Each summer, in turns, our epic alpine passes close to vehicular traffic. This is your time to enjoy them to the fullest!!!
Stelvio, Gavia, Mortirolo and Cancano are among the most famous and spectacular passes of the Stelvio National Park and of the Alps.
They have been the stage of many epic and unforgettable climbs that have written (and are still writing) the cycling history of the Giro d'Italia.
The beauty of these roads, set in a landscape that has no equals, should not be the preserve of athletes and sportsmen alone. They are for all mountain enthusiasts, athletes and mountain lovers alike.
The Stelvio National Park has created the Enjoy Stelvio National Park event with the aim of giving people the opportunity to enjoy these majestic alpine passes to the fullest, without the presence of cars or motorbikes. Isn't that fantastic?
Wether you're a hiker or a biker, this is your chance to enjoy their real peace and beauty.
Would you like to receive the official Enjoy Stelvio Valtellina gadget? Click here for more details!
The Stelvio Pass
At 2758 meters above sea level, the Stelvio is the second highest pass in Europe. It connects Bormio with Valle di Trafoi and Val Venosta in the nearby Alto-Adige.
It also links Italy with the Engadina region on Switzerland throught the Umbrail Pass.
On the Valtellina side, with a series or 40 hairpin bends in 21 kilometers, it gives you an uphill elevation of 1500 meters.
The Gavia Pass
The Gavia Pass, one of the highest alpine passes in Europe (2618m above see leel), connects S. Caterina Valfurva (in the Sondrio province) with Ponte di Legno (in Alta Valle Camonica - Brescia). From the Valtellina side, the road gives you a 900 meters uphill elevation in 13 kilometers.
Climb to the Lakes of Cancano
This is the only climb of the Enjoy Stelvio that is not an alpine pass: it is infact the road that from Bormio leads to the Lakes of Cancano, the 2 big artificial lakes of the Valle di Fraele built for the production of electricity. The road was buit during the First World War, when the works for the constructions of the dams begun (1925), and is made up of 20 hairpin bends that give you 600 meters of uphill elevation in just 9 kilometers. At the top of the climb are the ancient Towers of Fraele.
The Mortirolo Pass
The Mortirolo is not as high as the other passes of the Enjoy Stelvio Valtellina as it stands at 'only' 1852 meters above see level. From the Valtellina side of the pass there are many differents roads you can take to climb it, and none of them is easy! The ascent from Tiolo (in the municipality of Grosio) is 14 kilometers long and gives you an elevation of 1100 meters, while from Mazzo di Valtellina the climb is 12 kilometers long for 1300 meters of altitude difference. A new very tough (and steep) road has recently been added starting from Tovo Sant'Agata and making you gain more than 1300 meters of altitude in just 12,5 kilometers.
Download the official photos of the event here
Enjoystelvio - Valtellina Mortirolo-Cancano-Stelvio16/06/2023 https://join.endu.net/pix/? editionId=79370
Enjoystelvio - Valtellina Passo dello Spluga 02/07/2023 https://join.endu.net/pix/? editionId=84888
Enjoystelvio - Valtellina Gavia-Mortirolo 14/07/2023 https://join.endu.net/pix/? editionId=84889
Enjoystelvio - Valtellina Cancano 21/07/2023 https://join.endu.net/pix/? editionId=84890
Enjoystelvio - Valtellina Cancano Stelvio Gavia 01/09/2023 https://join.endu.net/pix/? editionId=85028
Enjoystelvio - Valtellina Campo Moro 24/09/2023 https://join.endu.net/pix/? editionId=85029
