Albulapass/Pass d’Alvra
	Height	Climbing height
	2312m	625m (La Punt) 1461m (Tiefencastel)
	Difficulty	Beauty
	3 (5) South; 4 (5) North	4 (5)
How to get there	From the south one start at La Punt (1687m) in the Engadin valley. The climb should be somewhat steep on the north side with 6 kilometers of around 9%. The climb from Tiefencastel (851m) on the north side is quite a different story and is a very hard climb. It is a very irregular climb on a small (and not always good) road and has steep stretches of up to 14%.
Other comments	This is without competition the nicest and most beautiful of the passes into/out of the Engadin valley. There is a train going over this pass, but it goes through a tunnel after circling around and trying to get as high as possible before entering the tunnel. There is water in Bergün on the way up on the north side. It is a pass most popular with tourists, but it is not overflowing with them. I ve not been to the north side of the pass, but feel confident in recommending the very varied south side of the pass. The pass height has a look not unlike the one of the Flüelapass. [CH-GR-2312;o570]