for the arrival at the Spluga lake and for the bypass in Switzerland. Nice tour if you do the Julier, with return to Chiavenna from Maloja.

Fausto

1 y

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Very cool climb, especially because it has an immense amount of hairpins and the road is sometimes very impressive by all the tunnels and sharp turns. Sometimes it seems like you can get lost - except that you can just follow the road of course. On the map the road looks straight, but if you zoom in you will see that it is a bit different. The tunnels are never long or dangerous, but take your lights with you.
You pass through some nice Italian villages and the views are beautiful. Recommended!