Jaufenpass
SS44Sterzing - Vipiteno to St. Leonhard in Passeier - San Leonardo in Passiria · Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol
Distance22.8mi · 37 km
Drive time53 minon the road
DifficultyExpert
MountainForest
A high South Tyrol pass of stacked hairpins.
The SS44 over the Jaufenpass at 2,094 m links Vipiteno and the Passeier valley, one of the highest pass roads in South Tyrol, climbing through forest into open alpine meadow on a relentless stack of hairpins. Demanding and exposed; mind the motorbikes, the gradient, and snow outside high summer.
Where it runs
Sterzing - VipitenoStart · Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol
St. Leonhard in Passeier - San Leonardo in PassiriaEnd · Italy
Character
Corners50bends
Tightness8of 10
Max gradient11%≈ 1-in-9
Hairpins18tight bends
Climb1124 mtotal ascent
Summit2089 mhighest point · 6854 ft
SpringSummerAutumn
Elevation
1420 m rangeKnow before you go
- Relentless hairpins
- Motorbikes in numbers
- Snow outside high summer
Sources
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