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Gavia Pass Glacier – Ponte di Legno loop from Valfurva

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Italy
Lombardy
Sondrio
Valfurva

Gavia Pass Glacier – Ponte di Legno loop from Valfurva

Hard

4.9

(21)

341

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Gavia Pass Glacier – Ponte di Legno loop from Valfurva

05:26

62.9km

2,260m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 11, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 1.46 km for 12.5 km

Closed: • November-May (otherwise open)

After 14.1 km for 2.74 km

Closed: • November-May (otherwise open)

After 17.4 km for 8.62 km

Closed: • November-May (otherwise open)

After 37.3 km for 11.9 km

Closed: • November-May (otherwise open)

After 49.3 km for 12.5 km

Closed: • November-May (otherwise open)

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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1

592 m

Santa Caterina di Valfurva

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Santa Caterina is the last inhabited village before the ascent to Passo Gavia.
From here begins what is the real ascent of the Gavia, from Bormio to Santa Caterina is …

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2

11.7 km

Gavia Pass Glacier

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A majestic ice, nice for taking pictures.

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13.7 km

Lago Bianco

Lake

14.1 km

Passo di Gavia

Mountain Pass

5

17.1 km

a very spectacular gravel / mtb variant that allows you to avoid the dark tunnel. Here in 1954 18 Alpini lost their lives by falling from the cliff with the …

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6

23.1 km

View of the Presena Glacier

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7

31.7 km

Ponte di Legno

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Ponte di Legno is a municipality located at the northern end of the Camonica valley, between Lombardy and Trentino. Its name derives from two factors: "Ponte" because it has always …

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62.4 km

Santa Caterina Valfurva

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Destination reached in one of the most beautiful villages of the upper Valtellina in the heart of the Stevio National Park from here numerous paths start that lead to the foot of the glaciers

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62.9 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

57.3 km

3.61 km

1.18 km

696 m

Surfaces

59.7 km

1.46 km

1.19 km

196 m

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< 100 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (2,610 m)

Lowest point (1,240 m)

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Thursday 8 October

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-3°C

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Comments

July 10, 2025,🇮🇹 Rundtour Alpen - Tag 6 - von Ponte di Legno über Passo Gavia nach Bormio
Today I had to re-plan. I couldn't go down from the Passo dell'Alpe to Le Prese because the Sentiero Valtellina and the SP27 to Bormio were closed due to a landslide.
But I was compensated:
Luckily, the Passo Gavia was closed to motorized traffic today 😅. The weather is also cooperating, so there's no more snow on the pass road …

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