Passo di Gávia
	Height	Climbing height
	2621m Sign 2652m	1404m (Bórmio) 1363m (Ponte di Legno)
	Difficulty	Beauty
	4 (5)	5 (5)
How to get there	From Bórmio (1217m) to the north there is a very beautiful and often quite steep road that leads to the pass. From Ponte di Legno (1258m) to the south there is an even more consistently steep road going to the pass, which is often up to 16%.
Other comments	This road was fully paved in 1998, but was used even before that in Giro d’Italia (and was obviously very difficult for the riders back then). There are drainage bumps on the south side in the asphalt road (be careful when going down). This is one of a few passes I must give full points for beauty. Some (I believe) think it was even more beautiful back in the days before the road was paved (with less tourists and usually a sign saying the road was closed – see Jobst Brandt’s description). Prepare yourself with water before the climb. [IT-BS-2621]