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Gran Zebrù, Monte Zebrù and the Ortler in Stelvio National Park with glaciers above the Solda valley, seen from the Hinteres Schöneck

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The hairpins of the Stelvio Pass road winding through the valley below the Berglhütte in Stelvio National Park
Photo: Whgler ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗

Mountains & rock · Summit, 2,758 m (9,049 ft)

Stelvio Pass (Passo dello Stelvio)

Italy's highest pass road, crossing between Val Venosta and Valtellina.

48 hairpins from Prad, 34 from Bormio – built in five years.

Coordinates
46.528618, 10.453206 (summit)
Summit
2,758 m (9,049 ft)
Eastern ramp
27.5 km, 48 hairpins, 1,870 m climb
Western ramp
21.7 km, 34 hairpins, 7 tunnels
Gradient
9 % on average, 11 % at most
Built
1820 to 1825

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Stelvio Pass

48 hairpins from Val Venosta, 34 from Valtellina, a turn-off to Switzerland – and 2,758 m (9,049 ft) at the top: Italy's highest pass road.

Opening, hairpins & access

Stelvio National Park: high mountains around the Ortler

The pass road in the middle

The Stelvio Pass lies inside the national park. At 2,758 m, the road from Prad to Bormio is Italy's highest pass road.

Stilfser Joch GmbH (South Tyrol and ERSAF): the Stelvio Pass road ↗

Things to do: pass road, Ortler, hikes

Goldseeweg

The national park guides walks on the Goldseeweg trail, with views of the pass road and the glaciers around the Ortler.

Stelvio National Park: guided nature experiences 2026 ↗

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46.52862, 10.45321

View from Cima Garibaldi at the Stelvio Pass of the glaciated Ortler group in Stelvio National Park
Photo: TheRunnerUp ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗

Mountains & rock · Viewpoint peak

Cima Garibaldi (Dreisprachenspitze)

Peak above the summit on the Swiss border, with views of the Ortler group.

The viewpoint peak above the summit, on the Swiss border.

Coordinates
46.530852, 10.453055
Location
above the summit
Border
Italy and Switzerland
Summit
2,758 m (9,049 ft)

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Stelvio Pass

48 hairpins from Val Venosta, 34 from Valtellina, a turn-off to Switzerland – and 2,758 m (9,049 ft) at the top: Italy's highest pass road.

Opening, hairpins & access

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46.53085, 10.45306

Mountains & rock · Pass, approach from Switzerland

Umbrail Pass

Road to Val Müstair in Graubünden, joining the Stelvio road below the summit.

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Stelvio Pass

48 hairpins from Val Venosta, 34 from Valtellina, a turn-off to Switzerland – and 2,758 m (9,049 ft) at the top: Italy's highest pass road.

Opening, hairpins & access

How to get there: Val Venosta, Valtellina or Val Müstair

Over the Umbrail Pass

From Switzerland you come through Val Müstair and over the Umbrail Pass, which joins the Stelvio road below the summit.

ANAS: SS38 reopened between Bagni Vecchi and the summit (Italian) ↗

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46.54165, 10.43318

Nature · Rest stop on the eastern ramp

Weißer Knott

Rest stop on the pass road; opposite, a memorial marks the first ascent of the Ortler in 1804.

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Stelvio Pass

48 hairpins from Val Venosta, 34 from Valtellina, a turn-off to Switzerland – and 2,758 m (9,049 ft) at the top: Italy's highest pass road.

Opening, hairpins & access

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46.53712, 10.50043

Surroundings · Village on the pass road, 1,532 m

Trafoi

From here vehicles over 10.50 m long are banned.

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Stelvio Pass

48 hairpins from Val Venosta, 34 from Valtellina, a turn-off to Switzerland – and 2,758 m (9,049 ft) at the top: Italy's highest pass road.

Opening, hairpins & access

How to get there: Val Venosta, Valtellina or Val Müstair

Bus to Trafoi and Solda

From Mals, Spondinig, Glurns and Prad buses run via Stilfs to Solda or Trafoi; for Martell you change at Goldrain. Bus lines 270 and 271 stop at the naturatrafoi visitor centre.

Stelvio National Park: local transport ↗

Things to do: pass road, Ortler, hikes

Three waterfalls of Trafoi

From the Heilige Drei Brunnen shrine, trail no. 9 follows the Trafoi stream to the three waterfalls of Trafoi.

Stelvio National Park: hiking trails ↗

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46.55225, 10.51029

Arrival · National park visitor centre

naturatrafoi visitor centre

Exhibition on life at the limit in the high mountains, bus 270/271.

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Stelvio Pass

48 hairpins from Val Venosta, 34 from Valtellina, a turn-off to Switzerland – and 2,758 m (9,049 ft) at the top: Italy's highest pass road.

Opening, hairpins & access

Tickets & entrance fees: no charge for the park or the pass road

naturatrafoi visitor centre: €3

Adults pay €3; children aged 6 to 14, seniors from 65 and groups of 10 or more pay €2; the family ticket costs €7.

Stelvio National Park: naturatrafoi visitor centre, prices and opening hours 2026 ↗

Visitor centres and nearby

naturatrafoi

The visitor centre on the pass road shows life in the high mountains. Open Tuesday to Saturday 9:30 to 12:30 and 14:30 to 17:30; closed in April, November and December.

Stelvio National Park: naturatrafoi visitor centre, prices and opening hours 2026 ↗

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46.55000, 10.50923

Nature · Start of the eastern ramp

Prad (Prato allo Stelvio)

Start of the bike day and home of the aquaprad visitor centre.

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Stelvio Pass

48 hairpins from Val Venosta, 34 from Valtellina, a turn-off to Switzerland – and 2,758 m (9,049 ft) at the top: Italy's highest pass road.

Opening, hairpins & access

Things to do: pass road, Ortler, hikes

Cycling up the Stelvio

From Prad, cyclists climb 1,869 m (6,132 ft) and 48 hairpins. The climb is known as the queen stage of the Giro d'Italia.

Stelvio National Park: road cycling in the national park ↗

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46.61709, 10.59166

Nature · Turn-off to Solda

Ponte Stelvio (Stilfserbrücke)

The road to Solda branches off here; the cycle path from Prad runs this far.

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Stelvio Pass

48 hairpins from Val Venosta, 34 from Valtellina, a turn-off to Switzerland – and 2,758 m (9,049 ft) at the top: Italy's highest pass road.

Opening, hairpins & access

Open in OpenStreetMap ↗Location source ↗

46.59295, 10.55030

Surroundings · Mountain village below the Ortler, 1,906 m

Solda (Sulden)

Base for tours to the Ortler and home of the Messner Mountain Museum Ortles.

Things to do: pass road, Ortler, hikes

Trails around the Ortler

Popular routes are the Goldseeweg, the Hintere Schöntaufspitze and the Solda glacier trail, a 10 km (6.2 mi) loop from the Enzianhütte. From Ulten another 600 km (373 mi) of trails lead into the park.

Stelvio National Park: hiking trails ↗

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46.52804, 10.58426

History · Museum, visitor centre

Messner Mountain Museum Ortles

Underground museum on the world of ice; the national park lists it among its visitor centres.

Visitor centres and nearby

Messner Mountain Museum Ortles

In Solda, the underground museum shows the world of ice; the national park lists it among its visitor centres.

Stelvio National Park: visitor centres ↗

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46.53043, 10.57925

Nature · Thermal baths on the SS38

Bagni Vecchi

Thermal baths on the Strada del Passo dello Stelvio; at km 106.5 the section that ANAS closes in winter begins.

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Stelvio Pass

48 hairpins from Val Venosta, 34 from Valtellina, a turn-off to Switzerland – and 2,758 m (9,049 ft) at the top: Italy's highest pass road.

Opening, hairpins & access

Open in OpenStreetMap ↗Location source ↗

46.49222, 10.36098

Locations verified from the linked original sources and OpenStreetMap. The map shows no trails or park boundaries; markers do not imply that access is permitted.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenMapTiles, OpenFreeMap. Elevation: Terrain Tiles (Mapzen, AWS Open Data); 3DEP, GMTED2010 and SRTM courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey; EU-DEM (Copernicus, European Union); ETOPO1 (NOAA); ArcticDEM (NSF, DigitalGlobe); Geoscience Australia; Open Data Austria (DGM); Open Government Licence – Canada; INEGI; Land Information New Zealand; Kartverket; Environment Agency (UK).

Park photo: Photo: Whgler ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗

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