Passo dello Spluga
SS36Campodolcino to Rheinwald · Lombardy
Distance10.9mi · 18 km
Drive time27 minon the road
DifficultyExpert
MountainLakes
A vertiginous old trading pass of stacked stone hairpins.
The SS36 over the Splügen Pass at 2,115 m links Italy and Switzerland by way of the Cardinello, a tight, narrow stack of stone-walled hairpins above Montespluga. Spectacular and demanding, barely two cars wide in places; mind the gradient, the drop, and snow that lingers late.
Where it runs
CampodolcinoStart · Lombardy
RheinwaldEnd · Italy
Character
Corners48bends
Tightness9of 10
Max gradient12%≈ 1-in-8
Hairpins24tight bends
Climb1038 mtotal ascent
Summit2118 mhighest point · 6949 ft
SummerAutumn
Elevation
1039 m rangeKnow before you go
- Very narrow stone hairpins
- Big unguarded drops
- Late-lying snow
Along the road
- viewpoint Acque Rosse
- viewpoint Passo dello Spluga
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